The February issue of the Institute for Research on Public Policy's Policy Options highlights an article by Gil Troy which analyzes President Barack Obama's first year in office. January 20, 2010 marked the first year anniversary for Obama who has faced challenges with the economic crisis and instituting a recovery plan. Both domestic and foreign policy issues have plagued the president. Read the Report

From January 27 to 31, 2010, the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland welcomed business and political leaders from around world. The five-day event had various items on the agenda including the G20, global growth, the crisis in Haiti, global development and climate change. Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressed the audience in a keynote speech which outlined a strategy for continuing efforts to tackle the economic crisis and an agenda for both the G8 and G20 meetings to be held in Huntsville and Toronto respectively at the end of June 2010.

It has been just over a year since the citizens of the United States elected Barack Obama as their president. In an op-ed for the National Post, Colin Robertson writes: "For Canada, we only have one neighbour and, like it or not, it is the one relationship that we have to get right." One year later, in contrast to the days of former-President George W. Bush, Canadians are increasing viewing our "special relationship" with our one neighbour as a positive thing.

President Obama's recently announced Smart Grid Investment Grant awards will provide $3.4 billion for clean energy reform through the $787 billion stimulus act. "We are building a smarter, stronger and more secure electric grid," Mr. Obama said. According to The New York Times, when combined with other private and public investments, it is estimated that "the program will invest more than $8 billion into modernizing the nation's power grid."

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on his first trip to the White House since President Obama took office, is expected to urge Mr. Obama and the leadership of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives to stand down on the "Buy American" clause during two days of meetings in Washington (CBC News).  "Chris Sands, an expert in U.S.-Canada relations, said that the U.S.

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