Canada's Conservative Party has its first majority government, meaning it can focus on the policy issues it deems important without catering to the opposition.
China has ambitious plans to free itself from its dependence on foreign sources of iron ore. Even so, it is not likely to escape this dependence any time soon.
The United States and Canada may be about to embark on negotiations toward a complex deal over oil-sands crude, which could have repercussions for Venezuela and for global greenhouse gas policy.
