Hemisphere Highlights - Volume V, Issue 10 — November 2006

  • Nov 1, 2006

    President-elect Felipe Calderón and Prime Minister Stephen Harper meet in Canada. Bolivian hydrocarbons deals avoid showdown. Ecuador headed for a run-off election on November 26. President Vicente Fox calls riot police to restore order in Oaxaca, Mexico. Territorial disputes between Honduras and El Salvador over Conejo Island continue. President Alvaro Uribe withdraws negotiation offer to release of guerrilla prisoners. Canadian judge quashes part of Canada’s Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). Chile attempts to go wireless. U.S. president, Congress move to restore military training in the Americas. Bishop galvanizes opposition to win election in Misiones, Argentina. Canadian Liberal Party convention will yield a new leader. Mexican Senate to confirm new justices.

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