Hillary Clinton talks to be hosted by bank often investigated for wrongdoing

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49. Here is another 'no surprise'.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/will-clinton-ignore-the-elephant-the-room-canada

Will Hillary Clinton ignore the elephant in the room in Canada?
By Alex Seitz-Wald

And as with many things in the Clintons’ vast network of friends spanning business and politics, she has a personal connection to the issue.

Gordon Giffin, a longtime Clinton donor who served as ambassador to Canada under Bill Clinton, is on the board of directors of the CIBC, the bank sponsoring Clinton’s appearance, and has lobbied for the company hoping to build the Keystone pipeline.

Giffin, who as a “Hillraiser” bundler for Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign and has donated $1,000 to the pro-Clinton super PAC Ready for Hillary, is a lawyer specializing in international energy issues. His firm was a registered lobbyist for Transcanada for several years, and Giffin personally lobbied for the company trying to build Keystone pipeline in 2007 and 2008, according to Senate ethics records. Transcanada did not fully takeover the Keystone pipeline until 2009.

Giffin is also on the board of Canadian Natural Resources, an energy company pushing for Keystone to be built. Also on that board with him is his former counterpart, Frank McKenna, a former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. who has moderated discussions with Clinton on previous visits to Canada.

While conservatives are likely to make hay of the connections, liberal environmentalists who oppose Keystone have also raised concern.

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