WASHINGTON (CP) - There were clear signs Tuesday that U.S. officials are still angry about Canada's missile defence decision, although they tried to put a good public face on cross-border relations.
And while a planned NAFTA summit is still on this month between President George W. Bush, Prime Minister Paul Martin and Mexico's Vicente Fox, some wondered how far Canada will get now in pushing for a faster way to solve difficult trade disputes.
A big delegation led by International Trade Minister Jim Peterson arrived Tuesday for a one-day blitz of Capitol Hill just as an official revealed that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is delaying a trip to Canada because Martin said "no" to the missile shield, a project Bush has been aggressively pushing.
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Still, signs of displeasure in the U.S. have been building since last week's announcement in Canada, with some American Media organizations calling it a blunt rebuff of Bush that will likely have consequences.
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The influential Wall Street Journal published an angry editorial this week, saying Canadians are freeloaders who count on U.S. defence protection without giving anything in return.
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http://www.canada.com/news/world/story.html?id=2ed9f74c-0e47-46fe-b7cb-61ffd139a0b4&page=2Get ready for another invasion. :evilgrin:
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