(Can.) Martin blasts Bush on trade and climate (at summit)

[donsu]

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1132354213809&call_page=TS_Canada&call_pageid=968332188774&call_pagepath=News/Canada&pubid=968163964505&DPL=IvsNDS%2f7ChAX&tacodalogin=yes


Already in election mode, Prime Minister Paul Martin is using the Pacific Rim summit to hammer U.S. President George W. Bush in an attempt to cement his image with voters as a tough defender of Canadian interests.

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At a separate meeting of leaders from the Americas on the sidelines of APEC, Martin took time to harangue Bush over the softwood issue and press the American president on his reluctance to join global action on climate change.

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"So, I told him, the problem you have, you Americans, is if you're not able to come to a deal with your best ally — Canada — and you have the same problem with Mexico, how are you going to convince the rest of Latin America that free-trade is a good idea?"

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The Prime Minister also said he had a blunt exchange with Bush over the need to galvanize international efforts to curb global warming.
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smirk doesn't like blunt and negative in his face. wish there was a video of the meeting.

[northamericancitizen]

1. Its about time that Martin stand up to defend Canadian interests.

Its also a slap in the face for busco.

[SpiralHawk]

2. The failed Bush administration

is failing in every goal it had for this summit.

The NeoCon culture of corruption is failed at everthing except corruption.