Martin confirms visit this spring
SUSAN DELACOURT AND BRUCE CAMPION-SMITH OTTAWA BUREAU
The looming summit between Prime Minister Paul Martin and U.S. President George W. Bush is already threatening to turn into a political football in the federal election expected this spring.
"I can assure you that if Mr. Martin and Mr. Bush want to stand side by side, we'd be honoured to have that in our material come the campaign," Nova Scotia New Democrat MP Peter Stoffer said yesterday. "We could have a lot of fun with this."

I don't understand why Martin thinks it's so important to cozy up to Bush. The guy could well be gone come November, has made a point, several times, of snubbing Canada, has sent us a completely incompetent ambassador, is a convicted criminal, started an illegal war, seems to have a messiah complex, and is just generally too stupid too carry on a conversation.
If Martin really wanted to meet a Texan who cared about Canada, he'd arrange a meeting with Steve Earle. Paul does seem to have a hankering for hanging out with politcally-minded rock stars, after all. Maybe Steve could talk some sense into him.
Oh sorry. Did I say HE works hard?? I meant his "advisers" work hard to ensure the manifestation of the apocalypse. Oops.. little slip o' the tongue there
-KY
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Kory Yamashita
"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." - Oliver Wendell Holmes
But, most distressing are my suspicions that Martin has an hidden agenda. I suspect during all this travelling around there has been and will be some sinister back-room meetings.
-KY
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Kory Yamashita
"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." - Oliver Wendell Holmes
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If I stand for my country today...will my country be here to stand for me tomorrow?