Calvert Praises PM's Handling Of Tiff With U.S.

"I would not describe what this prime minister has done in that regard as a knee-jerk reaction," the premier said in an interview Thursday. "I think he is putting forward what I would want my prime minister to put forward. And I would not be anxious to have a prime minister of a conservative nature who would want to kowtow and bow every time Washington and the White House says so. Again, comments on an issue I don't think fundamentally change the relationship. There's lots of Americans who are not keen on what George Bush is doing either. The prime minister may not be unique on this file." The dispute is widely seen as a political boon to Martin, who ramped up the tough talk at an appearance in a British Columbia lumber yard to talk about the softwood trade dispute. http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/story.html?id=3b57424b-c865-43da-8e08-cac6c1ce49b9&k=19303

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