Canadians' Views Of U.S. Are At Lowest In 25 Years

Posted on Monday, October 31 at 12:13 by jensonj
But her arrival served to remind Canadians of their irritation with the United States. In April, Rice canceled a visit to Canada as a diplomatic rebuke for its decision not to participate in the Bush administration's anti-missile defense system. The decision broke a long tradition of early visits to Canada by incoming secretaries of state. The Toronto Star newspaper noted Monday that Rice visited 39 countries, traveled 167,366 miles and spent 357 hours in the air "before making the 90-minute hop to Ottawa." Martin, though, has been persistent on the issue. "Friends live up to their agreements," he scolded when asked about the U.S. position in a news conference Monday. In a telephone conversation with President Bush on Oct. 14, Martin rejected the U.S. leader's request to negotiate the tariff issue, saying Canada "would not negotiate a win," according to Martin's office. http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20051030/1064574.asp

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  1. Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:37 pm
    We Americans aren't too interested in what Canadians think of us.
    Your opinions never mattered to us anyway.

  2. Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:53 pm
    Your opinions never mattered to us anyway.

    Who care's what you think, :):)

  3. Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:56 pm
    American arrogance knows no bounds. They have systematically re-invented torture, terror and haven't a clue as to what the word 'Truth' means.

    Their public 'officials' tell so many lies they wouldn't recognize the truth if it hit them on the head.

    It all starts at the top and when you have an international criminal of the scope of George W. Bush there is no telling how far down the ladder the evil lurks.

    I am afraid that the Neocons have infected Canada already as Canadians are too lazy to keep their own government from cow towing to the US.

  4. Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:02 pm
    Besides hockey and 'eh?' what have Canadians EVER contributed to the world?

  5. Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:26 pm
    Perhaps us Americans should pull out of NAFTA & NORAD and fence the border with the Canucks.
    Oh, but then Canada would beg us to let them back in so that they can sell us their lumber.

  6. Mon Oct 31, 2005 11:17 pm
    Softwood lumber, and Gays and Lesbians

  7. by avatar Darna
    Mon Oct 31, 2005 11:46 pm
    blah, blah blah. All the Americans that are so disinterested in Canada.. sure seem to have lots of time on their hands, and are spending it at a Canadian website devoted to our own politics... if we have 'nothing to contribute' oh dear anonymous poster - then shove off. Leave your text droppings at your own US websites.. or have you been shunned from there as well? Oh, and by the way: We realize you are very busy attempting to rape and pillage the planet, but please pay your bills or you will be cut off from our power and water sources as well as the lumber.

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  8. Mon Oct 31, 2005 11:50 pm
    Your comment proves the U.S. will never invade Canada. Their is nothing to pillage and no one good looking enough to rape.

  9. Mon Oct 31, 2005 11:52 pm
    Please...... pull out!!!! Please.......!

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    Perception is two thirds of what we perceive reality to be.

    Difficult decisions are a privilege of rank.

  10. Mon Oct 31, 2005 11:58 pm
    So, rape is OK if they are good looking? Your comment proves the content of this story.


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    "If you must kill a man, it costs you nothing to be polite about it." Winston Churchill

  11. Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:26 am
    Isn't there a country north of Canada that you guys can waste your time on? Better yet, why don't you concentrate on multiplying your population so you can get that fat monthly check from your government for having children.

  12. Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:40 am
    Ahhhh! A Geography Buff! But no one lives in Antarctica to waste our time on.


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    "If you must kill a man, it costs you nothing to be polite about it." Winston Churchill

  13. Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:46 am
    many americans seem to forget that while they might not consciously think of canada as important, it is a fact that 25% of US exports go to canada. as well, america imports much more than just lumber from canada. canada is america's biggest trading partner, and consequently a trade war will drastically hurt the american economy at a time when it cannot afford further economic troubles. trade barriers will also hurt the canadian economy, but only until canadian trade shifts overseas. plenty of candian exports can make the journey to europe and asia. <br />
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    take oil, for instance. we have almost as much of it as saudi arabia. we'll gladly sell our oil to india and china, and leave americans in the cold while their domestic supply continues to run dry. besides, current provisions in NAFTA detail the fact that if canadian energy supplies dwindle, we would have to continue to supply the american market first. that doesn't sound like fair trade, does it?<br />
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    either america will actually play by the rules it agrees to and imposes on others, or canada will take its ball to another playground.<br />
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    <a href="http://progressiveimposition.blogspot.com/">http://progressiveimposition.blogspot.com/</a>

  14. Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:00 am
    Good. Why don't you just do that. We don't need your oil. We have our own oil in Alaska and off the West Coast, plus that would force us to be more self sufficient. The U.S has the largest UNTAPPED oil reserves in the world. If we ever got into those, countries like Canada would neither have ball or playground.



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