U.S. Ambassador to Canada, stop slamming US in elections Paul Martin

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Posted by NYCTrancefan on Dec-13-2005 21:47:

U.S. Ambassador to Canada, stop slamming US in elections Paul Martin

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNe...me=election2006

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canadavotes...ins-051213.html

In no uncertain terms the U.S. Ambassador to Canada has made it clear to Mr. Martin to cut his electioneering tactics of slamming the U.S. to score political points up North. As if Jack Layton and Gilles Duceppe wasn't enough we have Martin involved in election time U.S. bashing. Ironically the U.S. ambassador highlighted that while Mr. Martin was criticizing the U.S. in Montreal last week, "the United States is, in fact, reducing emissions and spending more money on tackling climate change than any other country in the world, having spent over 20 billion dollars in the last five years," said Wilkins. and Wilkins noted the United States has a better track record on cutting its greenhouse-gas emissions, as a percentage of its total, than Canada does.Since Kyoto was signed, Canada's emissions have gone up 24 per cent over 1990 levels, while U.S. emissions have climbed 13.3 per cent from 1990 to 2003. "I would respectfully submit to you that when it comes to a 'global conscience,' the United States is walking the walk," Wilkins said.

Paul Martin's response I will defend Canada. Guess that is done by attacking the U.S. with potshots Mr. Martin and I thought that is only reserved for European leaders such as Schroeder who was recently ousted and noted for his anti-U.S. statements especially around election time in Deutschland. The U.S. - Canada relationship has fallen a long way down and here I am thinking George Bush and Jean Chretien were the problem, one's gone and nothing has changed.

Posted by trancaholic on Dec-14-2005 07:31:

Re: U.S. Ambassador to Canada, stop slamming US in elections Paul Martin

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Originally posted by NYCTrancefan
The U.S. - Canada relationship has fallen a long way down and here I am thinking George Bush and Jean Chretien were the problem, one's gone and nothing has changed.

Maybe that is evidence that Bush is the problem.

Seriously, I do agree that it is cheap and unconstructive to campaign on negative messages ("I am not like Bush", "Canada should not be like the US", etc.), but with the current hatred towards the Bush administration it's a working strategy.

Posted by NYCTrancefan on Dec-14-2005 15:13:

Re: Re: U.S. Ambassador to Canada, stop slamming US in elections Paul Martin

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Originally posted by trancaholic
Maybe that is evidence that Bush is the problem.

Seriously, I do agree that it is cheap and unconstructive to campaign on negative messages ("I am not like Bush", "Canada should not be like the US", etc.), but with the current hatred towards the Bush administration it's a working strategy.

Sad but true in this current atmosphere of events.

Posted by Goashem on Dec-14-2005 16:12:

yeah and its also a great way of ruining relationship with the country we're most dependant on. so what hes gonna destroy the relations between Canada and US during his campaign and then once he gets elected he'll have to retract from his promises (the we wont be like US) and set US like policies to appease our neighbors from the south in order to restore good relations? kind of a rotten deal.