(…In contradistinction to the previous bunch—Team Liberal—and their steely resolve to grow their behemoth government, grasp onto power at all costs, dither until the cows came home, and spend the rest of the time weakening our nation from its foundational family roots upward, perhaps.)
Harper, Bush agree to new softwood talks
Updated Thu. Mar. 30 2006 11:28 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
Prime Minister Stephen Harper reached an agreement on Thursday with U.S. President George Bush to resume talks on the contentious softwood lumber dispute.
“We have given instructions to our officials to discuss what the options are,” Harper said after his first one-on-one session with the president.
“But the position of the Canadian government is clear: if we don’t see a resolution, Canada will pursue all its legal options as well as financial support for the softwood industry.”
Bush declared earlier that he has always been “optimistic” about resolving the softwood issue that has strained U.S. relations with Canada for years.
There has been little movement on the file since last August, when a NAFTA panel ruled in favour of the Canadian lumber industry, saying the U.S. was wrong to impose the punitive tariffs.
[…] Speaking after meeting Harper and Mexican President Vicente Fox at the first of a two-day summit in Cancun, Bush complimented the Canadian prime minister on his tenacity.
“He made an emphatic case for softwood lumber. I appreciate his steely resolve to get something done,” said Bush, grinning.
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