He might have.
Martin said it was unfathomable that America would put those stipulations on the rebuilding contracts.
A clueless thing to say. What's so unfathomable about America rewarding those who stood by them and excluding those who didn't? Now that Bush seems to be backtracking on this in regards to Canada, I think if the Liberals really wanted to take a stand they should have declined the offer of contracts. Instead they look like whiners.
I would also point out that it was unfathomable for the U.S. to expect Canada's support for anything after the U.S. shafted almost the entire Canadian softwood lumber industry in 2001.
This issue, more than anything else, drove a serious wedge between the U.S. and Canada -- mainly because the areas of Canada that were most seriously affected were those areas (Alberta and rural British Columbia) that have traditionally been America's strongest supporters.