[wjersey]

"During Friday’s phone conversation, the two leaders also discussed the U.S. plan to drill for oil in an Alaska Arctic wildlife refugee — something Canada opposes."

WHY?

[Shermy]

WHY?

Canada is an oil exporting nation. More supply, they'll make less money.

[RegulatorCountry]

"WHY?"

Why was it discussed, or why would Canada oppose it? No idea on the discussion, but Canada is a large supplier of oil to the US, and would not welcome the competition. This is, no doubt, behind Canada's recent threat to "diversify" into selling more to China, instead of the US.

This sort of thing, ceding sovereignty over trade disputes, is one of the reasons I opposed CAFTA-DR, and have turned against NAFTA.

[YOUGOTIT]

Close the border and do not let any more anti-American people or merchandise come in to our country. That is what I will write my elected representatives.

[steel_resolve]

Real smart MArtin, piss off the leader of the free world. You'll get far with that type of attitude.

[gondramB]

"Canadian lumber exporters have paid more than $5 billion in duties since May 2002, when American lumber producers filed their fourth trade complaint in 20 years."


Kind of hard to say we have free trade when we keep tarrifs that high and lose every court case.

[Shermy]

Also, due to economics, much of the present Alaskan oil pumped goes to east asia. So would that from ANWR unless the pipeline would transverse Canada to the US midwest. Canada probably wouldn't allow that because they have plans for the same for the Mackenzie delta oil.

Canada also wants to capture the Asian market and is building pipelines to the pacific coast, like this one announced today.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051014/wl_canada_nm/canada_energy_enbridge_col_2

The oil biz is as much about preventing others from pumping than pumping. A profitable strategy. For example, widespread Arab support for the former Iraqi sanctions regime limiting Iraqi production and keeping their oil industry unmodernized. Venezuela does the same by fomenting strife in Ecuador, East Columbia and the new player Bolivia.

[q_an_a]

so President Bush stands up for his people - Someone call George Will or Bill Kristol and tell them that Bush is not conservative enough. Aren't you glad he beat Gore? Canada msut wonder what they have to do to win - without using their military.

[concrete is my business]

PM Martin has been threatening to phone Pres. Bush for months.

Pres. Bush takes PM Martins call about the softwood lumber dispute and Alaska drilling.

[mikegi]

I don't understand how Canada has so much "softwood" seeing how they're mostly d*ckless wonders...

[Berlin_Freeper]

I have no proof that this is the case here, but common sense says that if you do not support a "Brother in Arms" (like our other Brothers in Arms, UK and Australia did in Iraq), then you WILL pay a price for the stab in the back.

Eternal shame on Canada.

[Hammerhead]

jeesh....from softwood issues to terrorism to nominations to hurricanes to campaining to family to budgets to.....

there's NO FREAKING WAY I'd ever want that job.


I'll put in my 8 and drink a cold one while I watch Seinfeld.

[Morgan's Raider]

Aw, hell. Let's just take over Canada, then our environazis can shut down their lumber production, too.

[Clemenza]

Canada: Leading the World in Being Just North of the United States.

[AmericanChef]

Oooooo! A phone battle! I'll bet they called in their entire military to fight this one!

Let's thank them for reaching out and touching us by sending them all our Mexicans. Canadia doesn't have enough diversity.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Why aren't the Canadian environmental whackoffs screaming about this? Why aren't ANY environmentalist screaming about this? Forest must be owned by Saudis.

I say we ban hockey in this country as too violent. Then let the Canucks play in Saskatoon, Moose Head, Lethbridge and Ottawa. The league will go the same way as Canadian Football with it's stupid three downs, you're out.