[Dave S]

I bet you can count on Bush to give the Canadian mad cow problem the same deliberate consideration that Canada and France wanted for Iraq at the UN. Maybe another year or two of talking and talking. Take that 40% of your beef shipments and send them to Japan instead. Oh, thats right. Japan shut the door on you too.

Right and BTW, it really pays to boo during the singing of our national anthem at sporting events. Especially when our sons and daughters are dying. That really endears Canadians to us as well.

[conniew]

"I bet you can count on Bush to give the Canadian mad cow problem the same deliberate consideration that Canada and France wanted for Iraq at the UN."

I fully expect Bush to give the border situation a fair and deliberate hearing, because Bush is a fair man, while Chretien is a complete moron that is wrecking our relationship.

The Bush administration is actually the only realistic opposition the Liberal party has, since our democracy has deteriorated into a one party state.

We have not given up hope though: 50% of Canadians are fundamentally conservative according to the polls, only they vote Liberal down east.

But we're working on that:-)

[Calvin Locke]

...Japan... Japan is the main culprit for whatever reason, protection, politics, oligopolies...

The US can't "risk" importing that one other cow while Japan is playing that game.

Chretien, through all the childish insults and slights in disagreeing with US policy to pander to the big guys in the EU
and the familial French oil interests, made sure that Bush isn't going to be exigent about returning calls AND going out
of his way to attempt pressure Japan.

Besides, as the Western Canadians pointed out, they didn't vote for Chretien, and if the West suffers, TS for them (or would that be TM?).