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MP Apologizes for Anti-US Comment Thu March 10, 2005 5:19 PM GMT-05:00 OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian member of Parliament charged with improving ties with the United States apologized on Thursday for saying "let's embarrass the hell out of the Americans in front of other countries". The gaffe by Marlene Jennings came exactly two weeks after Canada's Liberal government irritated Washington by refusing to join the U.S. missile defense system. Jennings -- the parliamentary secretary for Canada-U.S. relations -- reports directly to Prime Minister Paul Martin, who came to power in December 2003 saying he wanted better relations with Washington....

MP Apologizes for Anti-US Comment Thu March 10, 2005 5:19 PM GMT-05:00 OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian member of Parliament charged with improving ties with the United States apologized on Thursday for saying "let's embarrass the hell out of the Americans in front of other countries". The gaffe by Marlene Jennings came exactly two weeks after Canada's Liberal government irritated Washington by refusing to join the U.S. missile defense system. Jennings -- the parliamentary secretary for Canada-U.S. relations -- reports directly to Prime Minister Paul Martin, who came to power in December 2003 saying he wanted better relations with Washington....

Prime Minister Paul Martin was called on yesterday to throw the book at his government's parliamentary secretary for Canada-U.S. relations after she said Canada should try to embarrass the United States on the world stage as unfair traders. The remarks by Marlene Jennings prompted Conservative finance critic Monte Solberg to say Ms. Jennings should be drummed out of her job. "The bungling on the Canada-U.S. file just continues on and on," he said. "When is she going to be kicked out of her position?" Ms. Jennings, a Quebec MP, made the comments at a Commons committee Tuesday. "Let's embarrass the...