For the Summit of the Americas in Quebec City this week, Straight Goods was asked to do a series of commentaries for CBC Radio. They'll be airing Wednesday through Friday, April 18-20.
Governments are now at pains to show they're responsive to citizens.
More than ever before, major international talks are under the public microscope. And Canadians are making themselves heard. There are a lot of strong and differing opinions, even in places where you'd expect a party line. Here on the West Coast, for example, we are fighting for free trade in lumber - under your protectionist view of the world, thousands of BC families would go hungry. A badly thought-out position could ruin all that we have in a blink of an eye.