Maple syrup creates sticky Canadian ties.
The Sunday Oregonian, Portland Oregon A5. The sap inside maples may not start running for weeks, but along the U.S.-Canadian border the deep politics of syrup are surging forth. This month, Quebec maple syrup producers asked out at Vermont authorities who had warned that Canadians were using a banned chemical. One surprised Vermont official even received a call from a Canadian reporter asking when customs agents were going to start turning back Canadian syrup. The sticky politics of syrup offer a reminder that relations aren't always smooth along the world's longest unfortified border.