The so-called tax breaks that they said would help us, have already been left far behind by the cost of living increases. Now the way MPP Hodgson sees it, the MPPs are in a competition with our MPs to see who is going to get the most money from our hard-earned wages. Tom Smith, Lindsay Wouldn't we all love his salary. In that Americans of Mexican origin or ancestry are a significant portion of the population and electorate, that there has long been less than harmonious relations across the Rio Grande and there are outstanding problems to be solved, there was every reason for these words to be spoken. Saying that the 'States is of little more importance to Canada than Britain or France was a poor response, though our Prime Minister presumably thought it an excellent stroke.
Reality is the United States is a paramount importance to Canada.
In fact economically four times as important as the rest of the world combined in terms of our exports. Canada was not demeaned by Bush's statement. The United States was by Chretien's. Something that no doubt will be raised in the future. George may play golf with Jean, but hard ball is still the favourite American game.