Thursday, August 11, 2005

The impressionistic art of diplomacy

The U.S.' ambassador to Canada met with the premiers today, and nobody's particularly happy with the results:
Canada's premiers gave the new U.S. ambassador a diplomatic earful today on softwood lumber and smuggled guns, but made little headway.

"I listened, I heard the concerns," said David Wilkins, who has been on the job for just six weeks and pledged only to take those concerns back to Washington...

The article cites four different premiers slamming the U.S. on trade policy. It's a plus if Wilkins is at least acknowledging the concerns, but it would be a lot more helpful if he'd shown any inclination to do more than let the issues be ignored in Washington.

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