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Energizing tensions - Prime minister drops ‘safe diplomacy,’ warns Canada could sell to Far East
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| Last Edited | RP Oct 14, 2005 05:03pm |
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| News Date | Friday, October 14, 2005 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | First, Paul Martin tested the water, then he took a headlong plunge where few Canadian prime ministers ever go, effectively telling President George Bush and Washington that their access to Canada’s energy supplies should not be taken for granted.
Plainly angered by the Bush administration’s refusal to accept North American Free Trade Agreement panel rulings and drop punitive duties on Canadian softwood lumber, he told the Economic Club of New York Oct. 6 that the U.S. is putting an entire trading relationship — including energy — at risk.
In an appearance on CNN the same day, he reminded Americans that “we are your largest single outside supplier of (refined oil and crude at 16 percent and natural gas at 85 percent)
Without making a direct link to the softwood dispute, Martin said other opportunities are emerging for Canada’s petroleum products.
“There is no doubt that China and India represent an exciting new opportunity that we intend to exploit,” he said. |
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