La Presse is reporting that PM Martin phoned President Bush on Thursay to discuss his BMD decision but the President has not returned his call.
...D'une part, le président George W. Bush n'a toujours pas donné suite à l'appel du premier ministre Paul Martin, fait jeudi dernier, afin de discuter des raisons qui ont
poussé son gouvernement à ne pas embarquer dans cette aventure militaire.
Or for those of us who do not speak french here is the translation provided by Babelfish
...On the one hand, president George W. Bush did still not take action on the call of the Prime Minister Paul Martin, made last Thursday, in order to discuss the reasons which pushed its government not to be embarked in this military adventure.
So much for improving US-Canadian relations. But what is your word when a poll (and future election) is at stake.
Here is out Paul Wells sees this:
...doesn't mean the concern of the chattering classes is misplaced. Martin brought appalling habits to this decision — run like a barnyard chicken from serious disagreement; bow to the latest poll; talk about "building consensus" until you're blue in the face, then flip-flop in secret; offer disingenuous and mutually contradictory accounts of your actions. Even if you're happy that he acted this way to the Americans, remember that it's how he treats everyone who might pierce the fantasy bubble world our Fearless Leader lives in.
