Reply #6: Yep, restrictions on the sale of energy is also being discussed [View All]

[Spazito]

"TORONTO and OTTAWA - Canada could retaliate against the United States over the softwood lumber dispute by placing restrictions on any area of U.S.-Canada trade -- including energy -- by the middle of next year, the Minister of International Trade said yesterday.

Jim Peterson, speaking in Toronto in advance of the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Ottawa, said the softwood issue has "cast a storm cloud over the entire NAFTA."

Asked whether retaliatory measures against Washington could include a controversial proposal to limit energy exports, Mr. Peterson, speaking to reporters after an address to the Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters, responded that "all U.S.-Canada trade" would be on the table.

Asked again whether trade restrictions could specifically include energy, the Minister reiterated that all types of trade under NAFTA would be considered for retaliatory measures."

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1876195

(Thanks to Chimo for the link)

It takes a lot to piss us off but bush managed it, lol. 77% of Canadians support restricting energy sales until the bush cabal adheres to the NAFTA rulings.