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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: tejek who wrote (131444)2/4/2001 11:52:15 AM
From: stribe30  Read Replies (1) of 1570889
 
Ted: Hope Bush gets our PM's name right ;) Points of interest for me in italics.

CBC News: Chretien To Meet Bush At White House Monday

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Jean Chrétien will
arrive in Washington Sunday night. And on
Monday he'll become the first foreign leader to
visit the White House since George W. Bush
became U.S. President.

It's a long-standing tradition for new American
presidents to meet with their biggest trading
partner first. But it's a tradition Bush almost didn't
keep.

Early in his administration, Bush announced his
first visit would be with Mexican president
Vincente Fox. Bush and Fox are already friends,
and when Fox was elected late last year, Bush
called to congratulate him. He didn't call Chrétien
when he was reelected in November.

Bush and Chrétien have never met.

"Get-acquainted session"

The two leaders will hold 30 minutes of formal
talks on Monday afternoon, and then sit down for
a two-hour working dinner at the White House. A
presidential spokesman calls it a "get-to-know,
get-acquainted session."

They are expected to discuss a range of bilateral
issues, including controversial U.S. plans for a
National Missile Defense system.

A looming softwood lumber trade war will also
likely be a topic between the billion-dollar-a-day
trade partners.

Another issue of great interest to Canada is the
U.S. proposal to drill for oil and gas in Alaska's
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Canada opposes the plan, saying it would
devastate crucial caribou herds
.


The two leaders are also expected to discuss
plans for Bush's first visit to Canada in April, for
the Summit of the Americas, to be held in
Quebec City.

cbc.ca
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