Bush to Visit Canada on Nov. 30

[Rose Siding]

TORONTO Nov 16, 2004 — President Bush will make his first official visit to Canada on Nov. 30, meeting Prime Minister Paul Martin for talks that will range from terrorism and security along the world longest undefended border to trade problems, officials said Tuesday.

Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin said he hopes to deal with commercial issues stemming from mad cow disease and the softwood lumber imports.

White House press secretary Scott McClellan said the visit would focus on "ways to build on our excellent cooperation" on terrorism, democracy and economic growth.
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Relations with Canada have been strained for some time, exacerbated by the Iraq war. Bush canceled a trip to Canada in May 2003 because of the Iraq war. News of the cancellation came about two weeks after then-Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien canceled a trip to Washington following criticism from the U.S. ambassador to Canada.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=258029&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

[Maple]

1. Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

[DURHAM D]

2. Does anyone know who to write asking them to arrest him for war

crimes?

[achtung_circus]

11. Me.

[DURHAM D]

51. Do you work for the government of Canada ?

[achtung_circus]

63. No

I am freelance. I do bubble baths, pedicures and Tantric massage. My rates are quite reasonable.

[TahitiNut]

45. I sure wish they would!

I don't think "diplomatic immunity" should cover war crimes and crimes against humanity.

[mcg]

3. and also for stealing elections

[Jade Fox]

4. Ah, Canada! The first to be able to show what the world thinks of...

our "electee" who thinks he was actually elected.

Give him hell, Canada!!

[GainesT1958]

5. Canadian DUers, please..

Have your tomatoes and pies at the ready!:eyes:

B-)

[kitty1]

43. This Canuck will keep my U.S. friends informed

Well, this state visit should be interesting. As we all know, our former P.M., Jean Chretien would have sooner had bamboo rods stuck up his nails as keep company with your Commander and thief and vice versa. I think for the sake of conciliation on Canada's part, Paul Martin is going to have to bite the diplomatic bullet and extend a big olive branch to Bush, just to keep policy on an even keel. I really hope that he doesn't concede so much, that it jeapordizes our legitimacy and independence on issues. I worry about Arctic sovereignty and the potential pillaging of resources up there. Also the ballistic missile program. How far is Martin willing to cooperate on that matter. Anyway, I think that the 10 people who will line up to see him in Ottawa will be paid, uh.. I mean enriched by the experience of seeing a famous dictator up close. Keep you posted and take care.

[Dem2theMax]

59. I have a suggestion as to where he can extend that olive branch...

and with Cheney's hand up there for most of the past four years, it wouldn't be too hard to do. :evilgrin:

[gatorboy]

6. Someone should ask Bush about all of that dangerous Canadian medicine

he keeps bringing up...

[Fleshdancer]

56. not to be confused with the wonderful and safe Canadian flu vaccine

he keeps bringing up and then blaming American lawyers for the shortages here. :eyes:

[BlueManDude]

7. Even he wants to go to Canada n/t

[Spazito]

14. ROFL!

Good one!

[VivaKerry]

53. LMAO!!! Best laugh I have had since Nov 1st!!!

Thank you!

[Vogon_Glory]

8. But Can Gee Dubya Survive The Lack Of...

So Gee Dubya Bush is visiting Canada. But can he survive the lack of supportive "Potemkin audiences" and protesters unwilling to be corralled into distant "Free Speech Zones"?

[highnooner]

9. Can he stay?

[ilovenicepeople]

57. Trust me there will be no Canadian sovereignty surrounding the chimp

Time to find out if we really have our own country?This Canadian does not welcome that guy,STAY HOME!!!

[Not a robought]

10. ugh

May he be confronted in public by two men french kissing.

[hatrack]

35. Or better yet, by two French men french kissing!

:toast:

[JPace]

12. Will protestors be rounded up and confined to a small area

six blocks away?

[Minstrel Boy]

22. fuck no!

we don't have that shit here yet.

[Newsjock]

13. Bush* needed a special dispensation because of his DUI

http://gocanada.about.com/cs/bordercrossing/a/what_stops_you.htm

... George W. Bush, President of the USA legally could not cross the border into Canada due to his DUI conviction until he was granted a special dispensation from the Canadian Government which allowed him to visit. Fortunately, the Candian Governement processed the documentation allowing Mr. Bush unlimited access to Canada until 2005.

[magdalena]

20. LoL n/t

[MaineDem]

67. I know people who can't go to Canada because of that

"Special dispensation" my ass! He's been getting special dispensations his whole bloody life!

So much is pissing me off every day!

[sakabatou]

15. No one

that I know really cares about the election or ur government. Hopefully the'll give Curious George a boot (in the head and rear).

[Brundle_Fly]

32. bu**shit

lots of canadians are following the bogus relection coverage here.

[mumon]

16. Hey- they don'thave "free speech zones" in Canada

except, of course, for the whole country.

Boy is he gonna get a mob-ful of criticism!


visit my blog http://mumonno.blogspot.com

[bluedonkey]

17. Let them keep him!

They could arrest him for war crimes,couldn't they?

[dsewell]

18. He'll finally get to meet PM Jean Poutine!

n/t

(if this makes no sense to you, google around for "bush jean poutine rick mercer")

[MO_Dem]

19. Oh, I hope our neighbors to the north

will give him a great big chilly welcome--heehee. Maybe a big huge crowd and everybody turns their back to him.

[tuvor]

21. I hope he gets the welcome he deserves.

And I wish I could be there to help deliver it to him.

[Danmel]

24. Sorry Canada

We really don't want him either. Maybe you can bring him up to the Yukon or something. Maybe a glacier will melt on his head!

[katinmn]

23. He is well hated in Toronto

I was there in October and had to deal with Bush questions from the time I got off the plane to the time I got back on.

The letters to the editor were positively flaming against Bush, and the view that all Americans are stupid were well represented.

I told everyone that most of us hated him, too, and he'd never win the election.

[marmar]

27. apologies in advance, my canadian friends!

He truly is hated in Toronto. I was there a couple of weekends ago and the headline in NOW, a Village Voice-type tab, read; "At Least We're Divided: But remember, half the U.S. hates the SOB"

[dflprincess]

25. When do the polar bears migrate through Churchill?

Perhaps he could be persuaded to take a stroll there.

[Mizmoon]

26. They'll keep Dubya in a plastic bubble as usual

There's no way anyone's going to get close to Vacation Boy. Remember his trip to the UK, where they kept him carefully hidden away?

[BUSHOUT]

28. I'm sure he'll get a warm reception. Not.

It will be his first of many protests over the next 4 years.

chimp will draw an angry croud almost anywhere.

[peekaloo]

29. He just wants to ogle Martin's assistant.

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[tuvor]

30. I hope Scottie isn't reading this thread!

;)

[AspenRose]

31. Dear Canadians (and Canadian media):

Please 'unleash hell'. PLEASE. (Think "Irish media")

Sincerely,
One of the 49% in the US

[player36]

34. Aw Crap!

And we just had the place sprayed for demented despots!!

[NurseLefty]

33. Any Groups Organizing Protests?

I hope so! Dearest Canadians: Please throw pretzels at *'s motorcade while he's there, will ya?
;)

[Minstrel Boy]

39. I'm sure there will be. I've been looking tonight for something.

No doubt the reason these things are announced so late is to undercut the protest. But have no fear, there will be protest.

[TahitiNut]

47. If you find something within commuting distance of Detroit....

.... please let me know. I'd guess some DUers in western New York might feel like visiting Canada and joining in protests, too.

[Dez]

40. I hope the media shows the coverage

of all the protestors who will meet shrub! Let them show us all down here how the coward deals with dissent, in a FREE nation.

[VivaKerry]

54. Well, the amerikkans will be x-mas shopping.... n/t

*

[CAN_for_Kerry]

36. 75% of Canadians....

Prior to the election, Canadians were polled, "whom would you vote for if you were an American", 75% said Kerry.

I wished I lived in Ottawa I would egg the idiot.

He makes me heave

[Minstrel Boy]

38. And if I remember correctly, only 15% supported Bush.

The other 10% was mostly Nader.

[proudbluestater]

37. I believe somebody was looking for this?

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1100517502971&call_pageid=968256290204&col=968350116795

Should Canada indict Bush?

[Spazito]

41. This Canadian is going to do everything she can to be in Ottawa...

to "greet" the heaping pile of cow-pie!.

[CAN_for_Kerry]

42. Hey Spazito

Where do you live in Canada?

[Spazito]

52. I live in BC...

Have re-arrange some business stuff before I am sure I can go but I sure as heck am gonna do my "damndest".

[KalicoKitty]

44. Should Canada indict Bush?

When U.S. President George W. Bush arrives in Ottawa — probably later this year — should he be welcomed? Or should he be charged with war crimes?

It's an interesting question. On the face of it, Bush seems a perfect candidate for prosecution under Canada's Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes Act.

This act was passed in 2000 to bring Canada's ineffectual laws in line with the rules of the new International Criminal Court. While never tested, it lays out sweeping categories under which a foreign leader like Bush could face arrest.

In particular, it holds that anyone who commits a war crime, even outside Canada, may be prosecuted by our courts. What is a war crime? According to the statute, it is any conduct defined as such by "customary international law" or by conventions that Canada has adopted.

More:

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1100517502971&call_pageid=968256290204&col=968350116795

[TahitiNut]

50. Absolutely! Somebody has to.

:grr:

[Dem2theMax]

60. Canada would be crowned 'country of the world' if they did that.

I say, GO FOR IT CANADA! :bounce:

[high density]

46. Probably he's just letting them know that they'll have to keep out...

...the draft dodgers very soon.

[Maya29]

48. I am in Ottawa...

Believe me there will be a protest & I will be in attendance. I will also have quite a few friends & family joining me.

[Spazito]

49. Awesome!

I really hope there is a huge turnout to show bush how 'popular' he is in our country! It doesn't hurt to send a message to Paul Martin at the same time that he best not get cozy with the pile of dung!

[Gingersnapsback]

55. I hope he doesn't find out that they have oil

or he will be hunting down terrorists there unless they make a pre-emptive move, like taking him to court.

[xxqqqzme]

58. Wonder what this visit will cost the Canadians?

he should have to post a bond, when he goes 2 foreign countries, to cover his BS security requirements.

[Valerie5555]

61. As one who resides in Calgary, I'll be darned if he's awarded another

WHITE HAT, for the WHITE HATS were supposed to be for the GOOD GUYS.


BTW, It looks like Canadians have to follow Britain's lead and do a "Bare your butt at Bush" event of our own.


On edit, Maybe we ought to have a "Give Bush "The Bird" " event, for I wonder wondered what he would make of people giving him a forest of "middle fingers."


On DOUBLE edit, Maybe some in Calgary ought to welcome him with "9/11 BUSH DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" signs.

[fernsibal]

62. He could get arrested for war crimes there.

According to Randy Rhodes, but he'd have to be up there hunting, in an unofficial capacity. ::sigh:: I can dream, can't I?

[ellie]

64. For the love of God Canada,

hide your surplus!

[arwalden]

65. ARREST HIM!!! ARREST HIM!!! Put Him On Trial For War Crimes!!!

Throw his ass in jail!!!

[0007]

66. I hope Canada has a nice welcoming committee waiting for him

Prime Minister Paul Martin should not cut junior any slack.

[Mike03]

68. I just cringe

whenever I read Bush is going abroad or visiting another nation, especially one that used to like the United States. I'll be holding my breath he doesn't piss everyone off. Maybe he's going there to open a bank account in Loonies.