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Canada and the United States

Edelgard Mahant and Graeme S. Mount. Invisible and Inaudible in Washington: American Policies toward Canada. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. 1999. Pp. xii, 252. $75.00.

One of the least-known traditions associated with the inauguration of a new administration in Washington, D.C., is that the first foreign visit by the new president is usually to Ottawa, where a summit meeting is held. For Canada, this has been an important symbol of its international status and position as America's "closest ally" and largest trading partner. Canadians were, therefore, quite upset when President George W. Bush decided to travel to Mexico on his first foreign visit. Ottawa scrambled to obtain a White House invitation for Prime Minister Jean Chrétien prior to the president's trip to Mexico. Not surprisingly, little attention was paid to this meeting. In part, this is because, to most Americans, including those knowledgeable in international relations, Canada is not foreign, U.S. conduct toward it hardly merits the status of "policy," and a meeting with the prime minister of Canada cannot possibly reach the heights of summitry. This is consistent with the "Capone" school of thought regarding policy toward Canada: when accused of smuggling liquor from north of the border, the legendary gangster is reported to have replied, "Canada? I don't even know what street it's on!" . . .

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