[concrete is my business]

The Liberals are going to stir things up so they can look like they are standing up to the big bad Yanks in the next election.

I do not understand why any Canadian, except a socialist like Jack Layton, seriously thinks linking the softwood dispute with energy in a fight with the USA is a good plan.

It would be a very serious shot across the bow of the Americans and I assume they would respond strongly. Albertans in the energy sector would pay dearly, again.

And for all the talk in Ottawa about playing "hardball" the end result will likely be a softball aimed at the poor Canadian farmer.

I also think the Liberals won't be calling an election with the CBC out on strike.

[Alexander Rubin]

I think you are right on all points. But it's a matter of principle that America upholds their end of the bargain.