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Monday, August 10, 2009

The three amigos

From the OttawaCitizen President Barack Obama downplayed his country's controversial Buy American policy on Monday and said it has not compromised trade relations between Canada and the United States. Speaking at a joint news conference with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderon following a two-day North American summit, Obama said Harper raised the issue with him. tradetalks In more interesting news, Kathleen Harris of the Ottawa Sun reports that the 3 amigos will eat and drink: "Tequila,Brandy,Rum,White wine,Red wine Sweet potato soup with panceta and pomegranete Beef filet stuffed with pumpkin flower, served with sun-dried tomatoes, sweet chili sauce and Mexican ratatouille Sea bass served over a Jamaica mole accompanied by a plantain puree Passion fruit mousse garnished with chocolate cookie and raspberry puree Banana cream pastry with caramel" and reporters covering the summit got: "Reporters covering the North American Leaders' Summit were greeted with the best "information package" ever when we retreated to our rooms at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Guadalajara. Stuffed in the bag along with the information pamphlets from the Foreign Affairs Office of the State of Jalisco were a T-shirt, pens, a shot glass, CD and a nice bottle of Tequila. I am not kidding!"

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