These included a government official referring to the U.S. actions in Iraq, which contributed to the perceived tensions with Bush.īut there were also several high-profile incidents where government staff and officials said things that were hard to walk back. It was hoped the meeting could help mend the relationship between the leaders of Canada and the United States, which had seemingly frayed during Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's final years in office.įor one thing, Chrétien hadn't supported the U.S. Back in 1985, Weird Science gave 15-year old nerds everywhere some hope that one day they too could get a woman as sexy as the lingerie donning Kelly. In January 2004, Prime Minister Paul Martin headed to the Summit of the Americas in Monterrey, Mexico, where there were many things on the agenda - including a very important breakfast meeting with U.S. Kelly Lebrock in her underwear, apparently.
and Canada appeared to have been under some strain in the early 2000s. "There were ups and downs in the relationship - but the friendship was always dominant." Not a close friendshipĭuration 2:10 The relationship between the leaders of the U.S. "There was much co-operation between Canada and the United States in many spheres during those years," former ambassador Charles Ritchie wrote in Maclean's in January 1974. The rancour apparently didn't last, however. An enraged Johnson lit into Pearson on an outdoor terrace after lunch at the Presidential retreat Camp David the day after his speech.Īs two aides and the Canadian ambassador looked on through a window, Johnson grabbed Pearson by the shirt collar, twisted it, and lifted the Canadian by the neck. Pearson emphasized the absence of meanness, nationalism, or imperialism on the part of the United States in its intervention in South Vietnam," said Minifie, adding that Pearson had said the Canadian government supported the intervention.Īnd Johnson was "non-committal," said the reporter, saying it was "not his place to judge what other nations do."īut Martin's book told another story. And sometimes, people act more than a little crazy, and out of character, when they've had a lot to drink, or even when they're just going out. it can be difficult to keep track of your sobriety. But, by the time you add up the pre-going out drinks, to the ones in the bar, and then to the ones in the club. Duration 1:07 A report from the CBC's James Minifie gives liitle of rancour between the two leaders.Ī report by the CBC's James Minifie from the following day gave no hint of the division between the two at Camp David. It's exciting to let your hair down every once in a while and have a great night out.