Prime Minister Harper is a very clever man. Although he loves to kowtow to the US administration, he scored a hit with his remark to the US envoy. That man is meddling in Canada's affairs in a boorish way and has to be stopped.
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New Canadian PM rebuffs US envoy
Canadian Prime Minister-elect Stephen Harper has defended plans to send military ice-breakers to the Arctic in defiance of criticism from Washington.
US ambassador David Wilkins said on Wednesday that Washington opposed the plan and, like most other countries, did not recognise Canada's claims.
Mr Harper said his mandate was from the Canadian people, not Mr Wilkins.
Mr Harper's Conservatives have promised to defend Canada's northern waters from claims by the US, Russia and Denmark.
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