NAFTA Gate Part II

[Forthe]

This primary election is too damn entertaining!!!

Mr. Brodie, during the media lockup for the Feb. 26 budget, stopped to chat with several journalists, and was surrounded by a group from CTV.

The conversation turned to the pledges to renegotiate the North American free-trade agreement made by the two Democratic contenders, Mr. Obama and New York Senator Hillary Clinton.

Mr. Brodie, apparently seeking to play down the potential impact on Canada, told the reporters the threat was not serious, and that someone from Ms. Clinton's campaign had even contacted Canadian diplomats to tell them not to worry because the NAFTA threats were mostly political posturing.

The Canadian Press cited an unnamed source last night as saying that several people overheard the remark.

The news agency quoted that source as saying that Mr. Brodie said that someone from Ms. Clinton'scampaign called and was "telling the embassy to take it with a grain of salt."

The story was followed by CTV's Washington bureau chief, Tom Clark, who reported that the Obama campaign, not the Clinton's, had reassured Canadian diplomats.

Mr. Clark cited unnamed Canadian sources in his initial report.

There was no explanation last night for why Mr. Brodie was said to have referred to the Clinton campaign but the news report was about the Obama campaign. CTV president Robert Hurst declined to comment.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... y/National

[Fash]

whodunit?!

[Forthe]

Scenario 1:
Obama's advisor in a meeting on Feb. 8th tells Canadian embassy that the NAFTA stuff is political fluff.
Was NAFTA even on the political radar back then? This was a day before the Louisiana primary.

Scenario 2:
Harper's aid makes this statement on Feb 26th. The next day, Feb 27, the story about Obama is reported.