McCain to speak on free trade in Ottawa [View All]

Source: THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA–Canada appears destined to be dragged into the centre of the U.S. presidential debate once again.

Indeed, Liberal foreign affairs critic Bob Rae said McCain's speech, coming on the heels of the leaked memo, suggests that Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government is playing favourites in the U.S. presidential contest.

"It's hard not to wonder what this is all about given the previous history of this story and I'm sure he would not have come unless he was told by the government of the day that it was a good idea," Rae said in an interview.

While he said McCain is welcome to come to Canada, Rae added: ``It does put Canada in the middle of the campaign in a way that I think reminds everybody how bizarre the Canadian government's position is."



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Maybe it will paint some groups into a corner.