CTV's Mike Duffy gives Paul Cellucci a platform to insult Canadians over blocked space firm take-over bid

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CTV's Mike Duffy gives platform to Paul Cellucci to insult Canadians over blocked space firm take-over bid

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by Peter Tremblay

On Friday 11 April 2008, Mike Duffy Live on CTV, invited former U.S. Ambassador Paul Cellucci, to react to the Stephen Harper government's rejection of an Alliant Techsystems Inc. bid to take-over Canada's MDA Corp. During that interview, Mr. Cellucci proceeded to take great advantage of Mr. Duffy's platform, to sharply criticize the Harper government's decision. Mr. Cellucci's criticisms include, lecturing to Canadians about America being a "good ally", and that such foreign investments reviews against such a "good ally" are basically "totally unnecessary".

Although it can be said that the American people are "good neighbours", the American government and its principal interests, by and large, are not "good neighbours". Let me explain. When we Canadian citizens go down to "the States" to visit, the typical American as a "good neighbour" will extend their hospitality to us. The typical American will also express their fondness of what they know about Canada, and when these Americans visit, will enjoy our cultural differences...

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