I don't watch TV but the buzz in the lunch room at work was that, during the post-meeting joint press conference, Harper's demenour was that of the recently spanked. As Peace wrote, "However, he'd obviously been told that some things were NOT for discussion." Later, Ignatieff stated that Canada would have a presence in Afghanistan long after the legislated end-date of the military mission. My take on it is that Harper is eager to be Obama's poodle but Obama's handlers have long since picked a different, more Ivy League, puppy from the litter.