I stand corrected. Garge is a great man indeed. Just tactless. Add this to your statistics : Percentage of Canadians he pissed off with one sentence - 100, plus or minus SFA.

Now, about tact. Whilst on his visit to the US's largest trading partner, Garge was served PEI potatoes five times. It was Colin who advised Garge that they were eating PEI potatoes AGAIN - apparently Garge has absolutely no knowledge of the French language and didn't pick up on the menu listing. Jean asked Garge how he was feeling and upon learning that he had suffered no ill effects from La Pomme de Terre d'Ilse du Prince Edouard, suggested he personally have a look at the import ban on PEI patates. Two days later, the ban was lifted... no need to turn off any gas or lumber or potash or iron ore or.... just a gentle nudge, with some tact.

Anyway, I don't want to discuss your politics becasue I know little about them. But I do know that it takes an idiot to piss off 30,000,000 people with one sentence.