This stuff from the French wire AFP is always stimulating.

A new Ipsos-Reid survey conducted for the CTV , the remnants of the government-owned Canadian television system, and the Toronto Globe and Mail newspaper had concluded that 83-percent of Canadians responded in agreement to a statement that President Bush “is not necessarily a friend of Canada and doesn’t really know anything when it comes to Canadian issues.” The French translated the Canadian reaction to that statement as: “[m]ore than eight in 10 Canadians harbour [sic] a strong dislike for President George W. Bush.” It cannot be thusly translated, but the French are getting sloppy with the strong dislike they harbor.

Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin is meeting with President Bush as I type, trying to undo the damage do to the U.S.-Canada relationship by former Canadian PM Jean Chretient. To be certain, Martin opposed the war; the difference is that he does not fear or hate the United States.

And that’s my honest analysis.