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A L L A N T H O M P S O N O N C A N A D A ’ S L A X P R I S O N E R - O F - W A R P O L I C Y January–February 2006 Tr ade Secrets C A N A D A’S POLICY OF TRADING PLACES: AWAY FROM THE U.S., T O W ARD JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE ELSE E X P E R TS WEIGH IN ON TRADE WITH THE E U , A S E A N , C H I N A , L ATIN AMERICA AND A F R I C A EU AMBASSADOR ERIC HAY E S ON HIS REGION’S RICHES Eric Hayes, EU Ambassador Hugo Chavez’s bold revolution Free advice on Vancouver 2010 Cutting-edge Norwegian art ESTABLISHED 1989 CDN $5.95 PM 40957514 The World in Canada Volume 17, Number 1 PUBLISHER Lezlee Cribb EDITOR Table of Jennifer Campbell ART DIRECTOR Paul Cavanaugh CONTENTS CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Daniel Drolet George Abraham CULTURE EDITOR Margo Roston DIPLOMATICA| COPY EDITOR Roger Bird Free Advice for Vancouver 2010 planners . 3 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Good Deeds . 5 Thomas S. Axworthy Questions Asked: Japanese Ambassador Sadaaki Numata . 6 Stephen Beckta Beyond the Headlines . 7 Jose Brillantes Diplomatic Agenda: Philippines Ambassador Jose Brillantes . 9 David Crane Recent Arrivals . 10 Margaret Dickenson Dean Foster Diplo-dates . 13 Elliot J. Feldman Liza Frulla Jack Hughes DISPATCHES| Graham Kelly Trading Places Gurprit S. Kindra Where in the world is Canada’s trade policy going? . 14 Bev Oda Veronika R. Prado Experts offer advice to Canada’s trade czars Allan Thompson Canada-EU . 17 Sarah Tsang Canada-China . 18 Sidney Weintraub Canada-ASEAN . 19 CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Canada-Latin America . 20 Jana Chytilova Canada-Africa . 21 Sam Garcia Dyanne Wilson Trade Winds: Chatting with EU Ambassador Eric Hayes . 22 WEBMASTER Face-Off: Heritage minister and critic on exporting culture . 24 Leslee McCabe OFFICE ASSISTANT Venezuela Colin Anderson Hugo Chavez: The Bolivarian Bully . 26 ADVERTISING INQUIRIES Paul Charlton Director of Sales and Marketing (613) 614-6156 DELIGHTS| SUBSCRIPTIONS Entertaining in Austria . 28 Diplomat & International Canada is published six Hidden Gems: New Zealand’s Graham Kelly offers a travel tip . 31 times a year. Subscription rates: individual, one Wine: Pinot Noir is a flawless grape . 33 year $35.70. For Canadian orders add 7 per cent Art of Diplomacy: Norway envoy’s modern taste . 34 GST. U.S. orders please add $15 for postage. 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Box 1173, Station B, Ottawa, ON K1P 5 R 2 D I P L O M AT I C A |EDITOR’S NOTE Tricks of the trade drills deeper into the C O N T R I B U T O R S dynamics of Canada- anada’s trade situation was in flux EU trade when he inter- Dean Foster, author of Instigator of the Ye a r in 2005. While Prime Minister Paul views EU A m b a s s a d o r CMartin himself visited Brazil, India Eric Hayes. and China, and ord e red his cabinet min- In our Face-off, Liza isters off to China to foster links with that F rulla (who was heritage e m e rging trade dragon, relations between minister at press time) JEN NIFER CAMPBELL Canada and the United States were defends the Liberal gov- strained thanks to a contentious com- ernment’s practices for exporting culture , modity called softwood. Analysts de- while critic Bev Oda offers a Conservative c l a red the U.S. unwillingness to heed Party point of view. tribunal decisions a blatant re b u ff of the In a book essay, writer Dean Foster North American Free Trade A g r e e m e n t . makes his D i p l o m a t magazine debut by In response, Canada slapped a tariff on l oo ki n g at 20 0 5 n e ws m ak e r Hug o U.S. corn coming across the border. Chavez. A p roliferation of English-lan- While visiting Scotland during an off-pe- Then came U.S. Ambassador David guage books on Mr. Chavez shed some riod of his studies at the London School Wilkins, who scolded the Liberal Party light on the man, and his “revolution” be- of Economics last year, Dean Foster was for taking pot-shots at Americans during ing closely watched by the world. surprised at the level of esteem held for an election campaign. Mr. Wilkins was We also have “free advice” for 2010 the figures of its intellectual history. Nu- supposed to give an address with his Olympic organizers, and an interview m e rous books have been written in re c e n t Canadian counterpart Frank McKenna with Japanese ambassador Sadaaki Nu- years about Scotland’s intellectual and but Mr. McKenna had to back out because mata, who not only answered questions scientific contributions, adding inspira- it’s not considered proper for ambassa- but also played his three-stringed Oki- tion to its unmistakable nationalism. dors to speak during election campaigns. nawan instrument for Diplomat staff. He is pictured next to the Edinburg h But that was not the case for Mr. Wilkins, In our Delights section, we have A u s - gravesite of Adam Smith, the author of who kicked off three straight days of trian eats, Pinot Noir wines, and Norwe- The Wealth of Nations often re f e r red to as comment with a talk at the Canadian gian art. We also introduce a section for the “father of economics.” Mr. Foster is Club of Ottawa, telling the group that last news from the Ottawa Diplomatic A s s o c i a- now pursuing re s e a rch on international time he checked, the United States wasn’t tion (see page 31) and we feature a new negotiations through the Centre for Ne- on the ballot in Canada’s election. item called Hidden Gems, where diplomats gotiation and Dispute Resolution at Car- Despite the cro s s - b o r der wrangling, s h a re a secret destination in their home leton University’s Normal Paterson the U.S. is still the recipient of 85 per cent country – a must-see spot, off the tourist School of International Affairs. of Canada’s exports. But efforts to shift track. New Zealand High Commissioner the country’s trade dependence are slowly Graham Kelly is first up with a look at the Margo Roston, Diplomat’s culture editor moving forward. Our cover package Hokitika Wildfoods Festival which feature s looks at Canada’s trade policy and how such delicacies as possum and shark penis. the country is trying to tap into some As always, Allan Thompson has the e m e rging markets. Veteran journalist Dan last word with a piece on Canada’s pris- D rolet looks at the future of Canadian oner-of-war policy – or lack thereof. trade while a panel of experts weighs in on Canada’s trade policy toward the EU, Jennifer Campbell is editor of Diplomat China, the Association of South-East magazine. Reach her at editor@diplomaton - Asian Nations, Latin America and Africa. line.com, or (613) 231-8476 or P.O. Box Trade Winds columnist Gurprit Kindra 1173, Stn. B, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5R2. UP FRONT A springtime trip to Athens and several Photographer Jana Chytilova spent lots of Greek Islands brought unbelievable divi- time in the office of Eric Hayes trying out dends for Mrs. Roston: Cool, sunny, d i ff e rent backdrops for his portrait. “I weather, islands almost empty of tourists wanted to have the EU flag as prominent and Greek salads and local wines in the as possible, since that really symbolizes noonday sun. On Santorini, dazzling Mr. Hayes’ work and focus. He was most spring flowers, fresh fish and sturdy don- gracious – sitting patiently as I tried vari- keys complemented the magical scenery. ous angles to get the flag just in the right In Iraklion, on Crete, the A rc h a e o l o g i c a l position,” Ms. Chytilova said. “And at Museum showed off its Minoan treasures the same time, I learned about the newest while the Palace of Knossos provided a set of countries that had joined the EU.” look at the past. These days, Mrs. Roston Trade columnist Gurprit Kindra inter- spends her time dreaming of her next trip viewed Mr. Hayes about trade between and writing for several Ottawa publica- Canada and the EU. tions. 2 JANUARY—FEBRUARY 2006 FREE ADVICE|D I P L O M AT I C A ince 2001, big events such as the Olympics Shave become more than international specta- cles.

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