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Bush Attempts to Mend Fences in Canada

By Melissa Block

Published November 29, 2004 at 9:00 PM PST

This story was published more than 20 years ago.

Previous presidents have made trips to Canada relatively soon after being elected, but this is President Bush's first official trip. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Jeffrey Simpson, national affairs columnist with the Globe and Mail about recent relations between the U.S. and Canada.

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