'Squall' will blow over, says ambassador to U.S. He told one student there was nothing inappropriate in Cellucci's comment.
Similarly, Canada is "hopping mad" over the U.S. imposition of a countervailing tariff on softwood lumber, which has dramatically cut Canadian exports, and Kergin said he has condemned the United States as strongly as Cellucci has with regard to Iraq.
"Blunt statements" are acceptable among friends, "provided you don't go after the individual," he said, meaning a personal attack against a president or prime minister.