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   "The Government of Canada is committed to working as expeditiously as possible   
   to sign this agreement," Caitlin Workman, a spokesperson for Nicholson, told   
   me this week.  "While Canada remains determined to sign the agreement, it is   
   premature to set a    
   precise date."   
      
   Which is to say that Ottawa will want the federal election done and over with   
   before ratifying the thing.     
      
   So long as neither the Liberals nor the NDP make a big deal of it, all the   
   better, too.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)