Stephen Harper gave Barak Obama what some might call a figurative finger in the eye today. The Prime Minister said as far as he is concerned the Keystone pipeline issue will not be settled if he gets a “no” from Mr Obama. Mr. Harper told a meeting of the Canadian American Business Council on the second day of his visit to New York that “my view is you don’t take no for an answer.” “We haven’t had that but if we were to get that, that won’t be final. This won’t be final until it’s approved and we will keep pushing forward,” Harper said. The words seem to hint at a strategy that looks beyond Mr. Obama’s term as president and prosecutes the Canadian case with whoever is next White House.
