Are there any restrictions on U.S. investment in particular Canadian industries?
Giffin: There are limitations on foreign ownership in Canada of telecommunications and broadcast assets, but this is not unlike restrictions in the U.S. Whether these assets will someday be available to all North American interests is often debated. It is hard to imagine Canada removing their ownership restrictions without corresponding U.S. action. Editor: What has been the attitude of the Harper government vis–vis trade with the U.S. and promotion of other exchanges between our two countries? Giffin: I think that the Harper government is quite open to collaboration with the U.S. It is criticized from time to time in Canada for being in some respects too close to the U.S. government, but I believe this relationship has stabilized the manner in which our two governments deal with each other. No Canadian prime minister can ever get it quite right in the eyes of many Canadians as to how close or how distant to be from the U.S. President. I don’t think we have ever had any particular pro
