Talk:David H. Wilkins

Possible Bias
This article seems somewhat slanted against David Wilkins. It fails to mention numerous positive things he has done to warm relations between Canada and the US, in particular to help push for a softwood lumber deal. His contributions there should also be discussed. Also, it was Wilkins who tried to delay the introduction of mandatory passpot entry into the United States, and it seems to have been Wilkins who made sure that Canada was publicly thanked for its assistance to those who in need after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

Also, how much do you we know about his time as the South Carolina speaker of the House ????

Also, how do we know he is a close friend of President George Bush ????


 * The United States refusal to participate in the inquiry was front page news in Canada.

As a Canadian, it was minor "frontpage" news. Srnec 04:23, 10 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Unfortunately, it was seen as somewhat minor — our brilliant media-persons decided that having hockey stories on both the front page, and the Sports front, would be more relevent and appropriate. Oh, the unfettered joy of our misled media, lol.  =D

Seriously though, it was a significant event, and I am surprised that the United States didn't make more of a mention of this event. However, I get the idea that this article sort of has an anti-American stance on this issue — maybe POV? (And that's coming from a Canadian.) FiveParadox 05:00, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

Why is there such a long section on one issue (rendition) that is longer than the entire section on his service as ambassador? It seems like this should be included under the Ambassador section along with the other issues that are discussed with a link to a fuller artcile on the rendition issue. Little Moose 18:55, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm going to voice disagreement on the charge of bias. Apart from the fact that I was most impressed by his travelling to every Canadian province (didn't know that!) the article is short; it could have material related to his other achievements (if there are indeed any publicly-known and sourced), and his term isn't yet over in any event. This leaves room for plenty more text as events continue to unfold. Article cleanup and additional text both in the key areas of the software lumber dispaute (of key import to Canadian readers), actions related to Katrina and U.S. political involvement (he must have had something else to get him the post of Ambassador to Canada) would likely help neutralize perceived bias.--ross613 (talk) 03:03, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Wilkipedia
Why does it say Wilkipedia? What does this mean?Puddytang 21:48, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Cleanup Required
This article is horribly POV... at some point in the history, somebody removed the section regarding the Mahar Arar affair, and replaced it with pro-Wilkins comments and quotes. We need a balance of both points of view here. As somebody else pointed out... this section is strangely titled "Wikipedia". Some proper references and citations wouldn't hurt, either. Rawr 20:06, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

This sentence makes utterly no sense: “Mr. Wilkins has learned enough Canadian in the year since He arrived here to know that Canadians love to hear about Americans struggling with winter." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.96.33.7 (talk) 15:55, 11 September 2007 (UTC)


 * I removed a bunch of paragraphs in the same section which are only there to serve to boost him. It was all pure POV. Scar ian  Talk  16:00, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Serious indeed
Mr. Wilkins’ definition of the Northwest Passage as "Neutral Waters" is a direct attack on Canadian Sovereignty. How can it be interpreted any other way?

Does this man have any idea how much of Canada lies north of this passage?!

Since the NAFTA agreement, perhaps Canada and Mexico have every right to treat the Mississippi River as an international waterway; we could rename it “the NAFTA canal”. After all, it does link the three countries in that treaty.

Perhaps Canada should also adopt a Unites States shipping policy so goods can only be shipped within Canada on boats manufactured in Canada. But we prefer to honour international agreements and that’s why we have a better international reputation than places like the USA and Russia.

Also, Canada has provinces, not states, and there is no foundation to the claim that Wilkins has seen more of Canada than most Canadians. WE SPEAK ENGLISH, not Canadian. This article needs some serious work. Details about the Arar case need to be put back in. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.96.33.7 (talk) 15:52, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

The minister mentioned in the Arar section is named Stockwell Day, not Doris Day. For some reason, this is not available for editing. 05:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)05:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)05:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)05:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)05:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)05:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)05:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)05:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)05:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)05:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)05:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)05:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)05:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)05:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)05:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)05:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)05:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)05:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)05:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)05:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)~

The softwood lumber agreement cost Canadians millions that were given to US wood producers.

Ambassador Wilkins is just a GWB puppet and no good for Canada. Protectionism at it's best. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.50.168.202 (talk) 05:53, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
 * 70.50.168.202- Wilkin's job is to represent the United States. Not to be friends with Ottawa. V. Joe (talk) 02:02, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

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