Some may remember the infamous Softwood Lumber Sellout that David Emerson and Stephen Harper pushed through early in the Conservative government's mandate. As a Liberal Emerson said:

Industry Minister David Emerson said David Wilkins’ comments, are hypocritical because they suggest Canada hasn’t been serious about negotiating. The minister said Canadians may need to start gearing up for a trade war with the United States.

“Candidly, Canadians have to decide as a small trading economy, are we going to stand together?” Emerson said at the start of a federal cabinet meeting in Winnipeg.

“Are we going to be stronger than the sum of our parts or are we going to be endlessly bickering amongst ourselves and allowing the bully to basically mop the floor with us?” David Emerson, in 2005, then a Liberal

Then as a flip-flop Conservative he rolled over and kissed Bush's backside. It was a bad deal then and remains so now.

And now part of the deal is being challenged in court (hat tip to Red Tory). Moral of the story: if you care about Canadian sovereignty you can't vote Conservative. If you care about primary industries in Canada, you can't vote Conservative. If you want a government that will stand up to protectionist interests in the United States, you can't vote Conservative. Vote anything but, or strategically vote smart / vote for the environment.