"This just in from special correspondent JeffSpooner!  Over to you, Jeff!"

Jeff: When I sat in with the Canadian negotiators at the NAFTA bargaining table, it was obvious that the Canadian side did not have a clue why they were there. Said one of the team, "I Came here to watch preparations for the big series of car races.  But I was told that it was actually NAFTA, not NASCAR, so heck, yeah, gotta admit, Jeff, I didn't know why I was here..."

This is Jeffspooner, for the Globe and Mail...