Blogging Latin America

Garreth Westwood writes about last month's "non-announcement" that Canada's Prime Minister is planning a pivotal visit to key Latin American capitals this summer:

In March, the Canadian Press reported that Canada's Prime Minister Harper was planning "to say 'Hola' to Latin America" though the chattering classes appear to be disinterested.  The report wasn't denied by the Prime Minister's Office yet the geopolitical signals of such a trip have been ignored by the so-called intelligentsia. 

It is clear that Latin America is becoming a geopolitical priority for Harper's Conservative Government.  Of course, Prime Minister Harper's mandate was to repair the relationship with the United States after years of neglect and abuse at the hands of Jean Chretien's Liberals.

Read more at: Under the Radar: A new Latin American focus? by Garreth Westwood