Bush-Cda-Visit-Renewal,: "On a delicate foray where he'll get a gruff greeting from protesters who view him as a divisive one-man wrecking crew, outgoing top diplomat Colin Powell will be there to smooth his path among Canada's power elite. For extra muscle, he's bringing Condoleezza Rice, one of his closest advisers and the woman who's been named to replace the popular Powell early next year.
And his wife Laura will try to help Bush put a more humane face on his presidency as he officially renews ties to a country he rebuffed over staying out of Iraq and the anti-American tirades that followed the decision.
More than 70 journalists, mostly American, will travel with Bush to record a visit that will likely provide ample evidence that many Canadians are unhappy with Bush's stronger mandate in his second-term election win almost a month ago. "
