A Canadian Agenda for the USA: Obama and Beyond The State Dinner - the first since 1997 when the Clintons hosted the Chrétiens - is tangible evidence of Mr. [...] There is no quibble with the quality of the Canadian Forces but the Americans want Canada and the rest of the Alliance to pick up more of the load. [...] A Canadian Agenda for the USA: Obama and Beyond What counts is the assurance of on-time delivery of the pieces that go into the final product and, increasingly, assured passage for the people who service this process, through training, repair, maintenance, sales and planning. [...] When we are on our game, our interpretation of the world to the U. S. and of the U. S. (especially during Republican administrations) to the rest of the world is appreciated and gives us some leverage. [...] We need to expose a new generation of Canadian diplomats to the relationship, harnessing ‘millennial’ energy to bring change to how we manage the relationship especially given the bilateral trade potential of the clean energy economy A Ca nadian Agenda for the USA: Obama and Beyond Page 10 by.