The Merchant-Heeney Report
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The Merchant-Heeney report was written for the Canadian government by a former Canadian Ambassador to the United States and a former American Ambassador to Canada. The ambassadors were Livingston T. Merchant
from the US and Arnold Heeney
from Canada
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This report of 1964, studied the subject of bilateral relations occurring between the two countries. It emphasized consultation at a number of levels. The focus would be through foreign affairs departments and aimed at quiet diplomacy. It basically outlined the concept that Canada should accommodate the US wishes as much as possible and negotiate the best position possible for itself in the process.
The report has gained and retained a certain notoriety in that elements within Canada see it as creating unacceptable sovereignty issues. As recently as 2003, the report was the subject of discussions within Canada in formulating Canadian diplomacy stances.
Livingston T. Merchant
Livingston Tallmadge Merchant was a United States official and diplomat. He twice served as United States ambassador to Canada and was Under Secretary for Political Affairs from 1959 to 1961....
from the US and Arnold Heeney
Arnold Heeney
Arnold Danford Patrick Heeney, was a Canadian lawyer, diplomat and civil servant.He was born in Montreal, Quebec. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1921 and a Master of Arts degree in 1923 from the University of Manitoba. He attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar...
from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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This report of 1964, studied the subject of bilateral relations occurring between the two countries. It emphasized consultation at a number of levels. The focus would be through foreign affairs departments and aimed at quiet diplomacy. It basically outlined the concept that Canada should accommodate the US wishes as much as possible and negotiate the best position possible for itself in the process.
The report has gained and retained a certain notoriety in that elements within Canada see it as creating unacceptable sovereignty issues. As recently as 2003, the report was the subject of discussions within Canada in formulating Canadian diplomacy stances.