OTTAWA–A top adviser to Hillary Clinton ( Gene Sperling ) arrived by plane in Ottawa to deliver a speech only to be subjected to intensive interrogation about who he was, what he was going to say and what group he was addressing, the American economist said yesterday…

Sounds tough…but this may have something to do with WHY he questioned:

The ( NAFTA ) issue blew up after Ian Brodie, Harper’s chief of staff, told CTV journalists in Ottawa that Clinton’s criticism of the NAFTA agreement between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico need not be viewed too seriously. Brodie reportedly told CTV that a Clinton campaign official had told Canadian officials to take her criticisms “with a grain of salt.”

FULL STORY HERE