It may be the deal that Canada has to clench its teeth to endorse.But the federal opposition parties are wrong to denounce the softwood agreement with the United States as a blatant sellout.

• 这或许的确是加拿大不得不咬着牙勉强接受的一项协议，但反对党们因此而谴责保守党政府与美国达成软木材协议是明显的卖国行为却是极其错误的。