OTTAWA -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper uttered the only noteworthy comments while greeting President Bush at Fairmont Le Chateau Montebello resort today, as a few hundred protesters chanted outside at such a distance that they could not be heard.

Asked about the protests, Mr. Harper said, "I've heard it's nothing. It's sad."

Amid a phalanx of bodyguards and aides, Mr. Bush arrived for the two-day summit wearing a gray sports jacket and blue shirt open at the collar. He shook hands with Mr. Harper and went inside a lodge, ignoring a reporter's question as he turned to go.

Two red-uniformed Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers stood at the door and saluted as the two leaders went inside.

-- Jon Ward, White House correspondent, The Washington Times