The Vienna Convention states that we don't have to accept her

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Rumours are circulating that Sarah Palin might be appointed as the next U.S. ambassador for Canada.

Most Canadians don't realize that the Justin Trudeau government can reject her.

According to a United Nations treaty called the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, ambassadors are solely appointed by the country that they will represent.

So U.S. president Donald Trump has carte blanche to name Palin as his next envoy to Ottawa.

The next step is requesting approval from the Canadian government to accept her.

Under Article 4, paragragh 2 of the convention, the host country that receives the request has the right to deny it.

No explanation is necessary.

This means that Canada can veto the appointment of Palin.

Canada became a signatory to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations in 1962 and ratified the treaty in 1966.

The United States became a signatory in 1961 and ratified it in 1972.

The question then becomes: should Palin be rejected?

The answer is likely a resounding yes for anyone who has read Geoffrey Dunn's scathing and serious 2011 book The Lies of Sarah Palin: The Untold Story Behind Her Relentless Quest for Power.

In the book, Dunn documents Palin's vindictiveness to some Alaska state employees when she was governor, as well as her many outrageous lies and even her attempt to ban books from the library in her hometown of Wasilla.

Another of Palin's biographers, Joe McGinniss, revealed that Palin fired about 20 minority employees of the state. This and other shockers were documented in The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin.

Trudeau has a chance to show some backbone when he meets Trump next week. Canada's prime minister can declare flat out that this appointment would be completely unacceptable.

I fear, however, that Trudeau has probably already caved in.

Global Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland was in Washington this week meeting new Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

There's no doubt that some of the discussions centred around who would be the next U.S. ambassador to Canada.

I can imagine Tillerson saying to Freeland, "Don't worry. We're going to appoint Palin because she was a big supporter of the president. But if there are any serious issues of concern, you can pick up the phone and call me."

Then the trial balloon was leaked to the media about Palin's possible appointment. And both sides are likely now weighing the public reaction before making it official.

If Tillerson goes along with this and allows Trump to foist Palin on Ottawa, it will be a betrayal to his State Department employees in Canada. They shouldn't have to answer to the mercurial and unpredictable former Alaska governor for the next four years.

Nor should Canadians have to roll out the red carpet for her at various diplomatic functions, business luncheons, and presentations to arts and cultural groups. The reality is that most of us don't want Palin in our country.