Mexican President Felipe Calderon created quite a stir as the three North American leaders gathered at Montebello, Que., for their annual high-level get-together. Arriving at the resort, he went straight for hotel staffers, shaking hands and kissing every woman on each cheek.

One of the cleaning staff positively swooned after Calderon's embrace. She was grinning and fanning her face afterwards to cool off.

U.S. President George W. Bush also had time for the hotel workers. After flying in by helicopter, Bush rushed right up to the staff, greeting them with gusto and joking about getting a good meal.

Reporters, on the other hand, didn't quite receive the same effusive greetings.

During Bush's photo op with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, reporters' questions were answered by Harper, "media availibility demain."

At Calderon's official welcome, reporters again shouted questions, "President, are you worried about the hurricane?" The same response — "tomorrow."

From then on, silence, except for the sound of police helicopters overhead.

Finally, reporters received a briefing from a senior Canadian government official and Harper's director of communications, Sandra Buckler.

Not much was said and despite the expected annoucement of hurricane aid to the Caribbean, nothing was new.

Buckler said she wasn't even going to stick around for the leaders' official dinner, which was to focus on hemipheric issues such as the situation in Haiti, as there would be no briefing.

About an hour later, however, just as reporters were boarding a bus to go back to Ottawa, they were called back inside.

Officials from the prime minister's office said Calderon would be leaving Tuesday afternoon instead of Wednesday, due to Hurricane Dean. Calderone's one-on-one meeting with Harper was actually underway.

Would there be something to tell journalists after the meeting, reporters asked? Nope.