Well, Canada certainly is not defending us from the wicked wrath of Islam.
Really???
Canadian special forces were sent to Afghanistan in October, 2001 a couple of weeks after 9/11. Was that quick enough for you? Regular forces arrived in Kandahar a couple of months later. Here is an excerpt from Wiki:
"Regular forces arrived in Kandahar during January–February 2002. In March 2002, three Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry snipers fought alongside U.S. Army units during Operation Anaconda. In the operation the team broke, and re-broke, the kill record for a long distance sniper kill ...Operation Anaconda was also the first time since the Korean War that Canadian soldiers relieved American soldiers in a combat situation. Canadian forces also undertook Operation Harpoon in the Shah-i-Kot Valley. Other forces in the country provided garrison and security troops."
159 Canadians died in Afghanistan, proportionally that would be over 1,500 American deaths. You can read the whole article here . You might learn something.