Wonderful response... has little to do with either my questions or the issue of discussion but then neither did much else you said. Defense of Canada? You’ve got to be kidding..... as another poster here suggested (and I reword for the purpose of this point), do you think all Americans should be characterized on the basis of electing Obama twice? That gets a little tired....
As for ‘giving away its right to free speech’, I think you are absolutely right. My Canadian Freeper friends are in a full out war with the liberals there.
Frankly, Polk should never have compromised with Great Britain. He should have stuck with 54 40.
Canada was protected by the US SAC throughout the Cold War at a cost of ZERO dollars. Just one example of riding on someone else’s coattails.