In the 1960s, Canada began to drastically reduce its military, which until then had always been at Britain's side, if not America's. Canada's NATO contribution, never large, faded to insignificant long before the Berlin Wall came down in November, 1989. It withdrew its soldiers and airmen from Europe entirely at the end of the Cold War.
The author also overlooks some basic historical facts about Canada. Canada as we know it wasn't even really a "nation" until the 1960s (the maple leaf insignia on their flag wasn't adopted until 1964). Before that, it functioned in many ways as if it were still a British colony. In fact, to this day the Canadian government still functions in some ways as a part of the old British empire -- the Queen of England is the ceremonial head of state, and a Governor General is still appointed to serve as her representative in Ottawa.
Canada's diminished military capability is less a function of its aversion to military matters than its structure as a "confederation" of provinces rather than a "nation" along the lines of the United States. Ironically, Canada today probably functions in a manner that adheres more closely than the U.S. to the ideals envisioned by the Founding Fathers of the United States back in the 1790s. Most of the power is vested in the provincial governments, and the Federal government in Ottawa -- despite its corruption and excessive taxation -- is largely incapable of governing the nation as a whole.
The leftist, Anti American mood in Ontario is very simular, if not ideentical to the leftist anti- Americanism in NY and the left coast. In fact they follow the exact same agenda. Lets not forget that leftist media here in the USA also owns much of leftist media in Canada as well.
In Canada, the leftist Liberals get about 32% of the popular vote, yet retain power in Ottawa because of a monopoly of seats concentrated in 2 provences, Ontario and Qubec, with Quebec voting largely for a separtist party, which somehow is allowed to sit in parlement, even though they do not represent any other part of canada besides Q-bec.
The majority of Canadians are actually conservative, and much more friendly towards the USA. they just can't get into power unless they gain seats in Ontario. Elections in Canada are over before the western provences go to the polls.
The liberals have a dictatorship like grip on Canada, which won't change until either western Canada separates, or somehow conservatives manage to get a foothold in Ontario.