[Grig]

Last night I was in the car at 9pm, so I listened to President Bush's speach over the radio. I thought it was fantastic. After it was a local call in program and some callers were complaining that Canada was not mentioned once in the whole thing. They were like a bunch of prissy school girls mad about not being the homecoming queen so I called in and said so (I was the 2nd last caller)

I'm glad to see that most Canadians realize that our lame PM is the cause for this deserved snub. We Canadians are true and loyal friends of the USA and are deeply embarased by our government and our PM. Please do not judge us by how they act.

I'm GLAD he 'snubbed' us, I hope he keeps on doing it till our government gets off it's behind and does something to EARN the world's respect instead of just sitting there expecting it and wanting to have our ego stroked.

On top of all this, the PM cut his visit to the US short and won't go to New York so he can dash back up here in time FOR A FUNDRAISER! Canadians died in New York too, but no, building up a war chest for the next election (at least 3 years away) is more important to him.

[Always Right]

Every word (or lack of words) in that speech was very deliberate.

[TonyInOhio]

Thank you for your words of support.

I believe many Canadians feel as you do, but I fear the Leftist elite ruling and intellectual classes have just about run the Dominion into terminal irrelevancy. How long until the Tories come back into power?

[gaelwolf]

Not to be ignorant or anything, but isn't it possible to have a vote of no confidence to at least place the PM and his party on notice that the Canadian public are pretty sure he's off the mark on this one?

[Aric2000]

Thank you for that Article, and thank you for YOUR support, but your country has become a joke. It is sad how far to the left that Canada has gone, and the left is scared because after such an attack, this country has made a sudden lurch to the right. Maybe your PM is afraid that that is exactly what will happen up there if things really get going.

Canada NEEDS to come back to the right, BADLY, when that happens, I'll be very HAPPY for you!!

[Straight Vermonter]

Chretien has been dithering about including Canadian fighting soldiers in a U.S.-led force to go after international terrorists.

One wonders if this would really be of any help anyway. Canada's one proud military has been eviscerated by the lefties who desire the armed services to reflect society at large rather than to resemble a warrior society.

[Tarheel]

When was the last time so many Canadians were killed in an act of terror or war? WWII?

I guess we know who are friends are.

The Tarheel

[Rustynailww]

is canada with the terrorists or with the usa?

[PoisedWoman]

Canada and the USA must forge the closest ties now. We have a long history and a long border to watch over. I hope the citizens of Canada speak up and insist that their leaders get with the program 100% or you may find terrorists bringing down Canadian buildings too.

[Teacup]

It just might have been deliberate -- a highly noticeable-to- Canadians way of indicating he is not getting the kind of all-out cooperation from Prime Minister Jean Chretien that he feels the present crisis demands.

Thanks for this article. Last night I was asking hubby, "Where is canada?" Hmmm? Interesting.

[Pharmboy]

We have a thirty-something Canadian-born woman in my office who became an American ciitizen one month ago. She says that she is ecstatic to be one of us.

Look: we Yanks remember the Canadians helping us during the embassy takeover in Teheran and realize that the great majority of Canadians are great people--just elect someone with Bush's vision next time. (And I have always been a Dudley Dooright fan).

[RightOnline]

"We Canadians are true and loyal friends of the USA and are deeply embarased by our government and our PM. Please do not judge us by how they act."

We know.......................and don't worry, we don't.

[Gladwin]

Canada is irrelevant for military attacks. They are like Italy, either for you or against you they cost 10 divisions. During the Gulf War, Canada shipped a bunch of ancient destroyers with untrained crews to the Persian Gulf. They should have stayed home. They also shipped some fighter bombers to the war - but the Canadians only made 2 bombing runs. And, the Canadian populace and politicians were incensed when they found out about the bombings - if I remember right.

Canada should tighten up their visa policies, but I am sure they won't. The US will have to tighten its' border with Canada. I hope the Canadians also increase security at airports so that attacks can't be staged from that country.

[Gladwin]

Canada is irrelevant for military attacks. They are like Italy, either for you or against you they cost 10 divisions. During the Gulf War, Canada shipped a bunch of ancient destroyers with untrained crews to the Persian Gulf. They should have stayed home. They also shipped some fighter bombers to the war - but the Canadians only made 2 bombing runs. And, the Canadian populace and politicians were incensed when they found out about the bombings - if I remember right.

Canada should tighten up their visa policies, but I am sure they won't. The US will have to tighten its' border with Canada. I hope the Canadians also increase security at airports so that attacks can't be staged from that country.

[nutmeg]

Thank you so much for your words of support! Interesting article.

[ObfusGate]

A good friend of mine from Calgary put it this way, "My guess is that Canada will do what it does best - stay out of the way, be invisible, but in the end act like they were behind us the whole way."

I have no quarrel with Canadians, but frankly I think this is exactly the way they will behave, at least officially.

[thinking]

one has to understand that French Roman Catholic Quebec, controls the federal government in Canada. Quebec has a long history of US bashing, hence Chretian's reluctance to take a stand. In addition, the ruling government party depends on the immigration vote for their support at the polls......don't expect overt support from up north!

[GretchenEE]

Thank you for posting this and adding your thoughtful and supportive words.

I've been aghast at Chretien's behavior in this mess, even though I expected it. Chretien needs a conscience transplant. He's acting just like blubba did, ostrich with head in sand, while building his campaign chest to stay in office so terrorists can strike while his head is in the sand. Such behavior is a disagrace to the people he was elected to govern and protect. He may change his tune if, God forbid, Canada finds itself in a defensive mode for the same reasons we did on September 11.

[bigfootbob]

Does this mean NAFTA is DEAD?

[what's up]

Didn't those millenium terrorists come over the border from Canada? Maybe we should just seal off their border like Pakistan did with Afganistan!

[skeeter]

We Canadians are true and loyal friends of the USA and are deeply embarased by our government and our PM. Please do not judge us by how they act.

Thanks, cuz...

We can relate... after 8 years of Klintoon we know exactly what it feels like to have one's leader & one's self marching in absolute opposite directions.