[Beck_isright]

Canada has freeloaded long enough. Time for them to either help or cut them loose and not offer them the same levels of protection as we have in our past.

[Broadside Joe]

"Defense Minister John McCallum, who in a major policy shift recently announced Canada will consider participation, said the decision will require another year of deliberation, including further cabinet consultation."

Ahhh sorry too late. I say we just tell them when the time comes to bend over and kiss it good bye. Followed by the message, "You get what you pay for"

[bobjam]

Their military was once a great source of pride for Canadians (for good reason too); now it's becoming an embarassment. Not that Canadians haven't performed well in recent years (they've done very well in Afghanistan), it's that their "let's keep to the left of France" government hasn't supported in it's rhetoric and spending. Cretian and his cronies' approach to defense can be boiled down to "Let's make Canada not worth anyone's effort to attack".

[Agnes Heep]

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!

[SamAdams76]

I agree. Must be nice to be a neighbor of the most powerful nation on earth and enjoy the fruits of their labor while they are safe to play around with socialism and other European type diversions.

I know many Canadians are good people and as disgusted with the situation as I.

There is no reason why Canada can't be as rich and powerful as the U.S. In fact, they may have more natural resources to work with then even we do. It's a shame they have done so little with their potential. In fact, I see someday the United States and Canada coming much closer together to the point where we will effectively be one nation - the largest as well as the most powerful nation the earth has ever seen. But in recent years, we have drifted unnecessarily apart.

[Fledermaus]

I don't mind protecting Canada. We buy more oil from them than Saudi Arabia. And natural gas.

And don't confuse the Ontario residents and Quebec French cowards with the rest of them, especially Western Canada. Toronto isn't so harsh to the U.S. They love they money we spend making movies there.

And now Wendy's, the hamburger joint, owns the Tim/Tom Somebody donught chain.

[uglybiker]