Considering the recent Canadian elections, I think it's safe to assume that Canada wants to remain an ideological province of France.
When the Canadians start to get serious about taking their place in the world (and no, sending a unit or two to Kabul isn't gonna cut it), then I'll start to respect them more.
Since you brought up the recent elections ... did you bother to compare the results to the those of the election in 2000? The shift has started ... I just wish it would proceed faster.
Mplsteve,
We should respect Canada for sending troops to Afghanistan, like so many other nations they could have refused.
If we want our friends to help us in the future we might try and show a little more gratitude.
I've said it before and will say it again--Canada is the best neighbor we could have, a real class act of a country. And on the practical side they are the market for 20% of our exports, mainkly added value goods. A lot of people in all parts of the country would hate to see our friendly Canadian customers decide to stop buying American.
regards