I used to talk with a conservative Canadian several years ago. He was not happy with the direction his country was headed, but he had the opinion that Canadians and Canadian troops received too little recognition for what they do. Maybe this story is an example of what he was talking about.
Other than Americans, obviously, more Canadians have died in Afghanistan than soldiers from any other country. The Germans, French, etc., useless. The Canadians deserve our respect and appreciation. They are there because WE were attacked on 9/11. They honor our alliance and our friendship...that can’t be said of most of our other ‘allies.’