Actually Canadians on here are pulling a leg or two. Canada has no advance naval Force or any type world class military force. Look it up ! fact is Canada was asking for donations from its Citizens a yr or so ago just to keep its military active.
Canada is fast going 'left' with its PM more left than Krushev and Stalin ever dared to be. The PM is considered a dimwit world wide. The down side of all this is it is costing Canada Billions of U.S. Dollars in Tourism each yr as more and more U.S.Citizens opt to go other places rather than Canada for vacations etc.
With the United States swinging fast to a more conservative status, and Canada hell bent on being Socialist, these two countries are having less and les in common.
Canada also collects upward to 49 percent taxes from its citizens whom are all eager to pay in silence. A canadian once told me that Canadians were too polite to complain.
No Doubt they are too polite to fight also as Canada has now joined Germany and France in opposing the U.S in its terrorist wars. Both Germany and France have huge trade agreements with Iraq, guess Canada must have too.
Canada is a small nation in clout, but does live in the shadow of its southern neighbor, the worlds only super power so with all that in mind they do feel secure sharing our continent with us.