On the 24th of Feburary, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin announced that Canada will not participate in our ballistic missile defense program. Ok, we knew they were cagey about this. We knew the program was not overly popular. But the whole idea of Canada not participating seemed so wacky, that I figured eventually they would come around. Looks like that's not going to happen. Martin was initially supportive of the BMD program, but as opposition in Canada mounted, it seems he really didn't do much to make a case for it, and has finally rolled over for domestic political convenience.
But then everything starts to gets slightly surreal.
Continue reading O Canada.
