http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050225/D88F6QO01.html

A sincere thank you to Paul Martin and our neighbors to the north, for standing up to the bullying tactics of the Bush administration. Even if you leave out the fact that the missile defense system is going nowhere, costs an absurd amount, and has failed testing at least twice already, there's nothing Canada would have gained from this partnership. Missiles are way down on the list of likely ways America and Canada would be attacked in this day and age, especially, as they love to say, "In a Post 9/11 World." This missile defense system is a giant kiss for the defense contracting industry, and I'm glad Canada decided to stay out of it.