The Nails are driven into the coffin...

This article is very interesting, especially the following segments:

One U.S. official emitted a deep, extended laugh when asked for an assessment of the prime minister and said Canada no longer qualifies as a trusted ally.

and the final sentence by the leader of the NDP, which is a corker:

"The fact is that if Canada is a part of a program like this, then we become a target."

Reminds me of why the people in Chicago, et al opposed ABM sites for Safeguard in their cities "because it would make them a target", never mind that every large major urban area was ALREADY a target according to Assured Destruction policies.

EDIT:Reading the article further, it appears that NORAD is up for review next year. Keep an eye on that; NORAD could be abolished in 2006, or reformed into CONAD, Continental Air Defense, with no Canadian participation.