Mike, don't stop questioning politics anywhere; when we do we're done for. Canada's refusal in the Second World War to allow its military to be entered piecemeal under British command was a result of the enormous unwarranted sacrifices to the mindless British generals of the First World War.
When it was reported to Ludendorff the Canadians were fiercely pushing back German forces during The 100 Last Days of WWI, he said "Brave men, led by donkeys." Foch called the Canadian Corps "an army second to none" and British historians later called it "The finest formation of all sides of the war."
I do know that American forces, especially Special Services, welcome their presence today.
Korean vets may remember Truman's Presidential Citation to the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry which held the line during the Chinese rout of Allied forces. From The Canadian Encyclopedia:
"The Battle of Kapyong is one of Canada’s greatest, yet least-known, military achievements. For two days in April, 1951, a battalion of roughly 700 Canadian troops helped defend a crucial hill in the front lines of the Korean War against a force of about 5,000 Chinese soldiers. Besieged by waves of attackers, the Canadians held their position amid the horror of close-combat until the assaulting force had been halted and the Canadians could be relieved. Their determined stand contributed significantly to the defeat of the Communist offensive in South Korea that year."
