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You can believe what you want to believe - as I said, the Chretien government's position on Iraq did indeed play a part in the demise of Chretien and then the Liberal government. Was it the sole cause? - No - and I never claimed it was.
If anything, his decision to not go bolstered his image and reputation, not the other way around.
our claim that millions from coast-to-coast marched against it is utter nonsense and I defy you to point out any credible source that would support such a claim.
D'uh, you're right. Brain fart on my part. I meant to write thousands. After all, we're a pretty small population.
adian public eventually tired of our role in Afghanistan and pushed for withdrawal but except for a few of the usual professional protestors and union operatives (often one and the same) few Canadians got overly worked up about the war in Iraq, even years after the fact when the rationale for entering Iraq became questionable.
The news today has Canadian quite proud of the fact that we did not participate. I was mostly not a fan of the Chretien government, but have to give them big kudos on this.