1. Canada and America are both multi-ethnic, multi-racial societies, based on the principles of representative democracy.
2. The U.S. and Canada have been allies in every war since the turn of the twentieth century, although our governments have not always agreed on strategy and tactics. Canada has always been more favorable to a diplomatic approach than has the U.S.
3. Canadians and Americans share many aspects of their cultures and have been each other's major trade partners for many decades. There is close cooperation between our military establishments, including mutual assistance in our space programs.
