Canada sends aid

Canada is sending lots of oil and a couple ships and personnel to help with the Katrina effort. Good for them. I'm happy that they're being so generous. Article link.

This article taught me a couple things. First, I didn't know that Canada was our primary supplier of oil. That's somewhat nifty. Also, I had no idea that our relationship with Canada was strained. That's no good. Canada is a good neighbor to have, and we shouldn't allow our relationship to be strained by any means. Apparently, we had charged tarriffs on some wood that we shouldn't have according to NAFTA, and the associated tribunal ordered that we return the money. Unfortunately, the Bush administration decided not to. (Side comment: Sovereignty is pretty cool, isn't it? Only a sovereign state can simply ignore the rulings of a foreign court. In this case, we should have, though. It's not fair and, in any case, strains relationships.)