$10 billion? for security- but prepared for nothing-but lots of reports

"As retired Canadian general Lew MacKenzie told the Sun's Bill Rodgers yesterday, Canada couldn't even muster half the 40,000 soldiers the U.S. government (albeit belatedly) has poured into New Orleans to restore law and order, assist in relief efforts and help rebuild shattered levees.

MacKenzie, one of our most respected soldiers, was backed in his assertion by Liberal Sen. Colin Kenny, chair of the Senate committee on national security and defence.

"Canadians just assume somebody's going to take care of them," Kenny warned. "We have not invested in the resources needed to assure the safety of our own citizens."