"On the morning of September 12, 2001, the bold banner headline in the French daily Le Monde - We Are All Americans - fairly summed up the prevailing mood in much of the world. The destruction of the World Trade Center was greeted with shock, disbelief and widespread condemnation." So begins Dr. Olivier Courteaux"s landmark assessment of Canada"s role in the U.S.-declared global "War on Terror." On the 8th anniversary of George W. Bush"s declaration of this global war, Canada is reassessing its participation within the scope of its national security interests, which are at times in conflict with those of the United States. How does Canada affirm its national sovereignty while it reassesses and redefines its place in the international community and its involvement in this continuing war?