At the end of a cross-country trip in 1989, I happened upon the 75th anniversary celebration of the Canadian Scottish Regiment in Victoria. Princess Alexandra represented the Crown in a formal ceremony in front of Parliament. I sat on some bleachers and watched. What impressed me then and still to this day were the three WWI veterans who stood at attention as Princess Alexandra honoured them for service to Queen and country. The three men were in their 90s. I am sure they are gone now. But it did serve to remind me that - as alike as the U.S. and Canada are at times - still they remain so very different.