Lorne Gunter reminds us that the only Prime Minister to put soldiers on the streets of Canada (Montreal specifically) in peace time was Trudeau. Not even Bush has done that. What was it that he said? Ah, yes.

"There are a lot of bleeding hearts around who just don't like to see people with helmets and guns. All I can say is, go on and bleed, but it is more important to keep law and order in the society than to be worried about weak-kneed people."

—Pierre Elliot Trudeau, October 13, 1970

That's what makes the ad so deliciously ironic. Not to mention that it offended the entire military.

This last week should prove interesting.