] Among other important matters, the President and the
] Prime Minister discussed measures by which the most
] prompt and effective utilization might be made of the
] productive facilities of North America for the purposes
] both of local and hemisphere defense and of the
] assistance which in addition to their own programs both
] Canada and the United States are rendering to Great
] Britain and the other democracies.

Random footnote in history. This is the actual legal document upon which the notion that cryptography can be freely exported to Canada without a license is based. This decision was made in 1941 in order to make the war machine more efficient, it works both ways, and generally applies to any kind of munition. It was never amended after the war. (Much like income tax withholding. :) )

American History Documents: The Hyde Park Declaration of 1941