Canada was prepared to send ships to Iraq in 2003 if UN approved action, records show
Canada, a notable objector to the 2003 Iraq war, was preparing to back the U.S.-led invasion by sending naval ships into combat if the UN Security Council gave the go-ahead, according to cabinet records.
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