President Bush, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin wave before they speak at Pier 21 in Halifax, Canada, Dec. 1, 2004. On the first official visit to Canada by a U.S. president in nearly 10 years, Mr. Bush aimed to mend fences between the two neighbors. He was in Halifax to thank its citizens for housing thousands of U.S.-bound travelers stranded on Sept. 11.
Canadian mounted police officers show the way as President Bush, left, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, right, his wife Sheila, rear right, and first lady Laura Bush, obscured left, arrive for a dinner at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, Nov. 30, 2004.
President Bush, flanked by an RCMP officer, stands before a totem pole as he delivers a speech during an offical dinner in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, Nov. 30, 2004. The president did not make a customary speech at the House of Commons, where the sometimes raucous Parliament has been known to heckle speakers.
Protesters break through a police barricade during a demonstration against President Bush, in Ottawa, Canada, Nov. 30, 2004. Thousands of protesters chanted slogans and held banners with anti-Bush slogans as they marched to the Parliament buildings for a rally.
A protester screams as she is pushed back by riot police during protests against President Bush in Ottawa, Canada, Nov. 30, 2004.
An anti-Bush protester is silhouetted against his modified U.S. flag, depicting the logos of major corporations, on the campus of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Nov. 30, 2004. The student was waiting to board a bus to take him to anti-Bush protests in Ottawa.
A protester holds a sign reading "Bush get ur flu shot and get out," next to a papier mache figure of President Bush on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, Nov. 30, 2004.
People charge forward against police during protests against President Bush in Ottawa, Canada, Nov. 30, 2004. At least 12 protesters were arrested after they clashed with riot police, officers said. One police officer was reported injured.
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin shakes hands with President Bush during an arrival cermony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, Nov. 30, 2004.
A supporter, right, and opponent of President Bush face off on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, Nov. 30, 2004, during Mr. Bush's visit with Canadian Prime Minister Martin.
Protesters chant slogans outside the U.S. Consulate in Vancouver, Canada, Nov. 30, 2004. More than 500 people took part in the lunchtime demonstration against U.S. President George Bush's visit to the country.
Mimicking the pulling down of the statue of Saddam Hussein during the Iraq war, protesters cheer as a mock statue of President Bush is pulled down outside the U.S. consulate in downtown Vancouver, Canada, Nov. 30, 2004.
President Bush, left, stops by a portrait of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill which was taken by Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh, during a tour of the National Archives Preservation Center in Ottawa, Canada, Nov. 30, 2004. At center is Pierre Gamache, director general of the archive.
President Bush and first lady Laura Bush walk toward Air Force One en route to Ottawa, Canada, Nov. 30, 2004, at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington.
A Bush supporter drives through downtown Ottawa, Canada, Nov. 29, 2004, ahead of the president's visit to the Canadian capital.
A Bush protester waves a U.S. flag upside-down as he marches past the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Canada, Nov. 29, 2004.
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police patrol car drives around Parliament Hill, which was barricaded with locked fences in preparation for the official visit by President Bush, in Ottawa, Canada, Nov. 29, 2004.
Signs advertising demonstrations against President Bush are seen posted in downtown Ottawa, Canada, Nov. 29, 2004.