September 24, 2003
Sheen proud Canada stayed out of war
Associated Press
Actor and activist Martin Sheen, who portrays a fictional U.S. president on the television drama "The West Wing," said when he crosses from the United States to Canada he feels like he's left "the land of the lunatics."
Sheen said he was "proud" of Canada for not entering the Iraq war. The American actor has been outspoken in his opposition to the U.S.-led war.
"Every time I cross this border I feel like I've left the land of lunatics," Sheen said Saturday in Windsor, Ontario, where he was receiving an award as a Christian role model.
"You are not armed and dangerous. You do not shoot each other," Sheen said. "I always feel a bit more human when I come here."
Sheen, who plays fictional Democratic President Josiah Bartlet on the TV show, was receiving the Christian Culture Gold Medal from Assumption University. The university will offer a new scholarship in his name.
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