Why did Tim decide not to flee to Canada?

Why didn't Tim O'Brien try to evade the draft by going to Canada? Tim O'Brien decides to go to Vietnam because he couldn't find the resolve not to or, in his own words, because he “was embarrassed not to.” In “On the Rainy River,” O'Brien contemplates running away to Canada after he is drafted.

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