I'm surprised, TB
...Canada, one of those enlightened nations that always does All The Right Things, whose large bum can be viewed frequently in the window of the International Community, being waved contemptously at the lowbrow, unenlightened United States...
Relatively speaking, there's *very* little contempt for the US in Canada. Trust me on this one.
And the decision to walk a different path is not necessarily born of contempt.