Not just southern Canada*, it's quite common all over. It's not (usually) any sort of hatred, but there's a common belief that Canadians are most often defined by how we're different from Americans. When asked why Canada is so great, they'll say things that highlight the differences, like health care, less guns, gay marriage, etc. :)
Politicians who are too friendly towards the USA are generally less popular, and have to tone it down to get elected. Those who are very antagonistic towards the USA have similar but much smaller problems, along the lines of "why are you making the USA hate us! Don't you know how much cross-border trade you're putting at risk?!"
The USA is Canada's biggest trading partner, and Canada is the USA's biggest oil supplier, but the two countries certainly like to have little spats.
* interestingly, 90% of Canada's population is less than 60 miles from the USA border!
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Date: 2007-05-31 04:38 pm (UTC)Politicians who are too friendly towards the USA are generally less popular, and have to tone it down to get elected. Those who are very antagonistic towards the USA have similar but much smaller problems, along the lines of "why are you making the USA hate us! Don't you know how much cross-border trade you're putting at risk?!"
The USA is Canada's biggest trading partner, and Canada is the USA's biggest oil supplier, but the two countries certainly like to have little spats.
* interestingly, 90% of Canada's population is less than 60 miles from the USA border!