Please remember that hie is a Canuck. As a yank who has lived in Ontario for most of my adult life, I can assure you that there are some fundamental differences between the two countries that one cannot appreciate unless one has studied and reflected on both closely.
I can assure Americans that his suggestion would make sense in the Canadian context. I can also assure Canadians that his suggestion does not make sense in the American context.
I can also assure Canadians that they, on average, spend too much time thinking about other countries—if Nations were a family, Canada would be an annoying big sister.
On the other hand,Americans need to be aware that there are other people who are North Americans, the North American countries are fairly closely linked, and the junior partners will necessarily spend much more time fretting about the senior partner than the senior partner the juniors. A comparison has been made to an elephant and mouse sleeping next to each other—slight changes will not affect the elephant much, but they may affect the mouse greatly.
Good perspective. Bravo.