WigAndFakeNose,

There has always been a segment of Canadian thought that identified with the dominant English speaking country of the time more than with Canada itself.  In the 19th and early 20th Century, that dominant country was the UK and by the 1950s it was the US.

Everyone is entitled to their personal views but such a 'colonial cringe' (as the Australians would term it) arguably is not shared by most Canadians today and certainly does not serve the collective interests of Canada and Canadians going into the upcoming NAFTA renegotiations.