Fascinating. As a Canadian, I certainly appreciate the commonalities between areas north and south of the border. (Of course, I am unsure whether I agree, but it is food for thought. Quebec, e.g., labelled as part of New France, may be liberal in some areas but is decidedly us-or-them in others, straining to wholly intolerant of those who even appear to be anything other than "pure laine" (pure wool).)