This is not fair ball, and often this "take, and don't give- approach can characteristically be observed from the United States in its foreign policies. Canada is reflecting many negative traits we see in American society - the byproducts of a desire to be equal to a society 10 times larger than their own.
Yet Canada's relations with the US show that they are afraid to oppose the globalization of their society. When John Diefenbaker was Prime Minister he said, "We are a power, not a puppet,"" in response to the United States attempt to get Canada to join its Organization of Americas - which would have essentially converted Canada into the 51st state of America. Canadians will allow America supremacy to push them over because they are too reliant on American culture and ideas, and fear the repercussions of saying no and disagreeing. An example is the American accidental attack on Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan. At 1:55 a.m. Afghanistan time on April 18, American F-16 pilots dropped a half-ton bomb on Canadian soldiers conducting a live-fire night exercise near Kandahar. Canadians were outraged, meanwhile, on the night of the accident, American's booed Canada's national anthem at a hockey game. Where has Canada asserted its independence in this violation of their dignity? The American reaction to the event is non-existent, as one letter to the CBC expressed, "I, like many, many other Americans am sick and tired of the comments coming out of the north." There is a lack of nationalism at the heart of the ability of Americanization to succeed. These examples clearly articulate the symmetry of the two societies. Though they appear to be conflicts, in reality, the way Canada dealt with the situation shows they are afraid of offending America, and losing a fraction of the fringe benefits from living next door to the most technologically advanced society in the modern world gives.