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* '''[[The Great White North|The Arctic]]''', full of igloos, playful polar bears and parka-wearing Inuit, quite possibly [[Polar Bears and Penguins|penguins]], and of course cute little baby seals... at least until the polar bears and people find them. Which is awesome, eh?
 
Keep in mind that '''Canada, Eh?''' has no West Coast (besides ''all'' of British Columbia), no Prairies (besides a fairly large hunk of the middle of the country), and certainly no punishingly hot weather (except for [[Stargate City|Vancouver]]). The hot weather stops right aboot at the border (unless it presents a passport), eh!?
 
For more [[Artistic License Geography|simple-minded]] [[Viewers are Morons|types]], Canada consists of two parts, eh?:
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* Kate from ''[[Sketchbook|Sketchbook <nowiki>[[full color's]]</nowiki>]]'' comes from Canada (and for some reason writes "Canada" in kanji).
* In ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', Canada looks exactly like America except for a different hair cut (his hair is somewhat longer, and his haircurl is longer with a curl near the end - kind of like the one the Italy brothers have) is ''extremely'' quiet, [[Verbal Tic|says "Maple"]] and/or "Maple Hockey" when surprised, is constantly mistaken for his brother, America, and no one really remembers him. He is usually invisible to other nations, who sometimes think the "other presence" in the room is a ghost.
* The Canadian Gundam from ''[[G Gundam]]'' is a giant wood cutter as is its pilot. AllThe weshow getmakes tothe seecurious choice of setting the actualadventures countryin isCanada aat forestNiagara where...Falls thereand isthe Rocky Mountains, both geographical features shared with the woodUnited cutState.
* In an episode of ''[[Wandaba Style]]'', the girls traveled back in time and saw Susumu's father leave on a spaceship to the moon. With their future knowledge that Susumu's father never made it to the moon, they assume he never returned, and when they go back in the present, [[No Longer with Us|they offer Susumu their condolences]]. Susumu replies that his father was stuck in space for five years, but is alive and well and living in Canada.
* An episode of ''[[Medabots]]'' had a Canadian medafighter travel to Japan to challenge Ikki to a battle. At one point he mentions that the completely insane blizzard Ikki's town was experiencing would be seen as pretty much nothing back home.
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** Canadianman is so Canadian, he's even dressed up like the Canadian flag. He even wields an axe as his weapon.
** Kinnikuman Big Body is also Canadian. Since he was a [[Jobber]] in the original manga, various fighting games had to come up with a moveset for him. In the ''Muscle Grand Prix'' series and ''[[Kinnikuman: Muscle Fight|Muscle Fight]]'' fangame, one of his finishing moves is the Maple Leaf Clutch, a hold where he forces his opponent to pose like the Canadian flag.
* Chopper from ''[[One Piece]]''. Obviously, the actual Canada does not exist in the One Piece world, but [[Word of God|according to Oda]], his home nation of Drum Island is the [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]] equivalent of Canada. And this does fit, as he is [[Petting Zoo People|a reindeer who became humanoid]], with Drum Island seemingly an island that is eternally winter.
 
== Comic Books, Eh? ==
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* The ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]'' series, based in a surreal video game version of [[Toronto]], averts most of these stereotypes (it should be noted the author, Bryan Lee O'Malley, is Canadian himself), except for the occasional "eh." Also, American characters' dialogue will be spelled with words like "flavor," while the Canadian cast says "flavour."
** The film, with American audiences in mind, lampshades this trope in the intro, saying that the story takes place "In the faraway land of Toronto, Canada".
* [[Squirrel Girl]] is a Canadian native too (partially explaining her past with Wolverine) but [[Downplayed Trope| it is rarely mentioned]].
 
== Fan FictionWorks, Eh? ==
* The unlikely setting for Sunshine Temple's [[Fuku Fic]] ''[[The Return (fanfic)|The Return]]''.
* In ''[[XSGCOM]]'' Canada is described - admittedly in jest to simple-minded offworlders - as a [[Death World]]. ‘They say [[Four-Star Badass|[Sharp's]]] homeland is a frozen wasteland where the icy wind would cut you to the bone and where water only ever falls as snow, like it does here upon the mountaintops yonder... ‘It is said the forests there are full of ferocious beasts with huge teeth and claws called bears, and that you must prove yourself worthy by defeating one with a traditional weapon of his tribe they call a hockey stick’
* Quite a few Canadian references are present in ''[[His Lie in April]]'', the ''Your Lie in April'' alternate story fic: Kaori becomes a fan of the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders, which was instilled by a new character, her uncle Seiya, who happens to live and work in Canada; in addition, Kaori also eats (and loves) the Canadian dish called poutine.
* Played for laughs in [https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13123354/1/Jackie-Chan-Adventures-Olympian-Journey Jackie Chan Adventures: The Olympian Journey]. In Chapter 19, Hak-Fu (the Dark Hand's hammy, [[Boisterous Bruiser]] of an Enforcer) lets it slip that he is Canadian, causing the other bad guys to look at him funny. ("What?" he replies.)
 
== Film, Eh? ==
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* In ''[[The President's Analyst]]'', when the titular individual goes on the lam, along with being stalked by the FBI, the CIA and The Phone Company, he runs afoul of the Canadian intelligence service. They are very polite about abducting him and drugging him for classified info.
* Canadian cities are sometimes seen as interchangeable, even by other Canadians. For instance, the movie ''A Problem with Fear'' is set in Calgary's underground subway system. Unfortunately for the film, Calgary does not have and has never had an underground subway system; the film was shot in Montreal, as the French-language ads in the background of many shots will attest. (And to be honest, having French-language ads in a movie supposedly set in Calgary is actually weirder than inventing a subway system.)
* [[David Cronenberg]]'s films are often set in his hometown, [[Toronto]], which he naturally portrays quite realistically. A realistic Montreal crops up occasionally, too. His 1986 remake of ''The Fly'' is shot in the downtown core of Toronto, and several prominent stores are visible during some of the scenes (such as Toronto City Hall, and, when Brundle walks down the street eating a chocolate bar, he passes he most random places.
* ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]'', set in Toronto. For more on this, see the comic book entry.
* ''[[Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken]]''; Ruby and her family are able to live among humans without suspicion simply by claiming they are from Canada - it makes perfect sense to their community that Canadians have green skin and gills; even Captain Gordon (a supposed expert in marine biology) is fooled at first. But then, the [[Humans Are Morons]] Trope comes into play a ''lot'' in this story.
 
== Literature, Eh? ==
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== Professional Wrestling, Eh? ==
* Oddly enough, [[Professional Wrestling]] completely averts this trope (well, ''almost'' completely; after all, [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] did have a [[Heel]] mountie in full dress uniform for a while; ironically, WWE wasn't allowed to use him in Canada at all), even though they embrace every single other stereotypical ethnic trope out there. This may be because half the wrestlers in North America (at least the well-known ones) are from either Canada or Texas. In fact, professional wrestling may be the only form of popular fictional entertainment where Canadians can be portrayed as jerks or outright evil.
** No irony about the Mountie - the uniform is trademarked.
** While [[Chris Benoit]], in the latter period of his career when he usually played a face, was often described (truthfully) as "residing in Atlanta, Georgia", shows in Canada always reverted to describing him as being from Canada. Benoit himself tried to hide his Canadian accent on the mic (usually straining to say "uh-BOUT" rather than "uh-boat").
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== Video Games, Eh? ==
* ''[[Kingdom of Loathing]]'' features the zone Little Canadia, as well as the effect "Canadianity", which randomly adds 'eh?' and changes 'about' to 'aboot' in chat.
** A donation of $10 USD will get you a Mr. Accessory, often abbreviated to "Mr. A". $10 Canadian, on the other hand, will net you a "Mr. Eh?" which gives a bonuses to your stats based on the current exchange rate between the Canadian and American Dollars. Sadly, the KoL people have said that in the event that the Canadian Dollar is worth more than the American one (as it briefly was infor recenta couple of years), the bonuses granted by the Mr. Eh? will not exceed those granted by the Mr. A.
* In the ''[[Advance Wars]]'' series, Blue Moon resembles Canada about as much as it does Russia. Its national anthem, sung by Olaf in one of his winquotes, starts out "O, Blue Moon, my home and native land..."
* The Judge's brother in ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]'' is Canadian, or at least has a Canadian accent. He occasionally replaces his 'u's with 'oo's or uses the stereotypical 'eh' and is also a fan of hockey. The first time he shows up, he calls Phoenix a hoser. Mia's inner monologue comments that he sounds Canadian, if the player couldn't tell from the (text only) context. This is because the Judge's brother trained at a law school in Canada.
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* ''[[Combat Mission|Combat Mission: Shock Force]]'' features the [[Canucks With Chinooks|Canadian Forces]] as a playable faction in the NATO expansion pack.
* ''[[Champions Online]]'' has a perpetually snowbound zone about half the size of New York City, populated by Native Americans, snow beasts, dinosaurs, aliens and militia members, which is alleged to be Canada. Some players took to calling it "The Small White North".
* [[Older Than NES]] classic ''[[Miner 2049er]]'' features Bounty Bob, a fat Mounty exploring a uranium mine in the Yukon.
 
== Web Comics, Eh? ==
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** Other than that, there are more references to where the show originated. In ''Take This Ed and Shove It'', Jimmy's job was a lumberjack, and he wore a cap with a maple leaf on it.
** In one scene of ''Who's Minding the Ed?'' Ed was dressed in what was supposedly a hockey uniform, which is actually a hockey jersey, a scuba mask, socks tied around his neck, shorts, and one of the shoes on his feet is a sandal, while he was holding a ''tennis racket''.
* In ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and& Mandy]]'' episode ''Test of Time'', [[Cloudcuckoolander|Billy]], [[Heroic Sociopath|Mandy]], and [[Black and Nerdy|Irwin]] are studying book reports. Mandy had ''Drums of the American Revolution'', Irwin had ''The Canadian Revolution'', and Billy had ''A Not-So-Brief History of Time''. While Billy was goofing off and not studying at all, Irwin called him on the phone 3 times. The first time, Billy was eating pie and Irwin was dressed as a Mountie. The second time, Billy was watching a monster truck show and Irwin was dressed as a lumberjack. The third time, Billy was taking a bath, and Irwin, oddly enough, instead of wearing an outfit stereotyping Canadian culture, wore a Little Bo Peep outfit.
{{quote|'''Billy''': Do you know what language they speak in Canada?}}
** In "The Secret Snake Club", Lake Ontario was the home of the legendary 8&nbsp;km long snake Shnissugah, who would protect the nerds from bullies by swallowing them whole. {{spoiler|It turns out that Shnissugah isn't as mighty as the Secret Snake Club thought as it is 8 ''cm'' long, and can't eat the cool kids because Shnissugah says they're full of "trans-fatty acids".}}
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** Canadian references are found all through the Total Drama series, particularly in locale-specific ''[[Total Drama World Tour]]''. Also found in ''6teen'', or really any cartoon from maker ''[[Fresh TV]]''.
* In the ''[[Kick Buttowski]]'' episode "Luigi Vendetta", Kick is tired of [[Big Brother Bully|Brad]] messing with him, so Kick was suggested to go to Foggetaboodit, an Italian-Canadian restaurant where he meets Luigi. He is Italian, but his henchpeople are Canadian stereotypes.
* In an episode ofthe ''[[Kim Possible]]'' episode "Job Unfair", a top secret Canadian spy {{spoiler|who's actually Joe the Janitor introduced earlier}} ends his explanation speech with "eh", but it's delivery makes it sound like it's mocking the trope.
** Kim also uses the trope earlier in the episode, commenting "Canada, eh?" when she's told that Drakken is in Canada.
* The Blizzarians in ''[[Storm Hawks]]''. "Who needs all that dirt and rock when you can have nice, cold snow, eh?" The show was made in Canada, so it was probably tongue-in-cheek.
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* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' has a pancake restaurant called Paul Bunyan's. Its jingle:
{{quote|''"Paaaaaaul Bunyan's! Where the food is good!"'' "But not ''too'' good, eh?"}}
* In an episode of ''[[El Tigre]]'', White Pantera gets depressed and can do nothing but lie on the couch and watch "Canadian soap operas". ("Don't talk to me abootabout love!")
* The ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short "Fresh Hare" shows a rather fat and bumbling version of Elmer Fudd (as Bugs' foil, of course) as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
 
== Other, Eh? ==
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