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* '''Not Toronto''': Icier hellhole, eh? More syrup, French people, moose, beavers, Moonties (again, clones) and people who say eh, eh? And frequently called [[Inherently Funny Words|Moose Jaw, Flin Flon,]] [[Unfortunate Names|Dildo, Swastika, Asbestos]], and so on, eh?

Eeeeeh, Canadians [[South Park|eat nothing but Kraft Dinner]] (which is Canadian for "macaroni and cheese"), Tim Hortons, donuts, poutine<ref>French fries with cheese curds, and enough gravy to partially melt the cheese</ref>, and <s>Canadian</s>back bacon, eh? Anglophone Canadians all speak with a stereotyped [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/~~West/~~Central_Canadian_English~~ West/Central Canadian English] accent, putting "eh" [[Verbal Tic|at the end of questions or affirmations]], and prominently raising the "ou" in aboot every word containing it, eh?

Eeeeeh, Canadians [[South Park|eat nothing but Kraft Dinner]] (which is Canadian for "macaroni and cheese"), Tim Hortons, donuts, poutine<ref>French fries with cheese curds, and enough gravy to partially melt the cheese</ref>, and <s>Canadian</s>back bacon, eh? Anglophone Canadians all speak with a stereotyped [[wikipedia:West/Central Canadian English|West/Central Canadian English]] accent, putting "eh" [[Verbal Tic|at the end of questions or affirmations]], and prominently raising the "ou" in aboot every word containing it, eh?

Our army consists of a guy with a BB gun mounted on a moose, our air force a paper airplane<ref>And [[Too Cool to Live|the Avro Arrow]]</ref>. [[Berserk Button|Never forget]], eh!, and our navy a guy in a canoe with a slingshot, eh?

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== Fan Fiction, Eh? ==

* The unlikely setting for Sunshine Temple's [[Fuku Fic]] ''[[The Return (Fanfic)|The Return]]''.

* In ''[[XSGCOM (Fanfic)|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’

* In ''[[XSGCOM (Fanfic)|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’

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* ''[[Rumble in The Bronx]]''. The Bronx apparently has a mountain range. (It was shot in Vancouver, BC.)

* ''[[The Whole Nine Yards]]'' averts this, taking place in Montreal because it was filmed there, but generally lacking in Canadian stereotypes, except for Bruce Willis's rant about how Canadians put mayonnaise on hamburgers.

* ''Taking Lives'' is an American thriller set for no particular reason in Quebec City, which you can tell because everyone speaks French from France and there's an establishing shot of the [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/Chateau_Frontenac~~ Château Frontenac]. Having the Chateau Frontenac in Montreal is the equivalent of showing the Statue of Liberty in Washington.

* ''Taking Lives'' is an American thriller set for no particular reason in Quebec City, which you can tell because everyone speaks French from France and there's an establishing shot of the [[wikipedia:Chateau Frontenac|Château Frontenac]]. Having the Chateau Frontenac in Montreal is the equivalent of showing the Statue of Liberty in Washington.

* In ''[[The Presidents 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.)

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'''Customs Officer''': Nah. It's pretty obvious. }}

* Subverted in ''[[Due South]]'' in which all of Canada's officials are irritated by how polite and upstanding Mountie Benton Fraser is.

** In real life, sometimes the RCMP aren't that [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/Robert_Dziekanski_Taser_incident~~ polite and upstanding]. And during the [[Red Scare]] the RCMP did many, many things that were questionable. Such as inventing a [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/Fruit_machine~~ "Fruit Machine"] to try to identify homosexuals, whom they felt could be blackmailed by the KGB to reveal state secrets. Yes, really.

** In real life, sometimes the RCMP aren't that [[wikipedia:Robert Dziekanski Taser incident|polite and upstanding]]. And during the [[Red Scare]] the RCMP did many, many things that were questionable. Such as inventing a [[wikipedia:Fruit machine|"Fruit Machine"]] to try to identify homosexuals, whom they felt could be blackmailed by the KGB to reveal state secrets. Yes, really.

* Parodied in the Rick Mercer's ''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]'' sketch (and eventual special) "Talking To Americans", in which he interviewed American citizens, playing off their ill-conceived notions of what life is like in Canada (i.e. asking people if they would visit "Canada's national igloo", making them believe the Canadian time zones run on 20-hour clocks, convincing them that moose are being pelted with Tim Hortons Timbits, having them think Canada goes through a period of nocturnal darkness every year, etc.) One of his favorite traps is to try and get U.S. politicians to say that Toronto is the national capital.

* Another Rick Mercer production, ''[[Made in Canada]]'': Inverted whenever dealing with characters who are American. Often Americans are portrayed as dumb, culture-unaware, and occasionally gun-loving. The Vice President of NBC is a good example of being a Fake American when Richard visits Los Angeles. But then, Canadian show business is no better.

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* Northern Idenau in the fantasy satire ''[[The Fourth]].''

* [[MAGISA]] -- In this comic, a [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119674 school shooting occurs in an unnamed school in Toronto].

* ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' has had guest appearances by the comically sinister Rogue Canadian Scientists (in a [[Shout Out]] to Wolverine's backstory in the X-Men) as well as the Saskatchewanian Sasquatch from Saskatoon.

* ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' has had guest appearances by the comically sinister Rogue Canadian Scientists (in a [[Shout-Out]] to Wolverine's backstory in the X-Men) as well as the Saskatchewanian Sasquatch from Saskatoon.

* Calamities of Nature comments on how [http://calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=198 Canadian currency shamelessly copies American currency].

* [http://beatonna.livejournal.com/ Kate Beaton], whose webcomics focus mostly on historical leaders and political figures, is from Canada and has plenty of strips about it. Who knew that John Diefenbaker could be funny? See [http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=250 this one] in particular for Canadian stereotypes.

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== Web Original, Eh? ==

* Captain Canada! at [[Super Hero School|Whateley Academy]] in the [[Whateley Universe]] pretty much runs on this trope whenever he tries to psyche himself up to use his powers. The other Canadian students ''hate'' him for this.

* Captain Canada! at [[Super-Hero School|Whateley Academy]] in the [[Whateley Universe]] pretty much runs on this trope whenever he tries to psyche himself up to use his powers. The other Canadian students ''hate'' him for this.

* Arkada of the [[Desu Des Brigade]] enjoys playing up his nationality, to the point of [[Memetic Mutation]] where he's claimed for being responsible for holding Narwal population in check by punching out the huge beast to make [[Rule of Funny|peanut butter from their skulls]]

* [[Loading Ready Run]] does a Canada Day special once per year. Some specials will be in-jokes directed at their countrymen, but others play on Canadian stereotypes for laughs:

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