I have to say that from my small experience, the difference between the US and Canada, at least from a tourist's point of view, is like night and day (or day and night). As soon as you cross the border from the US into Canada, everything slows down, and I'm not just talking about the traffic. People have different attitudes. In fact, Sandra and I felt that (apart from the funny accents) we were home again. Canada and Zild have a lot in common, culturally, apart from the coppers being called odd things like "Mounties".
Now this is not meant to imply a criticism of the US. I merely report that there are marked differences between the two countries. At least in Ontario. Sorry Bel, couldn't possibly comment about Quebec, although I suspect ....
Of course, if Dubya has never been to Canada (or maybe even if he has), he wouldn't be aware of that, any more than he would know if he'd crossed the border into Mexico - "What was that funny fence we just tripped over in South Texas?"
