I’m curious as to how you have come to the conclusion that Canada was born from one unified culture and political tradition. Pre or post 1760?
Except for Quebec (and native peoples), Canada has historically been British through-and-through - language, culture, religion, law.
Issues between Quebec/Francophones and the rest of Canada have existed for centuries, which is why even in Federal Canada and with 200+ years to work at it, there are still issues - and that is why the idea of “transfer payments” is hardly a solution to solving EMU problems.