[Dont Tread On Me Eh?]

unlike, say, New York City or Detroit, whose residents found out the hard way that lots of their power comes from Canada

It was the other way, around, actually - Canadians (Ontarians) found out the hard way that their power is interconnected with grids south of the border. Remember, the focus for Thursday's blackout is in Ohio right now, not anywhere in Canada.

[new cruelty]