I worked with a bunch of lads from Calgary all over the world in the oilfields. Those boys are just Texans with a funny accent. They work hard, play hard, and hold their own in a fight.
Alberta is Stephen Harper, the Conservative Party and the separatist movement of western canada’s “headquarters”. AB is I believe, the only province to give Ottawa the middle finger when it comes to equalization payments aka “mafia shakedown so Quebec won’t secede” money...
When my SIL was on loan to the Royal Canadian Air Force, (flight instructor on their Orions) in Nova Scotia for 3 years - he and my daughter and their kids absolutely LOVED it. The people were super friendly and loved them as Americans - still begging them to come back.
And actually, they are thinking it might be a good idea - maybe settle up there and get dual citizenship.
In my visits up there and to PEI, I never ran across ANYONE who didn't treat us like ‘natives.”
And we should NEVER forget what they did for us and their support after 9-11.
Except for the French Quebecers - most Canadians are very like us.