Too close for some people's comfort Those who think Canadians are manifestly distinct from the folks next door may be disappointed by a new study Terry O'Neill - February 27, 2006 The drumstick of Canadian nationalism beats with predictable regularity on the head of Uncle Sam. Ask many Canadians to define their country, and chances are they'll do so by contrasting it, superiorly, to the United States. As former prime minister Paul Martin put it during the election campaign, while his attack ads were busy painting Tory leader Stephen Harper as "[George] Bush's new best friend," Canadians see America as...