Canadians have had that inferiority complex for as long as I can remember. They're the "who give's a shit" neighbor to America that nobody ever talks about. They go to extremes to look like this country that's "nice" which we all know, is a crock of bullshit. Virtuous people don't have to remind you of it every 5 minutes.
They know they'll never compete with America so they do other things to try and get noticed. For instance, they make wacky, crude monuments like "The world's biggest nickel" or "The world's biggest hockey stick" lol its embarrassing.
http://www.readersdigest.ca/travel/canada/canadas-10-biggest-things/3/ --- 25 tacky canada monuments
Ikr? I really like that this is the case.