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Meaning: (US,US politics,idiomatic,humorous)Acatch phraseforshiftingattentionaway from aproblemorserioussocialissuebyhumorouslylayingresponsibilityonCanada.[from c. 1999.]2004,The Mockingbird Foundation, comp.,ThePhishCompanion: A Guide to the Band and Their Music, 2nd edition, San Francisco, Calif.:Backbeat Books,→ISBN, page113:So, if you don't like this performance,blame Canada!2007November 14, Lewis Lazare, “Ads are ‘sno’ big deal; Reebok spot gives Bears chance to sparkle”, inChicago Sun-Times:We surely can'tblame Canada.Nike, we suspect, is where we must point the finger for what has become the somewhat too familiar norm in television advertising put forth by major global sporting goods brands. As we all know by now, it was Nike and the agency's longtime marketing partnerWieden+Kennedyin Portland, Ore., that became famous for delivering a steady stream of soft-sell advertising that sold mood, atmosphere and brand image with minimal reference to the actual goods a particular television commercial might have been created to push.2013April 22, “hopefulmom11”, “Blame Canada?”, inWhat to Expect: Pregnancy and Parenting, Every Step of the Way[1], archived fromthe originalon1 October 2015:Basically, instead of blaming the U.S. government or society or poor parenting for the way our children behave (poorly), we'll justblame Canada. Everything is Canada's fault.2015October 9, Siobhan Smith, “9 things couples in healthy relationships probably do – and it’s OK”, inWOW247[2], archived fromthe originalon14 November 2015:Blame their partner for something bad that happened[…]It really depends on the circumstances for this one. If the something bad that happened was your dog getting run over, by your partner, then they might deserve to be blamed for it. Especially if they were drunk at the time. This doesn't necessarily mean you’re in an unhealthy relationship. Sometimes people are at fault. And if in doubt, justblame Canada.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seeblame,Canada.2005,Howard F. Lyman, Glen Merzer, Joanna Samorow-Merzer, “Is Mad Cow here to Stay?”, inNo More Bull!: The Mad Cowboy Targets America's Worst Enemy, Our Diet, New York, N.Y.:Scribner,→ISBN, pages22–23:A few days after the sick Holstein was identified, Dr. DeHaven announced that the cow had been part of a herd of seventy-four cattle shipped from Alberta, Canada, more than two years earlier.[…]The National Cattlemen's Beef Association immediately resorted to ablame-Canada-first strategy, suggesting that U.S. trading partners should now reopen their borders to unfairly maligned American beef.2009, Jeff Rose-Martland,Game Misconduct,[Raleigh, N.C.]:Lulu,→ISBN, page83:So even if we were letting these people into Canada, and I'm not saying that's true, shouldn't the Yanks be keeping them out of the US anyway?[…]It seems like every time the US can't get its act together, instead of looking at themselves to solve the problem, theyblame Canada.
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