First I will say that I am a Dual Citizen of Canada and the U.S. and I love both countries dearly. If and when I am able I will spend half my time in each country. I agree with the thought that both Canada and the U.S. are too large to have a single homogeneous "style". But I would like to add a couple of personal observations. I think that it is sad that Ontarians seem to consider themselves to epitomize Canadian culture in general. By and large they tend to ignore Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Western Canada. (I won't get into the Quebec issue) For the most part they are more influenced by U.S. culture than anywhere else. This is only natural as 80% of the Canadian population is less than 100 miles from the U.S. Border and a large percent of their media is from the U.S. Not wanting to accept this, they hang onto a few little variations in their speech and attitudes so as not to seem totally "American". But the truth is that other regions of Canada and (and the U.S.) are more distinct than Ontario, such as NFLD, NS, Alberta.....Boston, NY, Texas, New Orleans, etc. I don't think that we should interpret subject matter, and minor variations in accent or word choice to exemplify a "style". Most Americans did not realize that Ian and Sylvia, Gordon Lightfoot and Neil Young were even Canadians when they first heard them. To me a "style" should be completely recognizable and distinctly different, not just our own little variations and interpretations of a main style.