“He’s so Canadian” likely refers to the stereotype that Canadian people tend to be very nice and apologize a lot

Edit: didn’t see the other reply, but it’s pretty much the same idea

Pencils are dangerous in space—they can cause fires. Also, the “space pens” were not developed with taxpayer money but instead by a private company, and they actually saved NASA a lot as they bought them for dollars instead of hundreds or thousands as they did with pencils.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-n...