When things go wrong, people often joke and blame Canada.
blame Canada
idiomA catch phrase for shifting attention away from a problem or serious social issue by humorously laying responsibility on Canada.
Origin
first recorded 20th c.From “Blame Canada”, a song from the satirical 1999 film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.
Instead of fixing the actual policy issues, the politicians just blame Canada to distract the angry voters.
Rather than accepting accountability for the systemic failure of the project, the committee chose to blame Canada, a deflection that amused the public but solved nothing.