Granted, if you read the preface it’s clear that Joe cares about spelling. Nonetheless, I don’t think that caring about spelling is the sole reason for this book’s existence!

Canadian English does have a very bizarre spelling environment; the question is why? How did Canadian English develop with this mix of spelling paths; some retaining the British preferences, others with a more American-type bent. (And how many Canadians actually know that Canadian English is an independent dialect?) The mixture of these spelling styles in one common usage is pretty interesting!

I yam what I yam and I am de man to look after de fence …?

Out of interest then, why is one -se and the other -ce?

I always think it’s quite impressive how Joe (C) manages to care so much about spelling etc - admittedly as a UK citizen I forcibly add the letter ‘u’ into things like ‘colour’ and get snarky when I don’t see it over here - but my general ability to care about exact spelling isn’t that high. However if you start apostrophising (is that a word? possibly more importantly for JC, should I spell it with a z or an s?) plurals, I’ll come down on you like a ton of brick’s.