When they are matched against opponents from their own country, they intentionally forfeit the game to let each other gain higher scores, while also leaving more time for the next match.
Canadians are Cheaters!
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On behalf the Canadian contingent I would like to apologize to anyone who felt this was "cheating". This strategy was conceived with the intent of maximizing team resources and optimization of clock usage and was not intended to be perceived as cheating. You have to admit it is awfully inefficient to play against your own country when you could be using that precious time to play opponents. Most Canadian team members has now been asked through chat to refrain from using this strategy.