Fair Play - Canada vs. U.S.

An issue in the news here is the softwood lumber dispute. The U.S. continues to impose heavy duties on our softwood lumber despite repeated decisions by the NAFTA dispute resolution tribunal that these duties are unfair and contravene the treaty. This tribunal orders the U.S. to return the $5 billion so far collected, but Washington continues to refuse.
There is a difference between Americans and Canadians when it comes to fair play, and I've lived long enough to recognize the difference. (It helps that I lived in the U.S. for a time.) True, many Americans are fair and many Canadians are not, but on the whole, we come out on the better side. Americans call it "playing hard ball". Never mind the rules, never mind fairness, winning is the name of the game. "We have the economic muscle, we have the guns, tough titty".
The following may be considered trivial in comparison, but it is indicative of a mind set. Several Octobers ago the Yankees were playing the Orioles, I believe it was, in the playoffs. Derek Jeter hit the ball out to the right field fence. Dave Martinez was standing at the base of the wall with his glove raised to make the catch when a boy reached out from the stands and deflected the ball into the stands. It was declared a home run. The Orioles protested vigourously to no avail. It was the wrong decision but that's not the point here. The boy was declared a hero by the fans. He was interviewed by the media. At a following game, a group of fans held aloft a sign saying "We love that kid". American fair play? Sportsmanship?