I don't think GW has a real licensing strategy other than hand it out to anyone who can afford it.

Quite a few moments like that in Pokemon. Celadon Gym in RBY has an old man sitting outside of it and talks about how he loves that its filled with women, most of the trainers in it are clearly teenage girls. Recent remakes changed his dialogue quite a bit.

I think Canadian nationalism is growing rapidly right now already, forcible annexation will only accelerate that.

Winner takes all also doesn't matter as it just needs to win within the province. 9 provinces will be Bloc Canadien and the last one will be Bloc Québécois.