I suspect the unfortunate comments were regarding pilots background and exposure to training, as opposed to any racial implications, but of course, when one wants to criticize another, instead of an intelligent discussion, it's always easier to cry "racist", quite a popular approach in the USA these days
I always thought Canadian and American pilots were interchangeable anyways, I've known many Canadians flying for US carriers, think one I knew was a former Snowbird team member as well...never saw much difference except maybe the use of the expression "eh"...
