15 Canadian things America should trade for to form a pop culture super team

6. Jason Segel for Ryan Reynolds

I mean, would Canada notice if we just quietly traded out Ryan Reynolds for Jason Segel? The two actors are both likable funny guys. They’ve traded in their likeability for both inoffensive roles (Segel in the Muppets and Reynolds in The Proposal).

Both have also created some more decidedly “blue” projects for themselves. Witness Segel’s, uh, very upfront performance in 2008’s Forgetting Sarah Marshall. And no self-respecting pop culture nerd could forget Reynolds’ turn as foul-mouthed superhero Deadpool only last year.

But, if we’re looking for some real Canadian-ness, then Reynolds is serving it up like a fast-order cook. Yes, it’s true that he often lives and works in Hollywood, California, like many English-speaking actors. However, Reynolds was born and grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. Two of his brothers are Canadian police officers, including one is who a real life member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (a.k.a., the Mounties).

It doesn’t stop there, however. Reynolds got his acting start on Canadian television, including his first role in 1991 on Hillside, a teen soap opera produced in Canada. He also dated Canadian singer Alanis Morissette for a few years, which must have briefly created a nexus of famous Canadian artistry.

Segel, meanwhile, would fit in just fine with the Canadian film industry. After all, numerous films and television shows undertake production in or near Vancouver. Even episodes of The X-Files that were set in the desert were actually filmed in British Columbia. Set dressers simply (or may not-so-simply) painted some local hills red to mimic those found in Arizona.