They also painted the circle around the star much wider (and the star much smaller) to emphasise the difference.
Most Canadian troops REALLY hated having the US insignia on their vehicles - remember that the No. 1 threat/invasion scenario (from the War of 1812, through the Fenian Raids up until the US actually entered the war in 1941) was an American invasion of Canada and to this day the quickest way to recieve a fist in the mouth is to call a Canadian soldier a 'yank'.
Nothing personal, y'unnerstand - we just aren't and don't want to be Americans.
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