The Franchise Law Journal is a respected collection of franchising news, published seasonally by the American Bar Association. Franchise lawyer Peter Dillon was recently featured in the winter 2017 edition for his article Canada: It’s Like Watching A Car Crash in Slow Motion. With homage to the writings of Robert Service, this article examines the current state of the developing franchise jurisprudence in Canada, and posits that there are other queer happenings in the land of the midnight sun.