Here’s one source which mentions this same tendency in the word “father” (same sound, in general, as “not/got”):
“The [ɑ] vowel of the word [ˈfɑðɹ̩] is unrounded in most dialects of English, though in Canadian English it is often rounded at least a little.”
I never knew having the right accent was so important for porn.
I used to think it was a myth too, but I actually met a woman who said “aboot” once. She was a Bank of Montreal employee in Waterloo, Ontario. I was thunderstruck; it was like seeing a unicorn working at McDonald’s.
That should be “poorn”, to meet the Canadian content rules. 
ahem
On a oublié la traduction obligatoire!
I’m confused; are you not aware that people in the rest of Canada do in fact have a rather distinct accent that is generally pretty similar across most of English-speaking Canada? We DO say “about” differently. No ,it’s not quite “aboot,” but to American ears it’s very close.
I mean, I know it’s OUR accent, but we do have one. Everyone has an accent.
And of course, the traditional Prairie pronunciation of whore: hoore.
That’s how we said it too in the 70s in southern Ontario, till we got edumacated.
Then there’s the pasta, Mazda pronunciation where Canadians sound both vowels the same, as in Santa, where as Americans rhyme the first a with saw, or paw.
Sorry about that.
“Le moaaaaan…”
Remember the dubbing scene from Jésus de Montréal? NSFW!!
In fairness to the Americans who say we say “aboot”, there is a clear difference in the way Canadians and Americans pronounce “poor” and “roof.”
To me, Americans pronounce those words as “pore” and “ruff.” I assume they hear us saying “pooooor” and “rooooof”.
Reason (where the heck is the number sign on a MAC keyboard?) 173 why I don’t want to move back to Toronto. I’ve become quite attached to the dozens of different accents that surround me in the UK.
The pronunciation of “roof” varies in the USA. “Roof” in the Canadian style, with the same OO sound as “Booth,” is actually more common in the northeast and Mid-Atlantic. The further south and west you go the more you hear “ruff.”
North Dakotans in my experience say “ruff” and “pore”.
Interesting decision from the Supreme Court: man Who Poked Holes in Condoms Guilty of Sexual Assault.
Seems pretty consistent with the Court’s cases about HIV positive people committing an assault if they have sex without disclosing their status.
Pierre Karl Péladeau is now running as a PQ candidate in Saint Jérome. Meanwhile, he pledges that his media empire will maintain its ‘editorial independence’.
Somehow, I can’t see Sun Media supporting the PQ. I cannot say the same for Peladeau’s Quebec-based media, but I don’t think English-language Sun papers and TV will be anything but neutral, at best.
At any rate, this will be an election to watch. How will the PQ’s proposed “Charter of Values” affect voters’ decisions? If there is a majority PQ government, how long will it be before Quebec holds another referendum? Will the question accord with the Clarity Act, or will it somehow skirt that? Or will the PQ be handed another minority government? Or will the Liberals win, even a minority? I don’t think anybody at this point can answer those questions. All we can do right now is watch and see.
If you’d read further, you mightn’t be confused.
I later qualified to JKellyMap what I’d stated.