Canadian comedian shuts down guest who says schools in Canada have Grade 13

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Canadians are applauding a comedian who expertly shut down an American that insisted on correcting him during a set.

Michael Harrison is a New York-based comedian from Saskatchewan. A 44-second clip from his set is currently getting a lot of attention on Reddit.

On March 12, Harrison posted the video on TikTok with the caption: "An American Canadian-splaining Canada to me. What a surprise!"

In the clip, Harrison jokingly argues with an audience member.

"We don't have a 13th grade. You've been lied to, I'm sorry to correct you. Yeah, we don't have that," he says. "I'm Canadian, trust me, I'm very well aware of what our country has. We actually don't. Ontario had that a long time ago. They don't have it anymore."

"You have it," argues the woman.

"No, they don't, trust me," he says, laughing. "I hate to admit this to you, you're wrong."

@michaelharrisoncomedian An American Canadiansplaining Canada to me. What a surprise! #canada #usa #school #stubborn ♬ original sound - Michael Harrison

The audience laughs, but after the woman continues to argue, Harrison adds, "Trust me, you're wrong; you're talking to the right guy to fact-check this point with."

He then turns to the audience and says, "This is how American that woman is: 'You are wrong about your country.' This is why people don't like you guys as much when you travel to their country. Because of that."

The clip was also shared on Reddit, and Canadian Redditors were quick to chime in about Grade 13, which in Ontario was known as the Ontario Academic Credit (OAC).

The program was phased out in the early 2000s. Other parts of Canada also had similar versions of Grade 13.