The following Wikipedians are Canadians and admit it, and that's darned respectable:
And please! No complaining about how we're not Americans, how Americans know nothing of our country and its culture, and whatever you do, don't trade dumb American tourist stories!
Let's face it folks. We watch American TV and movies, eat American fast food, all of our hockey teams are moving to the States, and we have no military worth mentioning. It's only a matter of time before we're the 51st state...
See also: Canada/self-image
I think a clarification is in order. It's not the admitting that's respectable, but the nationality itself.