Netherlands/Canada, sometimes abbreviated NedCan, NetCan or CanNeth is a pairing involving the characters of Canada and the Netherlands. Despite never interacting in the manga or anime, the countries are known to have one of the closest international relationships in the world, stemming mainly from Canada's role in the Liberation of the Netherlands during World War II. Canadian forces moved through the Netherlands, retaking cities from German forces as they went, while the Canadian air force delivered food into the still-blockaded provinces. Once the last Germans had surrendered, the Canadians moved in and began rapidly distributing much-needed food and supplies. As a "thank you", the Dutch people sent thousands of tulips, the national flower of the Netherlands, to Ottawa every May. The gi