It was actually the British army (that burned the White House), but Canadians always wanted the credit after the Americans burned the hell out of Toronto.
The Americans destroyed Toronto because all the Canadians had was a scorched earth strategy and they left behind a booby-trapped arsenal the Americans fell for.
Pudd'nhead Armchair History:
The USA exists because they wanted to be independent from Britain.
Canada exists because they wanted to be independent from the USA.
The USA has always wanted to invade/conquer/absorb Canada,
but all they have to do now is threaten to shut the border.
Many Quebecois still want to be independent from the rest of Canada.
Many Brits don't even believe Canada exists (as an independent country).
For that matter, Russia doesn't believe Canada exists either.