I think, if I may jump in....there were a lot of hard feelings when Mandee left. She posted a list of people she didn't like and that may have upset a few people. She was crass and rude to many here when she was a member the last time.
Now having said that, in the past she would throw out a rude comment, only to have people respond to her rudely, which lead to a chain of rudeness. I'd like to think that people have grown up and decided to act their age, but I've already seen two signatures (1 insulting canadians, followed by one insulting americans) which makes me think that nothing has changed on either side.
If that's the case, then Freddie, I think your dream of people getting along with each other is likely to not happen. However, if both sides do the right thing and act appropriately, or just choose to ignore each other, things may work out.