Maybe the worst cardboard ever used in a mainstream set was 1990 Fleer baseball. I would assume this Canadian is no different than the American counterpart I have. The cards have always been hard to separate because the edges are weird.
I'm going to reevaluate how I collect after the new year. It's just getting way too expensive for the new stuff. Sometimes I just want to buy a pack, not a whole box or even blaster.