[barney63]

Unfortunate - I set up a gmail for anything on this kodi instance that needs an email...
this is an example of how sometimes it's hard to be Canadian

I am back and forth between the US and Canada (in Canada now), it has nothing to do with being Canadian.  I think it is smart to set up a separate Gmail account to use the email address when you have to log in to things.  It seems like signing in through Apple, Facebook, or Google adds another level of complexity (I could be wrong).  Create a GEM account, it's easy to do.