I didn't really understand why he's like this until I had dinner with a group of Canadians a couple of years ago. They kept apologizing for everything in the most cucked way possible. Then I realized that Canadians have this bizarre inferiority complex that affects their whole worldview.
Peterson's bizarre antics are him realizing this and attempting to come off "tough" to the American audience, but due to him being a Leafoid, he fails and just looks awkward and weak when it comes down to the nut-cut.