My thoughts concerning the independently controlled canard are basically this.

Explore the use of independent control of canard as follows:

Fly fixed baseline canard & observe roll rates (main wing control only)
Configure the same aircraft with independently controlled canards & observe effect

It should be a fun experiment in control

On a side note:
The FSW pitch oscillations were basically due to lack of control surface, with the addition of control area, the plane settled down nicely.

Bmattews, I think you nailed it well… I am speculating that the effect of having independently controlled canards will be minimal due to the lack of moment arm of the control surface (rotating axis).. at best... I feel it will be fun to explore the concept.

If I can take away a visual improvement in rate I think the experiment will be a success