Statistics are like bikinis.
What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. These statements, as I am sure most of your readers will agree, are completely untrue. The healthy, vibrant, and expanding high-tech sector in the Ottawa valley is certainly a testament to the Canadian ethic of entrepreneurship and the rewards that certainly are reaped in this country when one takes initiative and works hard. As for the portrayal of irresponsible governments on wild spending sprees, years of public-sector cutbacks, layoffs, and recent tax cuts at both provincial and federal levels certainly don't bear this out. Overall, perhaps the financial reward of working in the U.S. is greater than that available in Canada.