I would imagine it is because Canada was largely worthless (compared to the all of our southern neighbours) until the 20th century. In order to make money off o

I would imagine it is because Canada was largely worthless (compared to the all of our southern neighbours) until the 20th century. In order to make money off of Canada long term infrastructure and colonial operations were necessary which meant the need for a strong government, compared to Mexico and much of South America which were much easier to plunder by their colonial overloads without as much investment.