If someone in Canada is truly several times more productive than anyone in the U.S., some U.S. company will offer them several times more money than any Canadia

If someone in Canada is truly several times more productive than anyone in the U.S., some U.S. company will offer them several times more money than any Canadian company will. This is the down-side of having our economy linked so closely with that of the U.S.. They poach our best talent aggressively. If politics lets us turn the tables for a few years, that's great, but it's not going to make us a superpower.