Both sides have seen significant industrial decline but the American side much worse, as I believe it was more industrialized to begin with. Moreover, there are

Both sides have seen significant industrial decline but the American side much worse, as I believe it was more industrialized to begin with. Moreover, there are not a lot of geographic alternatives on the Canadian side in comparison. Western New York has been decimated by de-industrialization whereas Niagara on the Canadian side is on the orbital fringe of the economic powerhouse of Toronto, essentially the NYC of Canada.