As another Canadian living in the US, I think your'e blowing things way out of proportion. Canada's federal government is the most conservative it has been in

As another Canadian living in the US, I think your'e blowing things way out of proportion. Canada's federal government is the most conservative it has been in decades - but it's still far from neoconservative (at least in the sense that we know it in the US). It is still far more liberal in almost every way from either the Democrats or the Republicans. The National Post had an interesting poll: http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/11/04/canada-calls-the-u-s-election-guess-who-wins-obama-or-romney/ http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/11/04/canada-calls-the-u-s... Not scientific by any means, but it's a clear expression of Canada's political zeitgeist. We are, as a whole, way further to the left than the US, even with the Conservative Party of Canada in charge. Agreed on the VC industry though - and it's more than just seeking funding for your startup, but also strongly affects employees. It's hard to feel optimistic about going back to Canada for a cool startup gig when the cost of failure is doing IT "consulting" for IBM.