Why America Grew Rich While Canada Got Left Behind

Why America Grew Rich While Canada Got Left Behind: two neighbours with the longest border on Earth, the same language, laws inherited from Britain and more natural resources than almost anyone. In 2011, measured in US dollars, the average Canadian actually produced more than the average American. Today, in those same dollars, Canada produces about as much per person as Mississippi, America's poorest state, and the Bank of Canada itself has called it an emergency. So why is Canada falling behind? And why is America so rich, right next door?