That's an automatic disqualification from first place, guys.... you've had opportunities to spin them off and failed. Then there's the matter of the Star Wars Kid and his litiguous parents. ...and taxes.... ...and funny money.... ...and no more Maple Leaf Gardens.... ...SARS.... ...Trippy Power Grid.... ...a true moron for a PM (W is smarter, unfortunately for you guys).....
...but I do travel often to Canada. The people are pretty cool, Toronto is like a turned-around Chicago, and Niagara is much cooler on the Canadian side. West Edmonton Mall, Vancouver, and cheap (if sometimes shabby) health care. Plus you guys don't force low-flow toilets on your population.
But still, the US has the title and will keep it, at least for a while. Is that arrogant? Maybe, but only to those unwilling to accept our obvious superiority