Sorry Mr. Lacavera . . you (and other) capitalists are wishing for an entrepreneurial Canada that will not/cannot exist.  The harsh reality is that Canada chose, after WW II, to embrace universal healthcare and many other inclusive government welfare programs, many of which are now enshrined under the Charter of Rights. The trade-off, perhaps not fully identified at the time, is that real entrepreneurship in Canada would be disemboweled in order for social equity to prosper.  You  can't have it both ways . . . the  differences between the Canadian and the US economies are primary case studies for this mutual exclusivity. Like you, I wish Canada would embrace and nurture its inner-entrepreneur, but unfortunately Canadians (Germans/Swedes/Japanese/etc) will never allow the ravenous conditions (starvation, poverty, destitution)  that must be present as motivation for true entrepreneurs to claw their way upward. Your and Mr. Satchu's frustration will be eternal, I'm afraid.