Similar to Mr. Van Kesteren's comment, I do agree that there are aspects of the stereotypical Canadian attitude that are not necessarily conducive to successful entrepreneurship. But that is a generalization that is very often not true.
And I do think there is great reason for optimism, because there are places in Canada where the attitude that is maybe generally lacking is certainly found in abundance. Kitchener-Waterloo.... Drive half an hour west of here to Kanata and get off the highway. Ten years ago there was nothing there. If you asked a business person, “What's Ottawa?”, they'd say, “I don't know what happens in Ottawa”. And now there's a very vibrant, exciting technology community there, and in Quebec, around Montreal, in the life sciences sector.
So we have these cores surrounding successful companies, universities where there's a growing culture of entrepreneurship. Look, it took 40 years for Silicon Valley to turn into what it is. It started in the seventies. We only started here in the nineties. So by having only half as much time, we're doing okay.