dream and the canadian dream a thriving one? that s what my next guest asserts a former canadian diplomat. he s a contributor for the boston globe and clum nis for mcclains. welcome. thank you. you have a fascinating collection of data here. you point out when you lock at college degrees, 46% of americans have them, but 59% of canadians do. when you look at homeownership rates, 63% american, but 68% canadian. when you look at life expecta y expectancy, 78.7 years in america but 81.2 years this canada. so everything looks better in canada. why? it s a bit of a puzzle for us as canadians. we look to the united states as being the land of opportunity. when you start pouring through the numbers like you suggested,