From what I have seen and experienced Canadian entrepreneurs are mostly good at:

1- bringing in Americans consultants who soon enough procure themselves an equity position and become CFOs, VPs of sales, operations whatever
then either
2- get low on cash when all the expertise, contacts and  channels of said American consultant does not materialize or
3- sell at the first sight of American competition or bid because selling fast and cashing in is preferable to competing and god forbid a Canadian company stays Canadian and goes global 
#3 has the added benefit that the sold Canadian company wins an award for being the best ‘Canadian’ business the year after and its now-cash rich, but company-less founder is congratulated and feted for being such a successful ‘entrepreneur.’

What a joke.

And I am dead serious.