By Lijing Cao ( April 4, 2025, 10:39 AM EDT) -- The United States has long been a global leader in attracting top talent, particularly in fields such as health care, technology and entrepreneurship. Canada’s decades-long struggle with brain drain, characterized by losing its top talent to the United States, has posed challenges to the country’s growth and innovation. Canada only ranks sixth among the seven G7 nations in labour productivity. With the recent paradigm shift in its relationship with the United States, Canada’s weak productivity and heavy reliance on trade with the United States makes it vulnerable to resist the multifaceted aggressions from our southern neighbour....