Canada attracts the brightest immigrants according to Maclean's report

To mark Canada's 144th anniversary on July 1st, Maclean's Magazine published a list of 10 reasons why it's the best time ever to be Canadian.  Reasons include that Canada leads the way in medical research, is more peaceful than Switzerland and Australia, and has the world's highest golf participation.  Also according to the Maclean's report, we're more entrepreneurial than the U.S.A., have the roomiest homes on earth, and (not surprisingly, given the previous reasons) attract the brightest immigrants.  
http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/01/ten-reasons-why-there-has-never-been-a-better-time-to-be-a-canadian/ 

Canada & U.S. lag behind on gender equality

Both Canada & the U.S.A. finally made the top 20 nations in the 2010 Global Gender Gap Report, placing 20^th & 19^th respectively.  But we still lag behind 18 other countries — including Lesotho, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka. We’ve gotta improve! 

http://www.weforum.org/en/Communities/Women%20Leaders%20and%20Gender%20Parity/GenderGapNetwork/index.htm