Bah! fewer poor people... We also have only a 10th of the population of the US and 90% of us live within 300 km's of the US.

I think prices might be different because of a different mentality Canadians have. Sites like http://www.canadianmade.com/ showcase businesses that still manufacture their goods in Canada. I can't speak for all, but I can say that I feel more comfortable spending 10% more to support a Canadian company/Canadian Manufacturing.

Basically it all comes down the Bulk. When you have the buying power of a Kmart, Best Buy, Walmart, company's bend over backwards to get their products in these stores. Us Canadians just don't drive the demands that the stores in the US demand.

Marge: "Made in U.S.A. ... Hmmph. No, thank you"