Canadians have historically come from good stock, and therefore tend to be good people. They know to prepare NOW rather than later.
People from temperate climates have been bred and conditioned for Mañana as a way of life.
As a result, they don't feel the need to prepare today when it can always be done tomorrow.
Anon would love to see all those Haitians in Ohio dumped to fend for themselves in butthole, North Dakota. Give them a mule and 40 acres, and make them prove a claim on the land. If they survive and prove the claim, maybe they could become citizens.