I clipped this partial interview with Garth Roberts from Design Sponge.   My 2cents below......

If you could do it all over again, the one thing you wouldn't change.

Leaving Canada. Canada doesn’t support its design community [...this is not said relative to the support received by designers in the Netherlands, France or the UK…], meaning Canada really doesn’t value design’s contribution to Canadian society. This is reflected in the almost mute design culture of Canada. I am glad that I had the courage and was encouraged to expand my context of the world and humanity. Whether I had been a designer or an investment banker, this would have been, and is, of the utmost importance to my development as a person.

Adrienne: Getting into a huff and listing off all the great design that comes from Canada is not likely to achieve much, and really who cares if this Garth guy is glad he left.  But I still can not resist responding in some way..... My personal opinion is that Canadian design style can be harder to detect than say "Italian Style" or "New York Style"....mostly because Canadian design is rarely done for its own greater glory....instead it is often a quiet and respectful celebration of materials, an appreciation for the audience, a thoughtful and considerate development of an idea. Canada is not the place to go to become world famous.....but since when is the success of a design anchored in its fame?