Why are we so ignorant about Canada?

Our ignorance about Bangladesh, for example, is understandable since it's way over there and 10,000 lives lost in a cyclone (last week) is no where near as important as Paige Hilton's latest scandal. However, there's Canada - bigger than the U.S.A. - lying on top of us with all those heavy resources and what do we know about our neighbor? Squat!