theory about high tax rate for Canadian is a myth, with a mid 6 figure income my total combine tax rate is 26%, I dont have to pay medicare and medicaid and social security. Note that we dont pay health insurance premium and deductible when you count that in , you guys pay way more than us and government that doesn't care about the people.
Read the following article from CNBC in 2017:
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/07/canadians-may-pay-more-taxes-than-americans-but-theres-a-catch.html