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I’m Moving to Canada
Last weekend my husband and I exhibited at the California International Antiquarian Book Fair with our Canadian location on the booth sign. So many visitors to the fair came into our booth and said either “I’m going to move to Canada”, Oh yeah, “You are lucky to have a nice/reasonable leader (most didn’t know it is a Prime Minister in Canada)”, Right, it was recently announced that Canada will now balance it’s budget in 2050. Trudeau is running the money faucet like there is no tomorrow and are no grandchildren to worry about, or both. Initially we said nothing but after a while I couldn’t help but comment on the fiscal issue. They always looked back at me with a quizzical look.
Beyond the ignorance about Canada generally, I still can’t get over people who assume that everyone in the world that they meet is politically in sync with them.
One American (California) dealer went around to the International dealers on what she called her “apology tour for Trump”.
I know this is no surprise to anyone here but it is very tiresome.
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Time to live Canadian life to the fullest! Gorge yourself non-stop at Tim Hortons while racing down Coquihalla!
Yes, living here in California is like living in an occupied country. Watch what you say because there is a speech code here. Of course I am not alone in my #resistprogressiveCalifornia, but whenever they have us wear a symbol on our clothing at least we will know with whom we can safely speak.
Whenever anyone tells me they’re moving to Canada I say: You know it’s a real country? Like, with borders and laws and visas and stuff?
And you didn’t do the same?
yabbut: universal health care. They are civilized!
Just learning from his neighbor to the north. We call that the Kwame Kilpatrick strategy.
Just to sell beer:
Yep. Ditto for New York City.
…unless the Conservatives win in 2019.
Just as long as you don’t need any prescription drugs. Those aren’t covered by “the system”.
Or dentistry, glasses. Or want a family doctor. (there aren’t enough to go around – some towns had a lottery to see a doctor)
You may be missing a trick here: being Canadian could be profitable. My husband comes from Scotland, and has always worked in sales. The moonbats in Massachusetts absolutely love him, because they assume that he agrees with them about everything. In reality, he was possibly the only person in Scotland who voted for Maggie Thatcher, and he is now a Trump supporter, but he never mixes politics with business: when he was doing home improvement sales, being European really helped his bottom line :) When asked about politics, he would just refuse to comment either way.
He is mystified by liberals who are enamored with Europe, but he is always very nice to them. No need to chase off potential customers :)
These are covered if you are a new immigrant. Harper disallowed immigrants getting more than Canadians but Trudeau brought it back early in his term.
oopz. wrong thread.
Yes, of course I am hopeful. The selection of the next Canadian Conservative Party leader is coming up soon (May 27th I think). It is a complicated process but I will be one of the few thousand voting. I am for Maxime Bernier, whom I heard give a talk 20 years ago and never forgot.
Whenever anyone tells Me They’re moving to Canada, I ask,”Why not Mexico? You racist?”
I’ve also noticed that progressives always assume that everyone without horns and a tail is a member of their tribe. I’ve always thought it arrogant. My in laws are actors and my SIL hissed to me once, “I think Kevin Costner might be a Republican.” She was dripping with contempt. This was back when she assumed I was one of them.
I usually just tell them “good luck with that”.
I know people that were turned away at the airport when they were visiting a US-Based company-owned factory in Canada, because they were going to spend a day working, and that was apparently going to deprive a Canadian of a job. I’m aware of a few companies that explicitly tell their employees when travelling to Canada for business to say the reason for their visit is Tourism, or they won’t get in.
Truedue maybe nice but he’s far from reasonable. If you didnt see the controversy over the Castro Eulogy, or the praise of communist china (a few years ago) … He’s the hairdo Marxist.
Mr. Wonderful for PM!
We have a brand-new hospital and medical center ten minutes from my house. All they have are private rooms. I was talking to a nurse from Canada who works there, and she was amazed by that. She said in Canada, you’re likely to have three or four roommates in the hospital. Ew.
We’re building a wall, too.
Yes I know it’s the New Yorker, but this article about rich people preparing for the Zombie apocalypse was good. What’s not mentioned is interesting.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/30/doomsday-prep-for-the-super-rich
http://www.phantomsway.com/drunk-canadian-men-arrested-riding-couch-towed-behind-atv-mcdonalds-drive-thru/
What’s the problem? They’re wearing helmets. (link above has a security video)
This almost sounds like a #floridaman adventure.