O, Canada! More Americans Heading North

[DeSwiss]

O, Canada! More Americans Heading North
The Number of Americans Moving to Canada in 2006 Hit a 30-Year High

ABC News
By MARCUS BARAM
July 31, 2007

More Americans are moving to Canada — more than 10,000 last year — for social and political reasons. It may seem like a quiet country where not much happens besides ice hockey, curling and beer drinking. But our neighbor to the north is proving to be quite the draw for thousands of disgruntled Americans.

The number of U.S. citizens who moved to Canada last year hit a 30-year high, with a 20 percent increase over the previous year and almost double the number who moved in 2000. In 2006, 10,942 Americans went to Canada, compared with 9,262 in 2005 and 5,828 in 2000, according to a survey by the Association for Canadian Studies.

Of course, those numbers are still outweighed by the number of Canadians going the other way. Yet, that imbalance is shrinking. Last year, 23,913 Canadians moved to the United States, a significant decrease from 29,930 in 2005.

"There has been a definite increase in the past five years — the number hasn't exceeded 10,000 since 1977," says Jack Jedwab, the association's executive director. "During the mid-70s, Canada admitted between 22,000 and 26,000 Americans a year, most of whom were draft dodgers from the Vietnam War."

more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3433005&page=1

*** - I don't care what anyone says, I think Canadian accents are sexy!!! Eh?

[Captain Angry]

1. If only the Canadians weren't so darn friendly.

I never hear stories from Canadians about right wing/left wing politics. There is no equivalent of Texas in Canada.

If I thought they'd take me, I'd head up there tomorrow. I've loved every minute that I've been up there.

AND they have poutines. How can you go wrong with a country that has poutines?

[DeSwiss]

3. You realize of course....

...that you made me Google poutines? Now I WANT me some poutines.

Dammit!!! I WANT my Poutines!!!!!!!

Is there a poutine shortage in the US? Is this just one more failure of the Bush Administration? How long will we allow this to go on?

[Captain Angry]

7. Try being in Canada when it's 40 below.

Poutine is the only way to go.

[Sal Minella]

4. Couldn't stand it. Had to look it up. I want some. Now. NOW.

from Wiki:

Poutine (pronounced, roughly, poo-tsin; pronunciation in IPA as heard in Quebec French — listen to it in format) is a dish consisting of French fries topped with fresh cheese curds and covered with hot gravy (usually brown gravy) and sometimes other additional ingredients. The curds' freshness is important as it makes them soft in the warm fries, without completely melting. It is a quintessential Canadian comfort food, especially but not exclusively among Québécois.

[Captain Angry]

9. And, as evil and low-rent as this will sound...

KFC had an absolutely awesome poutine. The totally unhealthy gravy with cheese and french fries made my day.

[illinoisprogressive]

2. I wanted to move to canada after the 04 elections and may still depending on 08

[DeSwiss]

5. I'm thinking western Canada myself....

...and I've already picked out a house!

[SidDithers]

6. Nice golf course in your back yard, too!...

And hot springs just up the mountain a bit.

Sid

[provis99]

8. uh, you might rethink that location

in the picture you want to move to. It looks like Alberta: Texas-lite. Something about "out of the frying pan, into the fire"

[DeSwiss]

10. No, its in B.C.

http://www.hookedoncanada.co.uk/Fly%20Drive/Western%20Canada/western%20canada.html

[SidDithers]

11. Sorry, mate, that's the Banff Springs Hotel...

about 2 hours west of Calgary, but still well within the province of Alberta.

Sid

Edit: linky here http://www.fairmont.com/banffsprings/

[DeSwiss]

12. Doh!!!

Well, I guess its on to Plan B....

[Captain Angry]

13. I think I could put up with Republicans if I had a view like that.

:-)

At least I could go hide in the trees.