Gravitymaster 0 #1 November 4, 2004 This is tooooo funny. ***OTTAWA (Reuters) - Disgruntled Democrats seeking a safe Canadian haven after President Bush won Tuesday's election should not pack their bags just yet. Canadian officials made clear on Wednesday that any U.S. citizens so fed up with Bush that they want to make a fresh start up north would have to stand in line like any other would-be immigrants -- a wait that can take up to a year. "You just can't come into Canada and say 'I'm going to stay here'. In other words, there has to be an application. There has to be a reason why the person is coming to Canada," said immigration ministry spokeswoman Maria Iadinardi. There are anywhere from 600,000 to a million Americans living in Canada, a country that leans more to the left than the United States and has traditionally favored the Democrats over the Republicans. But recent statistics show a gradual decline in U.S. citizens coming to work in Canada, which has a creaking publicly funded healthcare system and relatively high levels of personal taxation. Full story here: http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=6704292 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycop 0 #2 November 4, 2004 We can only hope! "Just 'cause I'm simple, don't mean I'm stewpid!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #3 November 4, 2004 Publicly funded health care...high taxes...I'm surprised all Dems haven't tried to move there already! Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #4 November 4, 2004 Well, at least there's SOME country on this planet with a reasonable immigration policy.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #5 November 4, 2004 QuotePublicly funded health care...high taxes...I'm surprised all Dems haven't tried to move there already! Thats because there aren't enough rich people to support them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #6 November 4, 2004 Oh, I see....it's only high taxes on OTHER people they support....everything is becoming clear now... Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ahegeman 0 #7 November 4, 2004 QuoteWell, at least there's SOME country on this planet with a reasonable immigration policy. Its a lot easier when not as many people are trying to immigrate.--------------------------------------------------------------- There is a fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'. --Dave Barry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickjump1 0 #8 November 4, 2004 Next thing they will want their own statue.Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murrays 0 #9 November 4, 2004 Please, no. There way, way too many left wing socialists in this country already.-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #10 November 4, 2004 Oh, I'm going to miss them... Just like I missed Alec Baldwin when he left! ...What's that? He reneged, and didn't leave?! Ahh. Typical lying liberal! -Jeffrey-Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DYEVOUT 0 #11 November 4, 2004 I might have a little time on Saturday to help any local lefties pack their Hyundais. ----------------=8^)---------------------- "I think that was the wrong tennis court." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #12 November 4, 2004 QuoteOh, I see....it's only high taxes on OTHER people they support....everything is becoming clear now... Yeah, whatever. Wanna compare tax returns? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites