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[Guest MikeSC]

Unhappy Democrats Need to Wait to Get Into Canada

Wed Nov 3, 2004 01:16 PM ET

By David Ljunggren

 

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.

 

Government officials, real estate brokers and Democrat activists said that while some Americans might talk about a move to Canada rather than living with a new Bush administration, they did not expect a mass influx.

 

"It's one thing to say 'I'm leaving for Canada' and quite another to actually find a job here and wonder about where you're going to live and where the children are going to go to school," said one government official.

 

Roger King of the Toronto-based Democrats Abroad group said he had heard nothing to back up talk of a possible exodus of party members.

 

"I imagine most committed Democrats will want to stay in the United States and continue being politically active there," he told Reuters.

 

Americans seeking to immigrate can apply to become permanent citizens of Canada, a process that often takes a year. Becoming a full citizen takes a further three years.

 

The other main way to move north on a long-term basis is to find a job, which in all cases requires a work permit. This takes from four to six months to come through

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?t...storyID=6704292

Just news for the few psychos (nobody here that I know of) who want to leave.

-=Mike

[DerangedHermit 0]

But somehow Bob Barron can get in there pretty fast... I keed I keed, he's a student, that's totally different

[Guest Fire and Knives]

Eh, Canada has resoundingly terrible health care anyway, as I understand it. I'm looking into communes in Vermont, myself.

 

K.

[treble 0]

They can go to Mexico.

[Your Paragon of Virtue 0]

Hey now, Canada rocks. You can come here because of that as opposed to "Bush winning".

 

I'd rather live here then down there, but I suppose that only makes sense.

[DerangedHermit 0]

Eh, Canada has resoundingly terrible health care anyway, as I understand it. I'm looking into communes in Vermont, myself.

 

K.

OMG YOUR A DIRTY HIPPY BABYEATER FAG LOL

 

I'd move to Canada 'cause I love cooler weather...

[Guest Fire and Knives]

Eh, Canada has resoundingly terrible health care anyway, as I understand it. I'm looking into communes in Vermont, myself.

 

K.

OMG YOUR A DIRTY HIPPY BABYEATER FAG LOL

Hey.

 

I showered today.

 

K.

[bob_barron 0]

You guys can stay with me if you want.

[Your Paragon of Virtue 0]

Eh, Canada has resoundingly terrible health care anyway, as I understand it. I'm looking into communes in Vermont, myself.

 

K.

Speaking as someone who uses it an awful lot, I can honestly say our healthcare system, much like Canada the nation, rocks.

[DerangedHermit 0]

You guys can stay with me if you want.

Are you hitting on us?

[bob_barron 0]

No-

 

I'm just lending a hand to my American brothers wanting to come see Canada

[Guest Fire and Knives]

Eh, Canada has resoundingly terrible health care anyway, as I understand it. I'm looking into communes in Vermont, myself.

 

K.

Speaking as someone who uses it an awful lot, I can honestly say our healthcare system, much like Canada the nation, rocks.

I'd have to wait a year, though. I can just drive up to Vermont.

 

K.

[DerangedHermit 0]

No-

 

I'm just lending a hand to my American brothers wanting to come see Canada

Shoulda put a smiley.....

 

/I wanna try poutine

[Guest MikeSC]

You guys can stay with me if you want.

You wouldn't want to cuddle, would you? Because that might seem a little gay.

 

And you wouldn't slap somebody if they didn't know who the head writer for SNL was in 1983, would you?

-=Mike

[DerangedHermit 0]

You guys can stay with me if you want.

You wouldn't want to cuddle, would you? Because that might seem a little gay.

 

And you wouldn't slap somebody if they didn't know who the head writer for SNL was in 1983, would you?

-=Mike

Or if they didn't know who Yvonne Hudson and Dan Vitale were

[Guest MikeSC]

You guys can stay with me if you want.

You wouldn't want to cuddle, would you? Because that might seem a little gay.

 

And you wouldn't slap somebody if they didn't know who the head writer for SNL was in 1983, would you?

-=Mike

Or if they didn't know who Yvonne Hudson and Dan Vitale were

Are you making those names up?

 

*prepares for angry backlash*

-=Mike

[Dr. Tom 0]

I'm still waiting for Alec Baldwin to move there, like he said he would in 2000...

[Guest Fire and Knives]

Yeah, I've never seen a Yvonne. Do they sell them in Canada?

 

K.

[Guest MikeSC]

I'm still waiting for Alec Baldwin to move there, like he said he would in 2000...

It'll take a year.

 

And it's harder for shitty CANADIAN movies to annoy Amerian audiences than shitty AMERICAN movies.

-=Mike

...Who actually liked a movie of Alec's, but can't remember it's title. It wasn't a hit --- but that's most of his career...

[DerangedHermit 0]

I'm still waiting for Alec Baldwin to move there, like he said he would in 2000...

Didn't he want to move to France? I didn't think someone from Massapequa would have no balls.

[treble 0]

They make a lot of American movies in Canada, anyway.

[Guest MikeSC]

They make a lot of American movies in Canada, anyway.

Well, most of you are like America anyway. Just with too many Canadians.

-=Mike

[Your Paragon of Virtue 0]

They make a lot of American movies in Canada, anyway.

Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal are all pretty big for that sort of thing, on account of the cheap Canadian dollar (which is RISING fast believe it or not).

 

I loved that scene in South Park the movie where the Canadians bombed the Baldwins' house, if only because it would be way cool to do that in real life.

[bob_barron 0]

Baldwin says Kim said it- he never did it.

 

Then again Alec Baldwin said he wanted to kill Henry Hyde or something like that

[DerangedHermit 0]

They make a lot of American movies in Canada, anyway.

and a lot of TV shows. I believe quite a bit of Smallville is done near Vancouver

[bob_barron 0]

You guys can stay with me if you want.

You wouldn't want to cuddle, would you? Because that might seem a little gay.

 

And you wouldn't slap somebody if they didn't know who the head writer for SNL was in 1983, would you?

-=Mike

Or if they didn't know who Yvonne Hudson and Dan Vitale were

Are you making those names up?

 

*prepares for angry backlash*

-=Mike

You don't know that Yvonne Hudson and Dan Vitale were both members of the SNL cast/featured player during the early 80s when Lorne wasn't producing the show???

 

God Mike- I thought you were intelligent

[DerangedHermit 0]

Wow, we are so off topic. I, for one, blame Canada

[DerangedHermit 0]

You guys can stay with me if you want.

You wouldn't want to cuddle, would you? Because that might seem a little gay.

 

And you wouldn't slap somebody if they didn't know who the head writer for SNL was in 1983, would you?

-=Mike

Or if they didn't know who Yvonne Hudson and Dan Vitale were

Are you making those names up?

 

*prepares for angry backlash*

-=Mike

You don't know that Yvonne Hudson and Dan Vitale were both members of the SNL cast/featured player during the early 80s when Lorne wasn't producing the show???

 

God Mike- I thought you were intelligent

*evil eyes*

Dan Vitale was in 1985-86, Lorne's first season back

 

DH 1, Bob 0

[Guest Salacious Crumb]

I'm still waiting for Alec Baldwin to move there, like he said he would in 2000...

I'm really hoping Babs finally leaves and takes her shitty music with her. I think we can all agree with that.

[treble 0]

Not really.