1) One of the biggest reasons Canada can afford it's $hitty national health plan is because it doesn't have to pay for a national defense. We do that for them. And yes, there health care is garbage. If you're sick, seriously sick, you get help fast. But try sitting for 12 hours on a weekend with a screaming infant on your lap, in a French only speaking ER because your child has an ear infection and your Dr. is nowhere to be found.
2) Immigration? Last time I checked, there wasn't much problem of illegal immigrants sneaking into Canada from the US. What issues do they have there?
3) "With far fewer lending excesses, Canada didn’t really have a housing bust or a credit crisis to recover from."
Are they kidding? I don't think the real estate market in Canada even lends itself to the type of crappy loans our government forced Fannie and Freddie to make in pursuit of the American Dream. Most of the real estate markets in Canada are set near major economic hubs so that people who own homes, actually have the jobs they need to pay for them. Duh...
What a load!
4. Very few non-English speakers. OOPS! Wait! I forgot the frogspeakin’ Quebeqois!
The bit on immigrants is downright deceptive. Canada’s problem is with so called refugees. We have been called a joke by immigration officials in Great Britain for our 50% acceptance rate (compared to 11% in the UK). Just about anyone can cry “abuse” and get into Canada. We let in 250,000 refugees each year.
As far as healthcare, it is ticking time bomb of a Ponzi scheme. Already rationing is getting progressively worse as government don’t have the money to improve the system.
unfortunately the load is in your pants..most Canadians are happy with their health care..those going south go for elective surgery to avoid the waiting list...America protects itself, we enjoy collateral security by being next door and would be sacrificed in a second to safeguard U.S. soil.
Without reading, I’m going to guess — gun control, restricting ‘hate speech’, and health care.
Now I’ll go see what the article says.