Good explanation from the author on how to move from the US to Canada, along with a reason that I think most, if not all, of us would agree with.
Though I think the author is a bit too nervous on a couple of minor points. FWIW I’m from the US originally and I’m fully into the buy Canadian / buy anything but US brands idea, and I don’t have the same reaction to seeing the Canadian flag everywhere - I think it’s great!
Yes. I cited my source as that dated thing, education has since seemed more focused on Indigenous studies which were kind of an afterthought when I was in school. And I’ve had a lot of catching up to do when it comes to awareness of the Indigenous roots of Canada.
I think this credible threat from Trump is giving Canadians the opportunity to pick up this “thread” you mention that ties us together from where we dropped it, which could plausibly be around 2015 with the beginning of Justin Trudeau’s leadership.
Carney is being viewed as a pragmatist, and his words, as a person who puts themselves a little left of center of the spectrum have gotten me cautiously optimistic of his ability to enact real progressive change, and get less caught up on culture war bullshit stuff.
Crime should be prosecuted regardless of race, but there are multiple ways of solving the roots of crime. Locking people up with little chance of building back a stable life is a quick ticket to recidivism, but so is no consequences for crime. There’s a continuous discussion on that and I don’t have a good answer besides to address poverty and provide more non-crime ways for people in communities that suffer from rampant crime to live.
In context of the Ops article, coming to a nation that’s one “thread” seems to be “We’re not THOSE guys”… when you’re quite literally one of “THOSE” guys… is clearly grounds for concern.
And at a national level, to me as a local, having that be our main unifying thread concerns me.
I’m not as optimistic about Carney, though I do think he’s the most practical choice in the running. I fully expect him to capitulate and sell out Canadians, and to take steps to appease the American administration – he’ll just do it with a sad face, compared to PP who’d do it with glee.
To your first point, I don’t think individual Americans like her will take flak from Canadians for who they are (though if the prospect of actual invasion may come things may change). She may face some educational comments about our norms, like I have done.
To your second: It’s totally reasonable to be concerned about Carney. Wait and see a bit, but in the meantime write to your Liberal, NDP, and Green MP candidates about what you would want to see from a Carney government. Since the PM is new to the position, he might have more open ears to listen to what people want.