Plenty of other Westminster systems have more democratic and accountable governments, more clearly-defined separation of powers, and, last but not least, do not have to worry about over-mighty royals stepping outside their ceremonial roles.
True. We host some member of the Royal Family when they visit every so often (not sure who's coming later this year for the 150th anniversary of Confederation), and other than that the Governor-General (who used to be a journalist) is expected to show up on time to whatever ceremonies require his presence, sign what he's asked to sign, and generally shut up unless the government is seriously going off the rails. Sadly, the current and just-past GG failed to do their duty in this last regard.
When someone in the US says they are going to leave the country when their political opponents win an election, why is it always Canada? Never once have I heard someone say "If so-and-so wins the election I'm moving to Mexico!"
They can still watch American TV in Canada, although they'll find most of the streaming services are geoblocked.
I think for Democrats it's like liberal policies, and for republicans that Canada doesn't have as many icky spanish speakers
There are plenty of Spanish-speaking people here. Most are likely from various Central American countries, though. After all, we did fight a war with Spain awhile ago, over turbot.
That's probably a big part of it. I'm thinking another big part of it is many US citizens aren't aware that Canada actually has pretty strict immigration requirements, whereas Mexico's immigration policy is quite lax in comparison.
Plus, some quick reading on this issue seems to indicate there would be more economic opportunities for US citizens in Mexico than there would be in Canada.
Can any Americans shed some light on why Muslim Canadians are being turned back at the border? I'm referring to people who were either born in Canada or have Canadian citizenship, have all the proper documentation, no criminal records, no terrorism ties... one woman was asked about her opinion of Trump (why does that matter, when Canadians don't vote in American elections?).
The common denominator appears to be Muslim name and the wrong skin color. Oh, and probably the hijab.
But an Indo-Canadian woman was also turned away and given a song and dance about needing an "immigration visa"... when her purpose for trying to enter was a day trip to a spa in Vermont with a couple of friends. Her white friends were not prevented from entering, but she was.
There's a wave of "stay home or spend your money in Europe/Australia" sentiment growing here.
The Norwegian electorate is roughly 3.2 million, but if the people you are voting for can't even muster 5% between them, perhaps you should vote for someone who has a chance or representing you.
So in my case, that would mean voting Conservative, which is something I will never do.
The Liberal Party campaigned on election reform, and now they've reneged. It's a good thing I supported a different party or I'd be having serious voter's remorse at this point.
