I complain about Canada for a legitimate reason. I've been threatened, harassed, had career interference and my most basic human rights violated. I'm not just talking about our Charter of Rights which is toilet paper here, I'm referring to even basic rights enshrined in the Magna Carta from 13th century! Anyone who has gone through what I have been through in a civilized and free nation would have had recourse long ago. Our East German system ensures this doesn't happen. Remember, we are apparently "just like you".
So, this said. Any American who thinks Canada is a better place to live and be free, I dare you to move to Canada. Specifically Toronto if you truly believe this. I really don't think most who do this comparisons believe Canada is better, that's why you still reside in America even while you are free to leave. However, you can be certain that MANY Canadians believe America is a more free nation and they back it up by moving there in their prime post graduate, or, in their retirement.
Americans don't do the same, even though even some of your celebs said they would. Why not I wonder?
What do you see or advocate for the future of Canada? Will it become more centralized, or will the Western Provinces start going their own way? Is it really feasible to have a foreign entity (Quebec) sitting between the Maritime Provinces and the rest of Canada? Are they anything more than dependent orphans? I would appreciate your thoughts on this.
Canada will survive as a Confederation, the problem is that economically we will continue to flail and it will become increasingly difficult to keep our best talent and maintain our standard of living. An abusive covert police state will either be heavily reigned in or we will slide even faster
America has been gaining our best certainly since NAFTA, first doctors, now scientists and software engineers,
this will accelerate. Your system of embracing hard working talent and civil liberty is far too enticing and we share the same language and general customs. I've said it before, your Constitution is the envy of the world, if destroyed as some want, a major advantage for America will disappear.
Trudeau just spent $1.2B to try and bring together our best scientists and modellers (of which, I suppose I am now somewhat qualified in ML). The reason is, he is seeing an aggressive effort of both poaching of talent outright, and, our businesses. He just passed an aggressive law to basically protect businesses from foreign purchasing as he doesn't want to see struggling Canadian companies bought out and our PPE etc. shipped out. He won't be able to maintain top talent though, our system interferes and drive them away. We've had overpaid scientists which we convinced to come here, literally walk away from millions to fly back to Europe. Literally. Without warning.
So, ultimately,
the West will go from have to have-not and probably not give but instead receive provincial transfer payments, long overdue. Ontario and Quebec will continue to bankrupt the entire nation while losing global innovation battles. CSIS, somewhat ironically, will have to alter their mandate (if they haven't already) to not only battle foreign threats,
but, also domestic POLICE AGENCY abuses that have rendered our Charter useless and provided playground for these covert thieves and their families while our capitalism is crushed.
I can't think of any period in my lifetime in which nations, other than the Eastern Bloc in the 1980s or Germany post-wartime (and that was because the West took them, regardless of their atrocities) who essentially drove their best talent away as Canada does. When I am relaxed, honest and reflective, it's absolutely astounding and completely destructive to the point of treason. TPS, OPP, RCMP=enemies to Canada and our allies.