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One in five Americans want their state to join Canada amid escalating trade war: poll (nationalpost.com)
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One in five Americans (20 per cent) polled by Leger this week say they would like their state to join Canada, more than double the proportion of Canadians who said they would like their country to become the 51st state of the United States. Article content

“Only 9 per cent of Canadians believe it is likely that Canada will become the 51st U.S. state. By contrast, 20 per cent of Americans would like their state to join Canada and become a Canadian province, a proportion that is higher among respondents aged 18 to 34 (30 per cent),” reads the new Léger report.

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[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 118 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Canada has a functioning government. Sign me up!

[–] BlackSheep@lemmy.ca 39 points 4 days ago (2 children)

And universal health care, and 12 months EI for parental leave after the birth of a child.

[–] Nikophos@lemmy.ca 14 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Just to add, for anyone curious: Canadian healthcare is provincial, not federal, so your mileage may vary depending on which province you live in.

One of the "Canadian officials" recently quoted in American news for threatening to withhold electricity is Doug Ford, the Conservative Premier (i.e. the "Senator") of Ontario. While many Canadians have supported his response to Trump's tariffs, he's been dismantling Ontario's public healthcare by withholding public funding, so he can set up a two-tiered private/public system. He's also had a fair number of scandals. And was just comfortably re-elected :^)

[–] Mossheart@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

While I have love for Ford, he's more akin to Governor than Senator.

[–] Nikophos@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

Whoops! That's the word I was looking for :^) thanks

[–] BlackSheep@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Geezus. OK then. Thank you for the info. I’m in B.C. And while things could be better, I can’t complain. I had a bad fall last year. Xrays were taken almost immediately in emergency. There was a long wait to see a doctor. Once I saw the doctor, surgery was scheduled really quickly with a surgeon. The up side? No bill.

[–] Nikophos@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago

Oh gosh, glad to hear things are somewhat better over there, healthcare-wise. I hope your recovery went/is going well!

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

6-18 months, depending on the province, with both extremes being elective, not mandated.

5-9 weeks for the dad too, also depending on province and elective.

Edit: also subsidized daycare in Quebec (180/mo is peanuts) with further subsidies for low income families. There's also a federal subsidy, but adoption has been slow by for profits.

[–] BlackSheep@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago

Thank you for this info. I’m in B.C., so going by my province.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It’s gotta be way more than 1/5 in VT. Half the houses have combo Canadian/US flags hanging. And have for years. They’re in danger of having a different meaning now though I fear.