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Canada Should Be a Magnet for Fleeing Americans



With Obama and the Democrat party systematically dismantling America, Canada should reform its tax, immigration and corporate laws to provide disgruntled Americans with a destination of rescue. Canada could easily double its current population by attracting just 10% of Americans, and could likely double its GDP if it could entice just a few major American corporations to relocate north rather than south or overseas. There is no other society that mirrors America more closely culturally, with solid infra-structure, a highly educated workforce, natural resources as far as the eye can see, and with Canada just a stone’s throw away, it is almost inconceivable why American firms and citizens don’t flock here.
Not since Independence and the Civil War have exit strategies, preparedness and the possibility of civil war so heavily burdened the minds and discourse of average Americans. With lingering high unemployment, an economy teetering on collapse and with the steady decline in morality and constitutionality, many Americans are fearful of a coming collapse. U.S.-based corporations began their exodus years ago, taking their headquarters, plants and cash overseas, doing what corporations are supposed to do – maximize profit for shareholders. Yet politicians are incapable or unwilling to acknowledge their crushing regulations and taxes are driving these companies away. Of course with these companies go wealth, innovation and jobs which in the past have made America one of the greatest industrial powers on the face of the Earth. But with one of the world’s highest corporate tax rates – only Japan and the United Arab Emirates have higher ones according to a recent KPMG study – small wonder why American firms are pulling up stakes. Sadly it’s not just companies that are leaving. A 2013 Gallup survey of citizens by state found that an average of 33% of Americans would like to move to another state. Illinois lead the pack with an astonishing 50% of state residents declaring their desire to relocate. A total of 16 states are above the average with 17 more near the average. That’s a lot of potential future Canadians! 31% cited “Work or business reasons” (gentle euphemisms for a lack of jobs or high corporate tax rates) as the primary reason to move with 19% citing “family or social reasons” and 9% “seeking a better quality of life or change”. While it may be a stretch to say that people wanting to relocate to another state may just as well relocate to another country, but even if a fraction of those wanting to move would settle on Canada as a destination, the northern cousin could do very well indeed.

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In America, as a republic, the idea was to give states the power to set their own rules

In America, as a republic, the idea was to give states the power to set their own rules. As a result a patchwork of red and blue emerged as certain states enacted more socialist frameworks whereas others settled on more conservative structures. Upward mobility created through wealth and the automobile meant that citizens could relocate if they found their communities were no longer aligned with their own values. But sadly, as the fabric of America has been changing over the years through unchecked immigration, the failure to assimilate new arrives, run away multi-culturalism, rampant political correctness, the steady erosion of the Constitution and founding principles, and a ruling political class that’s increasingly out of touch with the values of ordinary Americans, most citizens are becoming alarmed at the degradation of their country. While many are prepared to relocate there is an increasing realization that there is nowhere to go. In the past America was likely one of the few, if not the only, truly free societies where people of even humble origins could become successful through good old-fashioned hard work. Unfortunately American exceptionalism has taken a beating through successive and increasingly destructive progressive leadership under the likes of FDR and Obama, and many Americans are fearful that the options to them are closing. In response, many Americans have opted to work overseas and an increasing number of retirees are relocating to South America in search of lower taxation and a higher quality of life. While Canada cannot match the climate of say Panama, a myriad of other reasons make Canada a potential haven. Unfortunately, as a pit of socialist decay with all the trappings including high tax rates, the lack of a strong culture, stifling mediocrity, intense political correctness and a smothering nanny state mentality, far too many Americans find Canada’s socialism repugnant. In fact many would rather shelter in place and suffer through upheaval and possible civil war than cross north of the border.

Canada’s immigration levels surged in 1990 to about 250,000 a year and have remained steady since then

While this article may seem like I am advocating picking the bones of a culture in decline, on the contrary. Rather than trying to advance the cause of destroying America through emigration, we are more interested in the short-comings of Canada, and why it utterly fails to present itself as a destination of choice for Americans looking to relocate. That many American firms prefer to relocate thousands of miles to the EU, South America and Asia is a damning recrimination of Canada’s failed immigration and industrial policies. Relocating to Europe and Asia brings with it enormous challenges in terms of language and cultural barriers, foreign regulations and customs, and at times shoddy infrastructure and the lack of skilled workers. Yet here is Canada, just a stone’s throw away, and American firms are rejecting Canada in preference for far-flung alternatives. Canada’s immigration levels surged in 1990 to about 250,000 a year and have remained steady since then. Yet in 2012, when 257,887 were admitted, just over 9,000 came from America, with China (33,018), Philippines (32,747) and India (28,943) constituting the largest groups. Alarmingly, according to Statistics Canada, in 2011 Canada had a foreign-born population of about 6,775,800, or 20.6% of its population which is the highest proportion among the G8 countries. And in spite of the massive influx of human resources Canada has not experienced any improvement to its economy or to its industry in terms of innovation, productivity or job creation. Rather, immigrants are becoming nothing more than potential voters which the political parties bend over backwards to appease through various multicultural programs that provide public funding for culture-specific promotion. Just one example is a Sikh group in Winnipeg that recently received a million dollars of taxpayer money to build a temple. And while the politicians push diversity down the throats of Canadians, visit practically any factory manufacturing line or garment sewing line and you’ll be hard pressed to find diversity. Furthermore, many Canadian high-tech firms are opting to hire new arrivals from India since many are willing to work for lower wages than their Canadian-born counterparts. Rather than considering the opportunity that immigration could present, we are more interested in bringing in low skilled, largely illiterate people from the third world rather than doctors, engineers, skilled trades people and entrepreneurs. Unfortunately despite record immigration over the past few years and an astonishing number of students passing through our university system every year, Canada is experiencing a lingering skills shortage which is set to grow more acute in the future. And rather than lowering our tax rates and providing other incentives to encourage more Americans to immigrate here, most Canadians have their heads buried in the warm bosom of the nanny state, totally oblivious to the extraordinary opportunities that America’s decline offers them. So it is clear, I am not against immigration – indeed I am an immigrant myself. But I do have a problem with immigration that’s motivated by cynical political social engineering. The lack of assimilation is the real problem and as foreign cultures are promoted and often placed above Canada’s own culture, we are starting to see a shift away from those values that have made Canada one of the strongest and most wealthy societies in the world. Still, as a resident of Canada that loves Americans and believes that America is the last, best hope for freedom and liberty, should she collapse, there’s always a place here, such as it is, for our beloved American brethren.


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Tom Barak -- Bio and Archives

Tom is a Canadian-based freelance marketing consultant and writer and has been a long-time member of the Conservative movement. He received his MBA accreditation from the University of Manitoba and splits his time fundraising for community centres and mentoring and consulting with local and national businesses.


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