Thank you for this informative article. I'm sending this article to my relatives in the U.S. who are horrified by what is happening there. My sister in L.A. said the situation is deteriorating, ICE agents are everywhere, and innocent people are being aggressively picked up, detained, and often deported.
Canada must repeal the Safe Third Country status of the US. It no longer deserves that designation. The US is not a safe place for anyone with a functioning brain and critical thinking skills.
😔I was part of that 5000% increase ! But when you are retired, no one wants you. I missed qualifying for a legacy visa by three weeks. Countries go back two generations, and my grandfather was born 18 days after his parents arrived in the US with his sister, his grandparents, and aunts to escape war🤦🏻♀️ I guess it is a sign to stand our ground and fight.
I researched a move to Canada in 2016 when it won the first time. My heritage is French-Canadian going back to 1600s but it didn’t help. I was too old also. I’m now approaching 82 and I guess I’m stuck here. It’s not the country I grew up in for certain. It’s downright terrifying.
No, stuck in Ohio where the entire administration: Governor, AG, Sec. of State, etc. is Republican, the Supreme Court is majority Republican, and oh yeah, one of the Justices is the Governor’s son, our legislature is a Republican supermajority that likes to campaign on shooting TVs from ATVs. After a mass casualty event in Dayton and the Governor promised stronger gun laws, our legislature did away with made it easier to acquire guns, eliminated the concealed carry requirements, and expanded the stand your ground to any place you happen to be; so like Kyle, you can run to a riot, claim you where afraid and shot anyone. Both of our senators are green as can be, first time senators, Bernie Moreno is a car dealer convicted of stealing wages from his employees, and Husted was “put in” to replace the 🫏🕳️JD Vance ! Our current governor is term limited so guess who the Republican’s anointed successor is - Vivek Ramaswami 🤮 These idiots love their O-H-I-O, more like O-Hell 🔥
I second every single thing you said! When I contact Hustead or Moreno I get the Charlie Brown teacher response and they do just what their orange leader tells them to do. DeWine is afraid of his legislature but I’m sure his wife would protect him. I feel like I’m living in Texas North. Ohio is a cesspool!
I was actually trying to think of what I could offer, since I am also of retirement age. I am a former educator; does that count? However, I agree that we need to keep fighting - and I would miss my grandkids. :)
We're sorry about that too Susan. But time to get out there and protest at any opportunity. Older women do have a voice- we just have to use it! Damn the torpedoes and full steam ahead!
IKR ! I never would have imagined I would be spending my 70’s standing on a street corner holding a sign and screaming myself hoarse in the rain, but my new reality ! I have had men yell at me, “who paid you ?” If they hadn’t been speeding by, they would have heard, “Your grandfather’s blood !” I am the daughter, sister, and mother of veterans; I was raised on Marine Doctrine and the King James Bible; this administration, our congress is the antithesis of Christian, and most other spiritual beliefs.
THANK YOU, CANADA! You have LONG BEEN my preferred vacation destination, from Newfoundland to British Columbia, and everywhere in between. I'm headed up there later in the year, and my fear is that I won't be able to return to the U.S. for some contrived reason. We cannot trust our current Manchurian government and the decisions currently made. I am THANKFUL that the WORLD recognizes our current situation, once unthought and unheard of. WE used to welcome the tired and poor, the "huddled masses yearning to breathe free." We have become unrecognizable, steam-rolled daily by an inhumane authoritarian government, the very kind we used to rail against and fend off for their victims. I appeal to heaven, like my forefathers, praying daily to return to a BETTER version of who we once were, one who cares about and sees each other as our neighbors rather than foes.
So proud of my adopted country right now. 🥲 I hope as many as possible who can join will do so. I think we need a new catch-phrase. I propose the following.
Trump Is Diminished, His Powers Are Ebbing - His poll numbers continue to drop; his agenda is wildly unpopular; the Epstein affair is degrading his already degraded enterprise; House Rs rebelled this week and voted to release the Epstein files; he has not negotiated a single trade agreement in over 100 days, and foreign governments are just not bending the knee; the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine grind on, defying that his promises that his STRENGTH would bring PEACE.
We Are Descending Further into Authoritarianism, And Trump Continues to Do Enormous Harm to the Country - It’s pretty clear that in his desperation and decline Trump is doing whatever it takes to save his ass, and the corrupt Supreme Court and quisling Congress are doing everything they can to help him.
I'm a social worker with a disability who not only relies on Medicaid for my employment income but also for myself. I have been out of work since March when my red county in Washington State slashed the budget for Medicaid reimbursed services like Supported Employment, Community Inclusion and Community Health Worker activities. My son is a non-binary person who is on the Affordable Care for his healthcare. We're screwed, both financially and health-wise. We don't have a pile of money to escape this awful country but I hope all who are able can gtfo the US.
Wow. Bless you Canada 🙏🏻🇨🇦. Shame America. Shame.💔🇺🇸
This is why I wrote "A 'Plan B' for Catastrophe" in November when Trump was first elected.
https://lindaweide.substack.com/p/a-plan-b-for-catastrophe?r=f0qfn
Packing my bags! See you in a few.
Yay Kathy! The more the merrier. We'll have a nice hot Timmy's waiting for you. 😁☕
Right?!
Thank you for this informative article. I'm sending this article to my relatives in the U.S. who are horrified by what is happening there. My sister in L.A. said the situation is deteriorating, ICE agents are everywhere, and innocent people are being aggressively picked up, detained, and often deported.
Canada doing it right ❤️🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦
Canada must repeal the Safe Third Country status of the US. It no longer deserves that designation. The US is not a safe place for anyone with a functioning brain and critical thinking skills.
😔I was part of that 5000% increase ! But when you are retired, no one wants you. I missed qualifying for a legacy visa by three weeks. Countries go back two generations, and my grandfather was born 18 days after his parents arrived in the US with his sister, his grandparents, and aunts to escape war🤦🏻♀️ I guess it is a sign to stand our ground and fight.
I researched a move to Canada in 2016 when it won the first time. My heritage is French-Canadian going back to 1600s but it didn’t help. I was too old also. I’m now approaching 82 and I guess I’m stuck here. It’s not the country I grew up in for certain. It’s downright terrifying.
I too started researching in 2016
Uses were both stuck! Hopefully you are in a blue state. I’m not! My state is a cesspool.
Correct that—“looks like” not “uses”.
Second correction “we’re” not “were”. Hate autocorrect!
No, stuck in Ohio where the entire administration: Governor, AG, Sec. of State, etc. is Republican, the Supreme Court is majority Republican, and oh yeah, one of the Justices is the Governor’s son, our legislature is a Republican supermajority that likes to campaign on shooting TVs from ATVs. After a mass casualty event in Dayton and the Governor promised stronger gun laws, our legislature did away with made it easier to acquire guns, eliminated the concealed carry requirements, and expanded the stand your ground to any place you happen to be; so like Kyle, you can run to a riot, claim you where afraid and shot anyone. Both of our senators are green as can be, first time senators, Bernie Moreno is a car dealer convicted of stealing wages from his employees, and Husted was “put in” to replace the 🫏🕳️JD Vance ! Our current governor is term limited so guess who the Republican’s anointed successor is - Vivek Ramaswami 🤮 These idiots love their O-H-I-O, more like O-Hell 🔥
I second every single thing you said! When I contact Hustead or Moreno I get the Charlie Brown teacher response and they do just what their orange leader tells them to do. DeWine is afraid of his legislature but I’m sure his wife would protect him. I feel like I’m living in Texas North. Ohio is a cesspool!
I was actually trying to think of what I could offer, since I am also of retirement age. I am a former educator; does that count? However, I agree that we need to keep fighting - and I would miss my grandkids. :)
I'm a 3rd generation of French Canadian descent born in the US.
We're sorry about that too Susan. But time to get out there and protest at any opportunity. Older women do have a voice- we just have to use it! Damn the torpedoes and full steam ahead!
IKR ! I never would have imagined I would be spending my 70’s standing on a street corner holding a sign and screaming myself hoarse in the rain, but my new reality ! I have had men yell at me, “who paid you ?” If they hadn’t been speeding by, they would have heard, “Your grandfather’s blood !” I am the daughter, sister, and mother of veterans; I was raised on Marine Doctrine and the King James Bible; this administration, our congress is the antithesis of Christian, and most other spiritual beliefs.
THANK YOU, CANADA! You have LONG BEEN my preferred vacation destination, from Newfoundland to British Columbia, and everywhere in between. I'm headed up there later in the year, and my fear is that I won't be able to return to the U.S. for some contrived reason. We cannot trust our current Manchurian government and the decisions currently made. I am THANKFUL that the WORLD recognizes our current situation, once unthought and unheard of. WE used to welcome the tired and poor, the "huddled masses yearning to breathe free." We have become unrecognizable, steam-rolled daily by an inhumane authoritarian government, the very kind we used to rail against and fend off for their victims. I appeal to heaven, like my forefathers, praying daily to return to a BETTER version of who we once were, one who cares about and sees each other as our neighbors rather than foes.
So proud of my adopted country right now. 🥲 I hope as many as possible who can join will do so. I think we need a new catch-phrase. I propose the following.
Canada: Life's Better Up Here
✌️😊
Bless you Canada for your global leadership
Trump Is Diminished, His Powers Are Ebbing - His poll numbers continue to drop; his agenda is wildly unpopular; the Epstein affair is degrading his already degraded enterprise; House Rs rebelled this week and voted to release the Epstein files; he has not negotiated a single trade agreement in over 100 days, and foreign governments are just not bending the knee; the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine grind on, defying that his promises that his STRENGTH would bring PEACE.
We Are Descending Further into Authoritarianism, And Trump Continues to Do Enormous Harm to the Country - It’s pretty clear that in his desperation and decline Trump is doing whatever it takes to save his ass, and the corrupt Supreme Court and quisling Congress are doing everything they can to help him.
Well said, elliott
Thanks for writing about one of the most persecuted segment of our population & keeping us informed.
I'm a social worker with a disability who not only relies on Medicaid for my employment income but also for myself. I have been out of work since March when my red county in Washington State slashed the budget for Medicaid reimbursed services like Supported Employment, Community Inclusion and Community Health Worker activities. My son is a non-binary person who is on the Affordable Care for his healthcare. We're screwed, both financially and health-wise. We don't have a pile of money to escape this awful country but I hope all who are able can gtfo the US.
This is great. Canada is human. United States is not.
Thank you, Canada. Hopefully, one day we can step up and be the "Angel" everyone needs.
Nonbinary, LGBTQ2+, nurses, doctors, research, professors, we love you in Canada 🇨🇦 .
Thanks, neighbor.