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62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the Next Year

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Re: 62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the Next Year

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the heart of the issue is inflow through Canadian ports, as well as complex money laundering and trafficking schemes between Canada, China and Mexico. You can check the article I posted above for more info. There’s also some info about this in the Whitehouse press release I linked below. So it’s not strictly a border crossing problem.

I read the article, and also a lot of the other articles on that site. I'm going to take it with a grain of salt, because that "top investigative reporter" basically seems poised to report everything in the most conspiratorial manner possible. That said, I'll still definitely grant you the following, especially after researching the issue and seeing information from other outlets: Canada has a serious problem with Ch…

Sure, we’re all free to form opinions on who to trust.

If the claim is that Trump is simply throwing trade with Canada for no reason whatsoever, i.e. he’s simply an unhinged madman, that’s certainly a politically popular narrative. I’ve provided pointers to reasonable evidence for pressuring a neighbouring state to get its security issues under control, and based on years of hearing about that stuff it seems rational to me. You’re free to disagree, friend.

Re: 62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the Next Year

#62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the heart of the issue is inflow through Canadian ports, as well as complex money laundering and trafficking schemes between Canada, China and Mexico. You can check the article I posted above for more info. There’s also some info about this in the Whitehouse press release I linked below. So it’s not strictly a border crossing problem.

Explain the problem with "inflow"? Of drugs, to Canada, and not to America?

It’s in the article I linked.

Re: 62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the Next Year

#64

There are several Canadians by me selling their (winter) houses at lower than market rates. I asked them about it and they cited the current situation, but I'm not sure if they were doing it to get liquidity to brace themselves for economic conflict or because they were afraid of property seizure.

If this is Florida, there is also that high home insurance cost to consider.

yes but this was in an area that had no real risk for hurricane damage, we only got some torn soffits and maybe lawn damage. And to see multiple people doing it for the same reason, and not knowing each other/coordinating this, was concerning.

Re: 62% of Canadians Plan to Avoid the U.S. for at Least the Next Year

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I don't understand the what-does-Trump-really-want guessing game other commentators are playing in. He clearly states what he wants: Canada as the 51st state.

Americans are about to learn that Canadians are not the polite people they think they are when things start to get real.

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