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| 'Moving to Canada': Trump fuels US relocation dreams | |
| 2016-05-22 | |
[Al Ahram] Donald Trump's inflammatory presidential campaign and the prospect of the brash-talking tycoon actually becoming commander-in-chief has left progressive Americans obsessing about one thing: moving to Canada.
According to one recent Morning Consult/Vox poll, 28 percent of Americans would "likely" consider moving to another country if Trump wins in November. Google said the search "how can I move to Canada?" surged 350 percent on March 1 when Trump won seven Republican state elections. Money makers on both sides of the border have turned the hype into a savvy marketing tool. "Leaving he country if TRUMP is elected PRESIDENT? Give me a call and LET'S GET YOUR HOME SOLD!!" advertised one US realtor. A millennial entrepreneur in Texas set up dating site Maple Match promising to help Americans "find the ideal Canadian partner to save them from the unfathomable horror of a Trump presidency." The site is the brainchild of 25-year-old Joe Goldman, who always wanted to set up a dating site but used the Trump bandwagon to drive publicity. While actual introductions and dates are a way off, Goldman says that more than 30,000 people hungry for love have already signed up. "The Donald Trump campaign for president has provided us with an opportunity to make something positive," he told AFP. "But ultimately Maple Match itself is not political. It's about bringing Americans and Canadians together." | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #18 Send them to Mould Bay abandoned weather station. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2016-05-22 23:55 |
| #17 Don't get me started. |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2016-05-22 20:28 |
| #16 Lots of room in Alberta as soon as the oil and uranium quit burning! |
| Posted by: Percy Omeash2419 2016-05-22 20:11 |
| #15 Whatchoo got against Canadians, #14 49pan? |
| Posted by: Barbara 2016-05-22 19:54 |
| #14 28% to Canada ? Perfect. Then close the border! |
| Posted by: 49 pan 2016-05-22 18:40 |
| #13 If Lena Dunham will move to Canada, I will gladly campaign for Donald Trump. I saw her on a "comedy show." She is painfully ugly and non-funny. This reminds me of the "Back to Africa" movement during the 70's. Some blacks did move. they discovered the Africans considered them just as "American" as the white visitors. |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2016-05-22 14:00 |
| #12 |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2016-05-22 13:49 |
| #11 In China people are as blades of grass. |
| Posted by: Dale 2016-05-22 13:37 |
| #10 I am actually moving to China in September. No particular political reasons, but they do like white guys and put up with no bullsh*t. I think we'll get along fine. |
| Posted by: Beau 2016-05-22 11:12 |
| #9 Quick! Act Now! Avoid the rush! and seek protection from Man Made Global Warming! Lots available now in the Northwest Territories, build to suit. Come to Yellowknife today! |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-05-22 09:49 |
| #8 A real lefty would move to that socialist paradise Venezuela. Isn't it odd how these dedicated socialists never want to actually live under socialism. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2016-05-22 08:54 |
| #7 Ditto #4. Most have less than 1000 saved now. O insurance program is killing them. Premiums and huge deductible patient prepay amounts. Sure you can go to the emergency room and wait and get hit with huge medical bill there that they want paid at discharge or when most convenient, say in a week(in full). Now if you don't good luck next time getting in. |
| Posted by: Dale 2016-05-22 08:37 |
| #6 I may start my nascent OB movement. Anyone got a TM thingy they can spare. If you do please lend and you will be in on the ground floor of the soon to be edgy Occupy Blighty movement. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-05-22 08:25 |
| #5 MOST of Canada is EMPTY. Lots of room in Canada. Lots of it windswept and sone of it is very cold. You can live on either coast, of course. Speak French ? You will have to learn and its very" clannish" where they speak French. You will definitely need to adapt to THEIR politics ( and learn to speak French ). Or you can live their way ( not your way ) THEIR way. Its a foreign country, you know and they DO have their way of doing things and don't give a fook for how YOU do things. Enjoy. Bye. |
| Posted by: Blackbeard Borgia2948 2016-05-22 08:24 |
| #4 28 percent of Americans would "likely" consider moving to another country if Trump wins in November. Rubbish! Recent reporting indicates less than 10% of Americans have enough on-hand emergency cash to pay for a major auto repair. Relo costs money, and lots of it. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-05-22 08:03 |
| #3 Well, if Hillary is elected, a lot of people will be moving too. Of course, moving will be a lot harder---think Berlin Wall. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-05-22 03:52 |
| #2 They never even want to move to Mexico... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2016-05-22 00:25 |
| #1 Why move to Canada, when they could migrate to more Vibrant! countries? Given their professed love for the Vibrant!, you'd think they want to finally take the opportunity to take the plunge into Vibrant! nations like Haiti or Libya and other such Vibrant! places. Becuz Vibrant!, amirite? |
| Posted by: charger 2016-05-22 00:07 |