Ever the hospitable neighbors, Canadians are reaching out to Americans unhappy with the re-election of President George W Bush. A new website called Canadian Alternatives has just launched to provide information on Canada for those progressively minded Americans who are now feeling themselves left out in the cold. There is even a web site to offer Americans the chance to marry Canadians, all in jest of course, because Canadians are known for our sense of humour.
On the American political spectrum, the vast majority of Canadians would be Democrats, or even further to the left. Just before the election a number of American celebrities joked about moving to Canada if Mr Bush was victorious. Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin says they would be welcome. However, he says they would not qualify as refugees.
Canadianalternative.com offers advice on housing, employment, immigration and lists five cool things about Canada that have nothing to do with bacon or beer:
- Canada has universal healthcare
- Canada has no troops in Iraq
- Canada signed the Kyoto Protocol
- Half of Canada's provinces allow same sex marriage
- The Canadian Senate recommends legalizing marijuana.
Just an aside on the 4th point, Quebec is whole different ball game when it comes to coupling where it is very common to have common law marriages.
Marry a Canadian
In a bid to help out our like-minded neighbours, a Canadian web site is asking Canadians to marry someone from south of the border. "Open your heart, and your home. Marry an American," jests the site www.marryanamerican.ca, set up by a Toronto humour magazine. "Legions of Canadians have already pledged to sacrifice their singlehood to save our southern neighbours from four more years of cowboy conservatism."
Hundreds of Canadians already have signed up, ready to do their part for the cause. To convince Americans to come on up, the site mentions that compared to the United States, Canada is a liberal utopia with universal health care and in some provinces, gay marriage. "We envision a movement where everyone wins: Freedom of expression and a politically convenient marriage with love and igloos for all," it said.
I myself have been engaged to a couple of fine American specimens in my time. With winter coming, perhaps we should consider a home swapping program with Californian Democrats.
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I got to get the hell out of the US. I really hate it here. I'm in the middle of school so I can't just leave now. But I've never been so disgusted.
I miss Clinton!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: MP | November 10, 2004 at 06:15 PM