I just spent five days in the Toronto area, where I met about 100 second cousins I never had before. It was a glorious time. At the U. S. consulate in Toronto I saw a plaque commemorating the events of 9/11/2001. The last line of the inscription plaque stated that the Canadians were very fortunate to have the best neighbors in the world, meaning us.
The Canadians are right, and I would never want to live in any other country. However, there are things about Canada which we Americans should admire and to which we could aspsire. These include:
The USA is the greatest country in the world. Yet, we could learn much from other democratic societies. Canada is one of them.
The Canadians are right, and I would never want to live in any other country. However, there are things about Canada which we Americans should admire and to which we could aspsire. These include:
- Welcoming immigrants and having great tolerance for a multitude of different peoples
- A bi-lingual country where there is no insistence that one language prevail over the other
- Universal good quality health care guaranteed by the government
- A middle class that is moving up and confident in its future successes
- No capital punishment and a low rate of violent crime
- Massive job-creating investment in infrastructure and development of new sources of energy
- Politicians who may disagree but who still get things done
- Government support of all schools: public, private and religious [this last one could not happen here due to separation of church and state]
- A population that shuns gun ownership
- The best beers on the planet
The USA is the greatest country in the world. Yet, we could learn much from other democratic societies. Canada is one of them.