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...about the world’s nations—after all, nearly two-thirds of U.S. citizens from 18 to 24 years old could not find Iraq on a map in 2006 —it seems that local folks have a particular affinity for the ignorant invocation of Canada in their political discourse...
...Following Alec Baldwin’s lead, disgruntled liberals in the last few years have been constantly on the verge of claiming refugee status within the borders of their northern neighbor. Meanwhile, God-fearing conservatives seem happy to share in Pat Buchanan’s nuanced vision of Canada as “Soviet Canuckistan...
...Canada does have universal health care, the source of endless praise from American liberals and reactionary, name-calling from conservatives. Again, it was Michael Moore who stoked the leftist love-in with his documentary “Sicko.” When a few Canucks objected to his portrayal by pointing out the long waiting lines for treatment, Moore fired back by calling them “ingrates.” In 2007, the average patient in Canada waited more than 18 weeks between seeing their family doctor and receiving the surgery or treatment they required...
...Americans spent 15.3 percent of their GDP on health care, whereas Canadians spent 9.8 percent. In fact, the quintessential American company, General Motors, signed a letter declaring that “it is vitally important that the publicly funded health care system be preserved and renewed” in Canada. Because of the effective, socialistic health care system in place, a multinational corporation—Toyota—opted to construct a new plant in Ontario in 2005 despite being wooed by several southern U.S. states with hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies...
...Beyond the imbroglio over health care, Canada is simultaneously extolled and excoriated simply for being that pacifist nation next to the warmongering hyperpower. TV personality Tucker Carlson made his views clear after the Canadian government refused to participate in the Iraq war, calling the country out for its “limpid, flaccid nature.” Canadians have been accused of not thinking with their penises for refusing to sign on for a paltry “hundred years of war.” But forget our foresight and prudence—the question has become whether we Canadians...