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Also, they might wanna check inside Canada. Current leader of the Conservative party of Canada has been flirting with extremists. Seen palling around with people who want trans folks dead. Bringing up abortion debate. The man is dangerous and if allowed to continue then it's going to end up turning us into another American state. I'd like that not to happen. I'm tired of having to justify my existence as a gay man to people like him.
Fix our own shit please.
Total tangent, but: the famous Stamets from Risa is also Canadian? 😀
famous Stamets
You know I'm still trying to decide if being recognized constantly is a good or a bad thing lol
But yep. I'm Canadian, eh! Or b'y if you wanna be more accurate to my roots.
Oh a Newfie! 😀 I'm in / from Toronto but my dad's side of the family are all Acadian from Nova Scotia. (That's not me being an ignorant Torontonian assuming NS and Newfoundland are the same thing, just acknowledging they're both that side of Canada 😂)
You're being recognised for providing people with entertainment and joy. I'd say that's a good thing! You've certainly provided me (and my friends by extension) with a ton of entertainment. To that point, if you message me your details I'll e-transfer you $50 as thanks for all your good works.
I've already checked. I've got enough qualifications that I can just migrate to Canada.
It'll be nice to teach them about what their summers are going to be like.
Canada is going to elect a conservative government, too
The whole world is shifting hard to the right. It's pretty crazy to see happen in real time.
Something something "weak men" something something "hard times"
Male fragility will kill us all.
Women buying into patriarchy doesn't make it any less of a phenomenon or any less dangerous.
They don't need to elect anything. Fascism is inherently militaristic.
If the US goes full fascist, then it's only a matter of time.
No place in the world will be safe.
Most places in the world were never safe from the US anyway, it has had aggressively competitive foreign policy for the last 80 years.
Hope that involves a plan for letting lgbt folks immigrate to safety instead of apologizing 80 years later like they did to the casualties of Nazi Germany who were denied safe passage
I've heard Canadians claiming they're already letting LGBT folks from the US achieve refugee status, but that's strange because Canada has a treaty with the US explicitly stating that they can't take in refugees arriving from the US. So it seems like Canadian citizens think they're taking in LGBT refugees from the US, and will likely be confused and push back when people try to tell them that Canada literally can't take US refugees without the refugee doing a big, long legal song and dance. So my guess is that the Canada is going to claim they're already doing it (when they don't actually seem to) and then apologize again in 80yrs.
Edit: y'all wanna tell me how I'm wrong? As someone who's head will probably be on the chopping block should republicans win the next election, I would really like to know if I can count on Canada not turning me around should I find myself having to show up at the border with my belongings.
I'm both curious and personally invested on what their outlook on refugees would look like. I've definitely considered the possibility of having to flee to Canada as a trans woman, but I guess the question is how legitimately I'd be able to enter the country and whether I'd have to go into hiding once I get there.
Right now, yeah a trans person can seek asylum in Canada. But the leader of the Conservative Party is a culture war fashy type not too dissimilar from Ron Desantis. If he gets in, it'll be dark days north of the border too.
As an American, please nuke us if Trump wins the next election.
I have some bad news for you.
I don't blame them. As an American I'm mulling the same.
I just hope their plan includes an asylum path for Americans sick of this doubling-down on ignorance. Not to say Canada isn't without their dumb dumbs either...
We need electoral reform to avoid the same in Canada. The official opposition is actively siding with fascists.
I'm guessing the whole world has been doing some hard mulling since 2016...
let me in. LET ME IN!!!!!
It sucks that that’s where we are but it’s smart.
I mean, Canada might get there first, right? I feel like we both are not doing so hot.
Dump money into military spending, border control, and refugee assistance.
There is no amount of military spending that could protect Canada from the US. The military gap is obscene.
It makes no sense to ratchet up military spending
Just a reminder that political affiliation is not a protected class and can be discriminated against with impunity.
University of Ottawa national-security professor Thomas Juneau said many Canadians might find it far-fetched to talk about Washington falling drastically out of step with Canada.
Let's also pay some attention to the fact that Canada may be about to fall drastically in step with the US Republicans at the next election.
I for one welcome our future Canadian overlords
Maple syrup and weed for all!