I believe that most Americans (citizens of the U.S.), view Canada as I use to; a beautiful country filled with polite citizens who are just like us. The reality, however, is very often much different. Many Canadians dislike the U.S., seeing us as being rude and crude, tending to throw our weight around too much. That perception comes from watching our television programs who display far too often the absolute worse of American “culture”. Being until recently, a relatively homogenous nation, Canadians could not grasp the problems of being a multi-ethnic nation where “minorities” number in the tens of millions (remember the population of Canada is slightly less than the population of California). They marvel at our level of gun violence, and to a large degree, resent the fact that so much of their trade is centered on the U.S. They mock our health care system (while leaving Canada’s long wait times for treatment and coming to the U.S. for life saving operations) and cannot understand why we put up with a Bill of Rights which often flies in the face to Canadian policies. In a way, over time, I have found many Canadians to be rather defensive, as if they are in awe of the giant next store to them.
The article linked below presents a recent overview of why we Americans should be so proud of our Bill of Rights, for it helps to protect us not only from the worse abuses of government but helps to limit the types of hoaxes which arise in Canada from time to time. The Indigenous children who supposedly died (killed?) at various religious schools in Canada is an example of the weakness of the Canadian “commissions”, “inquiries” and “councils” and the semi-persecution of Jordan Peterson shows that no one in Canada is safe from the self-righteous anger of those who oppose honesty and blunt truth saving. I am hoping that at the very least it will make you investigate some of the examples mentioned in the article.
