Originally Posted by spindles

But what is freedom?

I think it would take a lot of courage to uproot a family and move to another country. On the other hand, hundreds do it everyday, so there must be something to it. I guess, though, moving from USA to Canada might be likened to moving from California to New York. Does the border really cause too much difference?

In my opinion, the differences between US, Canada and Australia are not that large - based on 30+ years in Australia, about 3 days in Canada and 3 weeks in the US