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But every year since 1977, more Canadians have emigrated to the United States than vice versa - the 2001 figures were 5,894 Americans moving north, 30,203 Canadians moving south.
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Since Canada has about ten percent of the population as the states it would appear that more people are moving to Canada on a percentage basis.
I've lived in the US for three years down in Tampa FL about 17 years ago and my sister lived in LA for six years in the mid 80's. I also have many friends in Washington state that I visit regularly so I have an idea what it’s like in the US. I never understood the concept that US citizens have more freedoms and a better quality of life than anyone else does in the world. I can do everything and anything I want, as long as it is legal in Canada just the same as any American. I have lots of friends and family in the Netherlands and Sweden, and if you ask me, they enjoy just as much freedom and an even better quality of life as any one of us on this side of the Atlantic.
Canada is my home and will always be my first choice for a place to live, but I would never talk down to a citizen of a different country, it would only show a shallow, close-minded attitude, one that I loath.
Blind patriotism sucks.