My best friend was Canadian. Even over 10 years ago when we were having a conversation, she was telling me how Canadians really don’t understand why things like marriage/racial/gender equality and what have you are even still issues in America, when all that stuff has been normalized up there for a long time.
Eh? But from what me see in news it the other way around with illegals trying to sneaks into USA from Canada and that it is “at historically high levels”. It say that “more than 12,200 people was apprehended crossing illegally from Canada last year” . Some peoples is even asking questions in internet forums like “Which is the best border crossing to get into the USA from Canada illegally without getting caught?” . Just does a internet search and sees for yourself. So what is Rat trying to says here some sortsa population exchange is going to happens next?
American immigrants are the worst! They’re not smart enough to understand that they’re already in… or that they’re yelling to the wrong side of the border :D
According to Freedom House, a fully independent organization, Canada ranks No.5 in the world for freedom and democracy. The USA ranks No. 59, just below South Korea. Here is the link if you want to check:>
The irony is that Pastis likes to complain about censorship and cancel culture, both of which are more prevalent in Canada than here, due to the lack of a robust First Amendment culture. He wants to move to a country that would incarcerate him for some of the comics he produces.
I thought of doing this 24 years ago, but then I thought that once I crossed the border, that even though the Canadians are friendly, they would throw me back over :D
Congrats to republicans for turning the so-called “melting pot” of the United States into a place NOBODY wants to emigrate to for the foreseeable future
Yep, sure, run to Canada and dictator Trudeau, where he censors opposing opinions under broad “hate speech” laws, freezes assets of protesters without a court order, unconstitutionally invoked the Emergencies Act, regulates online streaming services, and jails preachers. And, if you think their universal health care must be wonderful, you are mistaken; there is a severe shortage of family care doctors, so Canadians have great difficulty accessing a primary care doctor. The grass is not greener on the other side of our northern border.
Canadians ARE sweethearts, but even they have a limit to their patience. And let’s be honest: America is that bratty child in the English-speaking family.
We won’t leave if Trump is reelected. We’re Americans. We don’t give up and walk away on our own country. Other people abandon their nation. We do not. Americans aren’t defeatists or passive fatalists, like many border crossers. We do not surrender our own nation to its fate, like it isn’t ours, like we’ve disowned it.
We attended a wedding at a lodge in northern Minnesota. It was about 100 yards south of the border which ran through the lake. Since it was winter & the lake was frozen over it was possible to just walk into Canada from there.
BasilBruce 3 months ago
“Go back to the US, eh?”
J. Scarbrough 3 months ago
My best friend was Canadian. Even over 10 years ago when we were having a conversation, she was telling me how Canadians really don’t understand why things like marriage/racial/gender equality and what have you are even still issues in America, when all that stuff has been normalized up there for a long time.
Johnny Q Premium Member 3 months ago
Canada has a long history of receiving refugees from around the world…
The dude from FL Premium Member 3 months ago
There will be no hiding from an evil dictator! The world will pay for this
Bilan 3 months ago
Wait a sec. Aren’t Canadians Norte Americanos also?
Opus Croakus 3 months ago
I’ve got my barrel ready to go over Niagara Falls in case Canada builds a wall.
Qiset 3 months ago
With Trudeau and how Canada has treated Jordan Peterson, it’s certainly not a place where I would want to go.
Sanspareil 3 months ago
Bloke from Australia said they were the lucky ones.
When asked why he replied :
“Britain sent the criminals to Australia, you Americans got the religious fanatics, looks like we got the best deal”
Say What Now‽ Premium Member 3 months ago
Unfortunately some Canadian politicians (conservatives) are emulating American’s republican politics.
lavender headgear 3 months ago
That’s me in the blue T-shirt.
donlackie 3 months ago
No one actually leaves. A lot say they will… but they never do
iggyman 3 months ago
Remember, “The grass is always greener” sometimes not so much!
Gent 3 months ago
Eh? But from what me see in news it the other way around with illegals trying to sneaks into USA from Canada and that it is “at historically high levels”. It say that “more than 12,200 people was apprehended crossing illegally from Canada last year” . Some peoples is even asking questions in internet forums like “Which is the best border crossing to get into the USA from Canada illegally without getting caught?” . Just does a internet search and sees for yourself. So what is Rat trying to says here some sortsa population exchange is going to happens next?
James Wolfenstein 3 months ago
American immigrants are the worst! They’re not smart enough to understand that they’re already in… or that they’re yelling to the wrong side of the border :D
Ellis97 3 months ago
I’ve been to Canada and it’s pretty nice there. Then again, that was years before all this border wall madness.
jbmlaw01 3 months ago
US now ranks 58th in freedom among world countries, a sharp decline over the past four years. >
viaug 3 months ago
According to Freedom House, a fully independent organization, Canada ranks No.5 in the world for freedom and democracy. The USA ranks No. 59, just below South Korea. Here is the link if you want to check:>
Steve Dallas 3 months ago
The irony is that Pastis likes to complain about censorship and cancel culture, both of which are more prevalent in Canada than here, due to the lack of a robust First Amendment culture. He wants to move to a country that would incarcerate him for some of the comics he produces.
viaug 3 months ago
OK I just realized links are not allowed in the comment section.
rossevrymn 3 months ago
Who was that person here, who suggest Stephan does not enter into politics?:
SquidGamerGal 3 months ago
Sigh… I remember a time when this strip weren’t so political… Can we please go back to that time?
chris_o42 3 months ago
And this is what it is coming to…
kartis 3 months ago
Correction: We are not nice. We are polite. There is a difference.
jc.stukes 3 months ago
Canada is pretty messed up now.
jessegooddoggy 3 months ago
Let’s hope there is no need to flee in November.
Goat from PBS 3 months ago
You know it’s bad when even Canada doesn’t want us.
Geophyzz 3 months ago
Its great to be Canadian; I can vote “Right” without aligning myself with all those maniacal conspiracy theories.
timinwsac Premium Member 3 months ago
Will Trudeau make trump pay for the wall?
Huckleberry Hiroshima 3 months ago
Problems up there too.
Serial Pedant 3 months ago
When I traveled outside the US, I always sewed a Canadian flag to my pack, and if asked to ‘say something in Canadian’, I replied ‘’Eh?’.Never failed.
mindjob 3 months ago
No more Canada for me after the last trip where they stripped apart all our luggage for no reason
Ignatz Premium Member 3 months ago
Canada would prefer Mexicans, since at least they’ll work at something useful.
[Unnamed Reader - bddb15] 3 months ago
I left America for aThe Cayman Islands. I’m embarrassed to admit to anyone that I’m an American citizen. People are so kind to each other here.
Joevette 57 3 months ago
I think back to the way Trudeau treated Canadians during Covid…. No thanks!
StephenHoyt 3 months ago
If things develope in to WW3 and there is a draft there will be the biggest wave of draft dodgers that Canada has ever seen!
klapre 3 months ago
Looks like Pastis has declared Trump the winner and all the little woke Leftist Dems are trying to flee the country. As least somebody has it right.
Ontman 3 months ago
Beware Poilievre!
Radish... 3 months ago
Canada is like an apartment above a meth lab.
smithsilverstrea 3 months ago
I thought of doing this 24 years ago, but then I thought that once I crossed the border, that even though the Canadians are friendly, they would throw me back over :D
bunrabbit99 3 months ago
guessed it!
carlosrivers 3 months ago
Those shirts they’re wearing are the colors of the Ukrainian flag
ladykat 3 months ago
We Canadians ARE nice people, for the most part. It’s just that we have problems of our own, and don’t need the problems of others.
Otis Rufus Driftwood 3 months ago
The Canadians have their own problems so let’s not add to them. Instead let’s try lifting where we stand.
AZCoyote 3 months ago
When I lived near the the Canadian border in the 70’s, there was no border checkpoint. You could just drive right in and out.
FireAnt_Hater 3 months ago
What’s funny to me (ignoring the message of the strip) is that the ‘refugees’ are already through the fence, i.e., they’re alreay in Canada.
MeGoNow Premium Member 3 months ago
Within the past 24 hours:
Backlash against immigrants challenges Canada’s welcoming image
Canada launches sudden immigration crackdown amid public pressure: report
Justin Trudeau retreats from Canada’s liberal immigration regime
LaughterIsJoyMuliplied 3 months ago
Still stirring the pot Step.
mfrasca 3 months ago
Gilead → Canada
zeexenon 3 months ago
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moondog42 Premium Member 3 months ago
Congrats to republicans for turning the so-called “melting pot” of the United States into a place NOBODY wants to emigrate to for the foreseeable future
Eric S 3 months ago
But my dad was born in Canada! I’m allowed!
johnschutt 3 months ago
If only…
mail2jbl 3 months ago
Looks like I need to reevaluate whether reading “Pearls Before Swine” is good use of my time anymore…
Sojourner 3 months ago
Yep, sure, run to Canada and dictator Trudeau, where he censors opposing opinions under broad “hate speech” laws, freezes assets of protesters without a court order, unconstitutionally invoked the Emergencies Act, regulates online streaming services, and jails preachers. And, if you think their universal health care must be wonderful, you are mistaken; there is a severe shortage of family care doctors, so Canadians have great difficulty accessing a primary care doctor. The grass is not greener on the other side of our northern border.
Canuckgill 3 months ago
Maybe it’s time to learn something about the many things that are Canada!
Mr Pets 3 months ago
Canadians are nice!
willie_mctell 3 months ago
My wife and I have frequently discussed applying for asylum.
pearlyqim 3 months ago
If Kamala wins!
TwilightFaze 3 months ago
Canadians ARE sweethearts, but even they have a limit to their patience. And let’s be honest: America is that bratty child in the English-speaking family.
DonCoyote® 3 months ago
I live sixty miles from Canada.
WHY are my choices at my local A.T.M. “English” or “Espanol”?
eddi-TBH 3 months ago
Canada is setting stricter standards for immigration and refugee status. They want us to stay here and actually solve our problems.
YukonGrizz 3 months ago
Stephan, we’ll make an exception for you.
AM730 3 months ago
Tell them it’s never been about the issue itself, just how to work the issue to maintain or get power.
Aimless Melissa 3 months ago
We won’t leave if Trump is reelected. We’re Americans. We don’t give up and walk away on our own country. Other people abandon their nation. We do not. Americans aren’t defeatists or passive fatalists, like many border crossers. We do not surrender our own nation to its fate, like it isn’t ours, like we’ve disowned it.
Scott S 3 months ago
We attended a wedding at a lodge in northern Minnesota. It was about 100 yards south of the border which ran through the lake. Since it was winter & the lake was frozen over it was possible to just walk into Canada from there.
Swirls Before Pine 2 months ago
Those of us that approve of the election results, thank the people leaving for the extra space. Can we have your stuff?