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Can someone please characterize the likely political and cultural atmosphere of Canada for the next decade? If the US continues its current trajectory for a co

• gpm 1y ago
  Hard to say without being a prophet. There's a non-zero chance we follow Trump/MAGA, but I would say its unlikely. My impression is that politically and culturally we have been becoming less welcoming to less well off immigrants. Since the motivation for this feels largely economic (and thoroughly pushed by foreign media and online trolls), economic hardship from losing the US trading relationship is likely to make it worse. I'd compare this more to the sort of anti-refugee sentiment you've seen in Europe for the last decade than what you're seeing in the US now. Of course being anti-refugee when its looking increasingly likely that our southern neighbour will somehow create a refugee crisis would be... unfortunate. American media has an outsized influence here. When they complain about, say, trans people, you see a loud echo of that here. What that means when American media seems to be increasingly bowing to Trump is... worrying but unclear. At the same time the baseline is much more accepting of differences, cultural or personal, than the US baseline. If I was trans I'd choose Canada over California every time, pre and post Trump.
  • neilv 1y ago
    Thank you. That's interesting about US media influence. Here's hoping that we all do well, and the current craziness calms down.
• tomhow 1y ago
  This kind of question could easily set off a flamewar filled with nationalistic and ideological rage. Let's not do this here.
  • neilv 1y ago
    True, but it's an honest question. I'd actually like to know the answer.
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