Americans Moving to Canada in Record Numbers...No, Really

Dorna Mohaghegh — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:12:37 EDT

On Nov. 3rd, 2004, we all heard that hackneyed phrase, and many of us even said it: “That's it; I'm moving to Canada.” Even I made the threat, though without any intention of following through. Still, with this administration in office, you gotta admit that hanging in the great white north, where same-sex marriage is legal and health care is universal, seems pretty damn appealing (and don’t you just love the Mounties and their red uniforms?).

But in all serious, it seems more Americans have been following through on that claim than ever before. According to an A BC News report,

The number of U.S. citizens who moved to Canada last year hit a 30-year high, with a 20 percent increase over the previous year and almost double the number who moved in 2000. In 2006, 10,942 Americans went to Canada, compared with 9,262 in 2005 and 5,828 in 2000, according to a survey by the Association for Canadian Studies.

Funny how those dates coincide with the years Bush has been in office…

Banning Incandescents and Keeping 'Green' Light Warm

Graham — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:53:29 EDT

I have to credit this post to Treehugger, which yesterday reported that Ontario has banned incandescent light bulbs, which are not energy efficient. Which led them to post about an elegant way to keep those now-illegal Edison-style bulbs out of landfills and also to solve the problem that most fluorescent lights can't be dimmed. Oil conversions!

I for one have been completely baffled as to what interior designers are going to do as incandescents become illegal or discouraged. What will light paintings in galleries? How will dark clubs stay dingy?

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Americans Moving to Canada in Record Numbers...No, Really

Banning Incandescents and Keeping 'Green' Light Warm