Toronto: A Sanctuary City for Americans

Sunday, April 20, 2025

Toronto is also becoming a popular sanctuary. Just as during the Vietnam War, when many American families, including that of the urbanist Jane Jacobs, flocked north, today the continent's fourth-largest city is welcoming disaffected U.S. academics and scientists. Once known as the leader of the free world, these days America feels more "like 1933 in Germany," says Marci Shore, a professor of Eastern European intellectual history, who is leaving Yale University for the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.

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America's loss is Canada's gain. In addition to academics and researchers, the Canadian government would probably take in the USIC personnel that Tulsi Gabbard axed or DOD staff cut by DOGE: www.canada.ca

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-04-20 10:21 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Democrats every time a Republican is elected to the Presidency: I'm MoViNg To CaNaDa.

And then they don't, because liberals are lazy.

#2 | Posted by Bluewaffles at 2025-04-20 11:33 AM | Reply

Reminds me of when Texans were screaming about Texas seceding due to Obama winning his reelection.

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-20 11:42 AM | Reply

There's a lot of university research hospitals in TO that can use staff.

#4 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-04-20 11:46 AM | Reply

"And then they don't, because liberals are lazy."

Democrats are about as liberal as Republicans are conservative. Which is to say, not at all. But partisans still use those terms in a way that's completely lazy.

#5 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-04-20 12:33 PM | Reply

"I'm MoViNg To CaNaDa."

I've never understood this. It makes much more sense to move south than north.

#6 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-04-20 12:36 PM | Reply

You're an idiot

#7 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-04-20 01:18 PM | Reply

Sure, El Salvador is much nicer than Canada.

#8 | Posted by mattm at 2025-04-20 02:34 PM | Reply

"And then they don't, because liberals are lazy.
#2 | Posted by Bluewaffles"

That is part of the reason - the bigger reason though is that Canada will not let people with criminal records come to the country, which eliminates a huge % of the Democrat party - and likely 70%+ of Democrats cannot locate Canada on a world map. Lastly, Canada's immigration program is focused on skilled workers - so, the Democrats with Gender Studies degrees working at Starbucks in the US will not be allowed to move to Canada and displace their baristas at Tim Hortons, also, those positions are reserved for Indians to shit in the street.

#9 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-04-20 08:01 PM | Reply

"I've never understood this. It makes much more sense to move south than north.
#6 | Posted by sentinel"

There is greater acceptance of homosexuals Canada than in Latin America - and that is a primary concerns for most of the liberals continually saying they will leave the US. Just take that sad sack o' shit Rosie as an example moving to Ireland.

#10 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-04-20 08:02 PM | Reply