Little Hawk- I am delighted that you choose to live in Canada.   I think that everyone should choose to live in the country of their choice.   I have a number of relatives that live in Montreal and Toronto and love living in Canada.   (although their son has moved to the USA)

There are many people who immigrate to Canada.   It is a small tiny minisule fraction of the people who immigrate to the USA.   People in India don't go to Canada to start their computer company.   They go to the USA.   There was an srticle on the brain drain in Canada because many of the talented Candians chose to leave Canada and move to the USA where there is better economic oppportunity.   Only hollywood keeps threatening to move to Canada, but none of them ever do.    If only they would keep their word.

I think its only fair to "tweak" Canada.   I have been to 30 Canadian folk festivals and at every single one of them, someone has tweaked the USA from the stage.   I have been to 100 USA folk festivals, and I can't remember a single time when someone from the stage mentioned Canada.   The closest was when James Keelaghan played a Folk Project festival in NJ and said he was going to sing about canadian history and someone yelled out "who cares".   he got very angry, but the comment was more in jest than a comment about Canada.    I contend that 99% of americans couldn't name the canadian Prime Misister and that more Canadians know the US president than know the Canadian Prime Misister.

My wife and I are friendly with a number of Canadian performers.   We are hosting a house concert for the Sirens (from London Ontario) on June 18 at our house followed by a round robin music session.   If anyone is in Southeast Michigan on that day, please join us. (We have to keep Canada around until June 18 if for no other reason)