Here's the latest on Canadian public reaction to the US election, from today's national news:

"OTTAWA (AFP) - Most Canadians would back Hillary Clinton for president in upcoming US elections, and nearly one in six would forfeit their right to vote in the next Canadian ballot for a chance to sway the US result, said polls Monday.

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"What they're saying is that in the whole scheme of things, the (US) race will have impact on the world and Canada," Keith Neuman, vice president of polling firm Environics, told public broadcaster CBC.

"The US is a big global superpower and it carries a lot of weight."

A CBC-Environics poll of 2,001 Canadians found 34 percent of Canadians would like to see a Democrat win the next US election while 5 percent said they were rooting for a Republican to claim the White House.

56 percent said they were indifferent.

As well, 15 percent of those surveyed said they would give up their ballot in Canada's next federal election to vote in the US contest.

A second poll by UniMarketing published in the French-language daily La Presse found 62 percent of Canadians supported the Democratic Party, while only 17 percent backed the Republicans.

Also, 42 percent of Canadians supported Senator Hillary Clinton for president, while 27 percent backed Senator Barack Obama, according to the UniMarketing survey.

"Mrs. Clinton is well-known in Canada," explained Raynald Harvey, president of UniMarketing. "And Canadians remember fondly her husband's term in office."

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Interesting, eh? I'm among the 27 percent who would prefer Obama over Clinton...and, yes, I would sacrifice my vote in the next Canadian election to be able to vote in the American one, because what happens in Washington affects the whole world, including Canada....while what happens in Canada is minor in comparison.

See, DougR? If you came to Canada, you'd be adrift in a sea of "liberals"....Ooooooo....scary, scary! Makes your flesh crawl, doesn't it? ;-)