Canadians’ attitude toward U.S. shifts from envy to sympathy, poll shows
Canadians have reached a conclusion that would have been shocking at any other time in the past 50 years: Canada is not just a better place to live, it’s a better place to make money.
U.S. woes seem to trigger some sympathy among many Canadians who see us rolling along with lower unemployment, a stronger dollar and a stable political system.
“We’ve been fortunate not to have been hit quite as hard as our neighbours. But we’ve all heard about people who have lost their homes or been forced to declare bankruptcy, and our hearts go out to them,” said Erin O’Connor, a 34-year-old engineer in the IT industry in Toronto who lived in Arizona for nearly four years. She moved back to Canada in 2008.
When Nanos researchers asked Canadians to describe the state of the U.S. economy, 84 per cent of respondents chose words ranging from “bad” to “a disaster.” Nearly 86 per cent of Canadians say they would bet that their country holds more promise for prosperity.
Yeah, this sounds about right.
