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Originally Posted by KiwiHopeful
Last summer I spent a week in Quebec, in Montreal and Quebec City, and was struck by the fact that I did not see a single Canadian car with any political bumper stickers.
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Last summer we spent a week in Quebec also. We stayed in old town and then 2 nights on the Ile D'orleans a small island just north of Quebec city. LOVED it. The truth is, we were sniffing around to see if maybe it wouldn't be an alternative to NZ if the ITA doesn't work out, or just because it would be a lot closer and easier to move to Canada.
I didn't notice the (lack of) political bumper stickers, but you are probably quite right. OTOH I think Canada is somewhat dominated by the politics of the US due to proximity and interdependence, so I'm not sure it would be as much of an "escape." I was disappointed to see many of the same chains of food and retail just continue right across the border. Home Depot, McDonald's, KFC etc. Less so in Quebec but we entered at Niagara and Ontario seemed like an extension of the US in many respects.
Selchie I came across this blog and they talk about the politics of particularly a US expat in NZ:
New Zealand: Some Not-So Important Answers To Some Important Questions! ~ by Rick Adams
There's also a nice account of getting healthcare and their thoughts on GST to add some feet-on-the-ground perspective to an (ahem) contentious thread going on elsewhere.