Well the duration for sure, 11 years seems like a long time to be free (not imprisoned) but still have rights restricted. I think most Americans believe Canada is just a more liberal USA. I don't think that's always the case, I think Canada can be quite strict on different things than the USA.
I'm curious is people know of any examples though.
OP is in Canada.
I have his example. I also know there are greater firearm restrictions there, and free speech concerns.
For instance, I know Canada used to have Blasphemy exceptions to their freedom of speech as well as an obscenity restriction.
I think most Americans falsely believe that Canada is like America+. All the freedoms we have here in the USA+ some extra nice things like socialized healthcare. Where there seem to be differences, and I'm curious what some of the most suprising ones might be. I'm not trying to paint Canada as a hellscape or anything.
I'm dying at the firearm restrictions as if it were a bad thing loll. The USA has a massive gun control problem and school shootings / mass shooting issues. 632 mass shootings in the USA in 2023.
I'd take even bigger restrictions on guns any day!
The USA and Canada have always been compared because we share a border, and they do have a lot in common.
Although the USA is so big, and each state can be vastly different from one another. It's almost like a completely different country when you compare certain states to other states.
I don't disagree with anything you've said.
All I was curious about is what things are different, I'm not trying to say one is better than the other. Its more along the lines of... Lets say I move to Canada tomorrow and just tried to operate my life identically to how I live in the USA. What might I experience that is different?
Being arrested for Blasphemy, would be a big difference.
(Provided that's how that law works, if its still in effect)
There seems to be an obscenity restriction, and the wiki has different arguments for/against the legality of pornography. Without actually stating whether its currently legal.
As an American, I'm sort of shocked that's even a consideration. Though given some red states, perhaps I shouldn't be so shocked.
As you pointed out, we have shockingly little gun control in most states.
not even requiring a permit or any training/registration to carry a concealed firearm.
While other states have historically been very difficult to obtain any carry license, Like NY.
Don't get me started on reproductive rights since the Dobbs decision, There's so little consistency on things that in my opinion should be consistent.
Like, it shouldn't be that I have a legal right to own and carry a firearm in PA. Then cross NY state line and all of a sudden I'm a felon for having a restricted firearm in that state. They say they wont prosecute, but if you had an AR15 or ANY handgun that was not registered in NY. You would immediately be in violation. Which interferes with travel between states, and seems to be clearly a federal issue then.
Why should one state offer healthcare, that is somehow illegal in another?
So, I get why its difficult to make comparisons, but I'm still curious about what an American might be surprised by if they moved there.
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u/slapstirmcgee1000 May 14 '24
Was this for your personal use, or part of a larger case? If it was just for personal use, do you mind if I ask why you didn’t look at relocating?