Tag Archives: Canada – US relations

The Green Card Riots

Posted on 25 July 2012 by Larry Russwurm

Many of the readers of this column are not Canadian so they probably never heard of the Green Card Riots back in ‘Ought 8. Well let this article be sort of an overview of this deep subject matter. Green cards … Continue reading →

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Northern Dominance

Posted on 29 January 2011 by Larry Russwurm

It seems to me that northern nations have more than held their own against southern neighbours. Even when those southern neighbours outnumber their northern cousins. (Full disclosure: I am a Canadian, the second most northern land there is. That’s right … Continue reading →

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The Brain Drain Revisited

Posted on 30 January 2010 by Larry Russwurm

In the previous post I tackled the brain drain problem: highly skilled and thus “brainy” Canadians moving to the United States in search of better pay or careers. Let’s examine that highly skilled equating to brainy assumption for a minute. … Continue reading →

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