Unhappy Democrats Need to Wait to Get Into Canada - Reuters

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OTTAWA (Reuters) - Disgruntled Democrats seeking a safe Canadian haven after President Bush (news - web sites) won Tuesday's election should not pack their bags just yet.

Canadian officials made clear on Wednesday that any U.S. citizens so fed up with Bush that they want to make a fresh start up north would have to stand in line like any other would-be immigrants -- a wait that can take up to a year.

"You just can't come into Canada and say 'I'm going to stay here'. In other words, there has to be an application. There has to be a reason why the person is coming to Canada," said immigration ministry spokeswoman Maria Iadinardi.

There are anywhere from 600,000 to a million Americans living in Canada, a country that leans more to the left than the United States and has traditionally favored the Democrats over the Republicans.

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Link: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&e=5&u=/nm/election_canada_haven_dc

Hmm... maybe New Zealand then!

:shrug:

Aw hell... I guess I'll stay and fight. Anybody have a good scimitar?