Despite your persuasive argument, I like it here.<p>The US is broken, politically and socioeconomically. The Senate will block any bills for a constitutional amendment to get money out of politics, and a Constitutional Convention will mean all amendments will be on the line, including the 1st Amendment (libertarians will cry &quot;freeze speech&quot;) and 2A (gun owners will cry &quot;the gubmint is taking our guns away&quot;). I really don&#x27;t see a bright side to America&#x27;s future. Canada has been a well-run country, even under Harper, and I am optimistic about what Trudeau Jr. will be able to accomplish.<p>Calgary represents everything that I think is wrong with Canada--sorry, Nenshi, I like you, but the people of your city are holding Canada back. (the CPC, putting the economic eggs into the oil basket, and so on.) Plus, Calgary has less dev opportunities than Vancouver since everything is dependent on oil and gas.<p>I don&#x27;t like the weather in eastern Canada. The winters are too cold, the summers are too hot and humid. By the way, it&#x27;s much more common to have sleet, ice storms and hard-packed dirty slush&#x2F;ice than freshly fallen snow. The rain keeps everything green and the temperatures in summer rarely gets above 25 degrees. So much better than 30 degrees (with 40 humidex).<p>Toronto too sprawling of a city, and amalgamation (just like it did in Ottawa and Halifax) has pitted suburbanites against urban dwellers, as manifested in Rob Ford and John Tory. Also, the 905 belt carried Mike Harris (Ontario PCs) in the 90s, and his &quot;Common Sense Revolution&quot; permanently sabotaged Toronto&#x27;s public transportation infrastructure.<p>Quebec is a beacon of corruption. Remember that SQ officer who wasn&#x27;t charged for a fatal hit-and-run with his cruiser? Montreal is owned by the Mob. Mr. Sidewalk, the Big Owe, etc. The infrastructure is literally crumbling (like the Highway 19 overpass collapse in Laval in 2006) because of how corrupt the city of Montreal is.<p>I&#x27;m young and I don&#x27;t want kids. I do not believe that yellow peril is the driving factor in housing costs. Certainly it&#x27;s a factor, but no one can say how much of a factor it is without solid data. I&#x27;m staying, and you can&#x27;t stop me!