Following the much hyped exodus of liberals to Canada, Matt Labash of the Weekly Standard decided to travel north and find out for himself. Personally, I think this whole issue is blown out of proportion and in the end the number of Americans migrating north because of Bush will be very, very small. Still the discussion has helped to uncover some interesting facts as Labash found the following:

What many don't consider is how much Canada has oversold itself in the areas where it purportedly does succeed. While it's true that the government has been much friendlier than ours to gay marriage, only 39 percent of Canadians decidedly support it. While Canada is supposedly more environment-friendly, it has been cited for producing more waste per person than any other country. While Canada is supposedly safer, a 1996 study showed its banks had the highest stick-up rate of any industrialized nation (one in every six was robbed). And while a great deal is made of Americans' passion for firearms, the Edmonton Sun, citing Statistics Canada, reported that Canada has a higher crime rate than we do.

Bet you won't read that in the Globe and Mail.