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by CoolGuySteve 2135 days ago
They haven’t, NYC is also boring now.

With unemployment rising and poor benefits, civil unrest, and shitty containment policies; I’m thinking about riding the rest of this out back in Canada so we don’t get robbed/assaulted.
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sandworm101 2135 days ago
>> riding the rest of this out back in Canada so we don’t get robbed/assaulted.

Better come home quick. Canada is getting more than a little afraid of how badly the US is handling the covid thing. Politeness only goes so far.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53742684

"While the border closure has had significant economic and personal repercussions for the millions of people that live along it or have loved ones on the other side, the vast majority of Canadians want it to stay shut."

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lovecg 2135 days ago
That’s for tourists. No one is talking about closing the border to Canadian citizens coming home. Pandemic or not this seems completely unimaginable.
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sandworm101 2135 days ago
The "atlantic bubble" limiting movements of canadians within canada was thought unlikely, and is probably illegal, but it is a thing.

Remember when trump spoke of closing off new york state? Canada has actually done something similar.

https://www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19/individuals-and-households/tr...

>>When entering Newfoundland and Labrador, visitors will be required to produce two pieces of government issued identification to verify that they are a permanent resident in one of the Atlantic Provinces. One piece of identification must include a home address.

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fragmede 2135 days ago
The Right of Return is an international law that allows citizens to return to their country of citizenship, and while some may have doubts about the willingness of the USA to follow the Geneva Convention, I'm pretty sure Canada still adheres to it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_of_return

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zeveb 2135 days ago
> They haven’t, NYC is also boring now.

Not as much as it was. De Blasio has been an unmitigated disaster, and NYC is rapidly approaching 90s-level (if not 70s-level) squalor. Only time will tell if the voters will throw him out and elect someone who can effectively manage the city government, or double down on failure.

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