Too many seek escape to Canada
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CANADA’S immigration ministry website crashed as too many Americans sought information on emigrating to their northern neighbor to escape a Donald Trump presidency.
Access to the site became progressively more difficult on Tuesday evening as the Republican candidate picked up key states essential to winning the White House over Democrat Hillary Clinton.
The site displayed an error message when the swing state of Florida went to Trump, a major step toward the 270 electoral votes he needed to succeed President Barack Obama.
The website explains the steps to take and the criteria necessary to be eligible for residency in the country or for Canadian nationality.
Many Americans in recent months had vowed to decamp to Canada, led by the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, if the US mogul was elected.
Canadian real estate agencies and some regions with sparse populations have used the election to launch marketing campaigns.
Earlier this year, when Trump was just one candidate among a dozen Republicans, the island of Cape Breton in Nova Scotia offered to welcome anyone wishing to avoid a Trump presidency.
Under the slogan “Cape Breton if Donald Trump wins,” it said jobs and cheap homes were available in a region “with a population problem” just 400 kilometers from the US border.
Many celebrities pledged to move north if Trump prevailed, including “Breaking Bad’” actor Bryan Cranston, singers Cher and Barbra Streisand, and Lena Dunham, star of TV’s “Girls.”
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