While our northern neighbor may seem like a socialist utopia to Americans facing the possibility of Donald Trump as president, Canadian Sana Saeed explains how conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper has actually steered the country far away from being the welcoming progressive country many imagine.

Please Don’t Move to Canada (if Trump Wins)

If Canada’s been your backup plan, please kindly reconsider. Seriously.

Posted by AJ+ on Saturday, October 17, 2015

—Posted by Natasha Hakimi Zapata

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