Since you asked, here is a link to the data provided by the offical Canandian Statistics: http://www.statcan.ca/english/Pgdb/People/Population/demo25a.htm
The total immigrant to Canada from US between 1991-96 was 29,025, or a little less than 6000 per year (only the first four months of 96 was included, so I'm generous here and count it as five years)

Here is a link on the US side, http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0201398.html
In 1996, 15,825 Canadians immigrated to the US.

Now you consider that Canada has a population less than 1/9 of the US. More than 15k out of less than 30 million meant more than 1 out of 2000 Canadian successfully emmigrated to the US per year. Less than 6000 out of nearly 300 million works out to be 1 out of 50,000 American went through the trouble of emmigrating to Canada. Also please take note that Canadian immigration policy is more lax than that of the US since the 1970's. In summary, Canadians are 25 times more likely to move to the US than Americans heading the other way, despite the respective immigration policies of the two countries that would facilitate flow the reverse way.

Once again, OECD studies, or any other artificial governmental rankings, means exactly zilch. They probably gave heavy weight to the theoretical availabiilty of free health care, which many a relatively better off Canadians seeking medical service south of the border are proving an entirely different reality on the ground. It's a little like, do you believe the books of Enron or Bre-X (the fraudulent Canadian mining company that dug a big hole in many a Canadians' retirement plans) or do you believe the sustained price action in the market? I believe the price action, because books can be cooked, whether by out-right fraud like Bre-X did when the insiders added gold powder to the mineral samples or by the perhaps-legal-but-extremely-unethical subtlefuge like the crew at Enron did.

I sense a little touche of nerve here. Let me state again that I never intend to insult the Canadian people. I'm never a big fan of nationalism. BTW, I'd rather prefer the exchange not degenerate into name-calling.

Jim

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• BMW - EAT YOUR HEART OUT!, Bill, Tue, 12 Feb 2002 18:40:45
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  • Buy your Saab with a clean conscience...., John A., Wed, 13 Feb 2002 12:01:27
    • Re: Buy your Saab with a clean conscience...., Scott Paterson , Wed, 13 Feb 2002 12:02:37
      • Blind leading the bind, Jim, Wed, 13 Feb 2002 18:41:41
        • Yale, Columbia anti-growth?, John A., Wed, 13 Feb 2002 21:56:27
          • Re: Yale, Columbia anti-growth?, Jim, Wed, 13 Feb 2002 23:40:58
            • methinks thou dost protest too much, John A, Thu, 14 Feb 2002 10:18:26
              • miniscule? low blows??, Jim, Thu, 14 Feb 2002 16:16:13
                • polemicist on the Saabnet board, John A., Fri, 15 Feb 2002 11:08:48
                  • OT: Congrats on the IOC redress, Jim, Fri, 15 Feb 2002 15:18:17
                  • Numbers, provided as requested, Jim, Fri, 15 Feb 2002 12:09:30 <-- Viewing This Message
                    • Re: Numbers, provided as requested, John A., Fri, 15 Feb 2002 15:10:55
                      • Re: Numbers, provided as requested, Jim, Fri, 15 Feb 2002 15:47:31
                        • it's hardly fair to the little guy, John A., Fri, 15 Feb 2002 20:55:37
                • Amen. Jim wields the big stick. nm, Dan W, Thu, 14 Feb 2002 22:32:18
            • Thank you Jim. Well said /m, Texron, Thu, 14 Feb 2002 10:01:09
            • Say all you want..., AdamB , Thu, 14 Feb 2002 05:30:42
              • Actually, I hug trees in my own spare time, Jim, Thu, 14 Feb 2002 22:03:33
                • DW Radio response to the Bush Velveeta Climate Plan, John A., Fri, 15 Feb 2002 11:31:41
                • don't worry, John A., Fri, 15 Feb 2002 11:14:08
                  • Believe it or not, I'm actually against diesel, Jim, Fri, 15 Feb 2002 13:07:41
                    • We acttually need a cleaner fuel for diesels...., Dave Westlake, Fri, 15 Feb 2002 15:25:18
                      • IMHO, Jim, Fri, 15 Feb 2002 16:02:19
      • did I miss some activity on the thread? Pity., John A., Wed, 13 Feb 2002 12:28:13
      • Took the hint. Thanks Scott. n/m, Texron, Wed, 13 Feb 2002 12:23:19
      • Re: Buy your Saab with a clean conscience...., Polaris, Wed, 13 Feb 2002 12:20:25
  • Does that mean my car will rust quicker?!, Jim, Wed, 13 Feb 2002 01:29:22

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