Canadians headed to U.S. warned about registration rules for longer stays - CBC News: The National

[Rhiannon12866]

The federal government is warning Canadians about registration rules if they plan to stay in the U.S. longer than a month. Many experts say the requirements will overwhelmingly impact seniors. - Aired on 03/23/2025.

[AmericaUnderSiege]

1. Dear Canadians: We're happy for you to be here as long as you want.

The kind of people who don't want you here, fought a murderous war to avoid being Americans. Try not to mistake them for us.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I'm in Northeastern New York so we usually get a lot of Canadians from Ontario and Quebec during tourist season

I can't help wondering if they'll stay home this year. I can hardly blame them. *sigh*

[Irish_Dem]

3. I visited Quebec last summer and was surprised to hear how many Canadians traveled to the US

for vacation and long weekends.

I think they may cut back on that travel now.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. I'm just south of Lake George, New York, which is a real tourist attraction during the season

I see license plates from every state and many from Ontario and Quebec. When I was in school I worked summers at the popular amusement park and saw visitors from numerous other countries, too. I know that during Covid the Canadian visitors stopped but they were back during the summer, though I'm betting that this summer they won't make the trip. Growing up I went to a summer camp in Vermont. We got a lot of Canadian campers and they fit right in and I'm still friends with a former counselor from Quebec and his terrific wife - who once gave me quite a lecture on the dangers of TFG.

[Irish_Dem]

5. I think they will visit more of their own country.

Canada is such a beautiful country and Quebec is amazing.

No need to go into the US.

Yes I understand enough French to hear the negative comments about Trump in Quebec.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. I know, Canada is such an expansive and diverse country, why do they need us?

And my former counselor and his wife are bilingual. Though given our proximity to Canada, in school they started teaching us French in 7th grade.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Yes in Quebec they flip back and forth between French and English in a second.

Yes I started taking French lessons in school starting in 5th grade.
And all the way through school into college. So many years of French.
You'd think I could speak it, but not really.
I can read it better than I can speak it.

I do quite a bit of genealogy and can translate the old French documents from Quebec.
That is about it.

Yes if I lived in Canada, I would never venture to the US.
No need to do so.

Actually I would park myself in old Quebec City and never budge.
And be happy as a clam.