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Worthwhile Canadian Initiative
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Fareed Zakaria explains why Canada is in much better shape than us: Guess which country, alone in the industrialized world, has not faced a single bank failure, calls for bailouts or government intervention in the financial or mortgage sectors. Yup, it's Canada. In 2008, the World Economic Forum ranked Canada's banking system the healthiest in the world. America's ranked 40th, Britain's 44th. The rest of the article is well worth your time, particularly the paragraphs Massie highlights. ...

NSN Daily Update 2/12/09
democracyarsenal.org — ... Fareed Zakaria discusses Canada’s strong economy: the banking system was rated the healthiest in the world in 2008, has not experienced a single failure or bailout, and is thriving in the financial crisis. ...

This is Canada. We only have one road.
democracyarsenal.org — ... Fareed Zakaria has an eye-opening piece about Canada's relative economic strength compared to the collapsing economies elsewhere in the industrial world. It's pretty stunning that while American conservatives deride our "socialist" friends to the north, their fundamentals--from the banking industry to health care to even their car industry--are far stronger than ours. But one thing he doesn't mention is that a great deal of their economic strength has been credited in part to a huge boon in commodities, especially when it comes to the extraction and exportation of oil ...

Blake Fleetwood: What Obama Can Learn On His Trip To Canada Today
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... This point was brought home when I read Fareed Zakaria's piece in Newsweek in which he wrote that "The U.S. currently has a brain-dead immigration system." ...

Health Care Friday
Daily Kos — ... pharmaceutical companies, are embracing the idea that comprehensive health care legislation should include a requirement that every American carry insurance. Oh, Canada! Nancy Folbre: There’s no evidence that Canada’s public provision of health care and social benefits has reduced its economic growth, and the federal budget just presented is the first to show a deficit in 11 years. Fareed Zakaria: Canada has been remarkably responsible over the past ...

Blake Fleetwood: Keep The Brains Out. What a Dumb Idea!
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... "Visas are awarded based on education level, work experience, age and language abilities. If a prospective immigrant earns 67 points out of 100 total (holding a Ph.D. is worth 25 points, for instance), he or she can become a full-time, legal resident of Canada," according to a Fareed Zakaria's piece in Newsweek. Zakaria called US Immigration policy "brain-dead" . ...