Canadians are so desperate to move to US they’d swim there and liken liberal nation to old dog that needs shot

Canadians are becoming so disillusioned with their liberal country. Some said they would happily swim to the US if they could gain legal access.

Fed-up Canadians complained that their country is “standing still” under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Trudeau was recently blasted by newly elected President Donald Trump, who called him Canada’s “governor” and joked that the country could become a 51st state.

And earlier this week, Trump claimed he would cut Canadians’ income taxes by 60 percent if they became part of the US.

While Canadian officials dismissed the comments, more than 10 percent of their voters are said to support the drastic action. The free press reports.

Among them is 33-year-old Ryan Hemsley from Vancouver, who described his home country as a place where ambition dies.

“I have lost all hope for Canada,” he said. “If Trump said you have 24 hours of amnesty, whoever comes here, comes here, I’m telling you I’m not even taking my car. I’ll swim to the other side.’

Hemsley has no plans to enter the U.S. illegally, but is eager to move.

“You wake up and survive,” he said. ‘There is no opportunity for growth. You go out to dinner with friends every now and then, have a good night, but then you go home, sleep and do it all again.

“As much as I love Canada, I would be rejuvenated if Canada became the 51st state of the United States.”

Taylor Simone, a 32-year-old film and TV professional also from Vancouver, described how she was forced to take a second job as a waitress to support herself.

“If Canada became the 51st state, I wouldn’t protest it too much,” she said. “If I had had the economic ability to buy a house in Canada, I would never have gotten to this point.”

In Canada, the average income is about 73 percent of that in the U.S. and the economy has remained largely flat in recent decades, unlike that of neighboring countries, which has grown continuously.

Noah Meyer-Delouya, 27, has already made the move from Ottawa to New York, where he works as an accountant.

“Canada right now is like a super old dog that can’t walk,” he said. ‘You want to put it out of its misery, because it is so dysfunctional in so many ways.

“Canada would currently be better off as a 51st state and I say that with great sadness and disappointment.”

He added that fears of anti-Semitism in Canada also fueled his decision to leave.

His comments were echoed by Barbara Murphy, 75, who lives on a farm in Milton.

She complained that her 16-year-old grandson is having trouble finding entry-level work.

“My grandchildren would have many more opportunities than they have in this country,” Murphy said, also lamenting the lack of patriotism in Canada.

“I wouldn’t fight for Canada because no one is fighting for it. Canadians are a loved people,” Murphy added. ‘They have no idea who they are.

‘The Americans are revolutionary people. They fought for their freedoms. They will tear it down when it’s bad and build it back up. We don’t. We patch, patch, patch.’

Several Canadians reported frustration with vaccine mandates in certain parts of the country.

LisaMarie Nicholson, 56, and Kori Anstey, 48, say their husbands both lost their jobs after refusing to take the vaccine.

Nicholson in particular decried the outsized role of Canada’s sprawling government, which is the country’s largest employer and makes up 40 percent of the economy.

“It’s almost like the government wants people to be completely dependent on them in every facet of their lives,” said Nicholson, from Toronto.

“They want to be able to give you the handout so you don’t feel like you can take care of yourself.

‘They want to control the medical system so that if you are unwell, you are at their mercy.

“They want to be able to tell you what to do, when to do it and how to do it. And there is a large part of this country that wants that.”

Controversial Canadian psychologist, author and former professor Jordan Peterson claimed he is fleeing his home country for America, slamming Canada for being on the brink of becoming a “totalitarian hellhole.”

Peterson, 62, revealed his plans to come to the US, citing discontent with the Canadian government and ongoing conflict with the College of Psychologists of Ontario.

“The government in Canada at the federal level is incredibly incompetent and it has become uncomfortable for me in my neighborhood in Toronto,” Peterson said on his daughter Mikhaila’s podcast earlier this month.

Even former Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day admitted he can understand the desire to defect.

“People are tired,” he said. “They are desperate that the political scene may not change in a significant way that makes the long-term prospect of staying in Canada look positive.”

Within Canada, there has long been a separatist movement aimed at establishing an independent French-speaking nation of Quebec.

While autonomy is the preferred option, many believe that a union with the US could be a welcome compromise.

The separatist debate was reignited by Trump’s comments to Trudeau when the two met at Mar-a-Lago after his election victory.

Trump claimed he would impose tariffs on all products imported from the neighboring country until illegal immigration and drugs coming across the border stopped.

During their meeting, Trudeau reportedly told Trump that 25 percent tariffs on Canada would kill his country’s economy.

Then Trump told the Prime Minister that if the country cannot survive by taking away from the US, Canada might become the 51st state.

According to Fox’s sources, Trudeau and others at the table responded to his comment with nervous laughter.