the new canadian utopia?

Lately, the weather has been unbearably hot. Looking at the Weather channel, it is apparent that much of the nation is experiencing the same heat wave that (for us) started precisely at the beginning of August. The humidity has hit us full force, as if making up for its absence in June and July. The locals claim that the weather has progressively gotten worse over the last few years, and can only speculate that global warming is the cause. Will the human race just adapt to these areas if they continue to heat up every year?

I saw a special report not too long ago regarding the effects of global warming, and they made a bold prediction that people would start looking to Canada as a source of perfect weather. Believe it or not, they were actually referring to the frozen tundra areas of Northern Canada...the areas that one often gets confused with say...Greenland or the North Pole. As crazy as this sounds, it makes perfect sense if you read what any scientists are saying about the future climate changes that we will be seeing.

If you take a look at the current trends of UK travelers (which tend to predate the investment travel done by Americans), you'll quickly find that travel sites like Dialaflight offer regular flights to Canada (or as UK travelers call them "holidays" in Canada) and one can only speculate if many of those flights end up being house-hunting trips. The site sets up reservations by phone specialist only, so you know that anyone booking these trips are serious about their flights and not simply internet junkies looking for last minute $10 off coupons. I also read not to long ago about how UK travelers have been purchasing land in many small towns in areas of France and Spain. If their purchases are any indication of the new hot property markets, then Canada may be next on the list.

My wife has a large group of relatives in Quebec and we have had to spend quite a bit of cash on Quebec flights in the past, but I have also visited areas like Banff, Calgary and the super-mall in Edmonton. The land in that area is just gorgeous, and I wouldn't have to worry about the whole "Francais factor".

While I am not rushing out to buy a bunch of land in the Canadian tundra, the idea of living in Canada has crossed my mind. In addition to the fact that my wife has relatives there, I think we would fit in quite nicely in a country that keeps their international noses out of everyone else's business. I don't really get their government system, as I haven't been exposed to it very much, but I have heard that they offer free education and health care to their citizens, which is commendable. Cigarettes are said to be ridiculously expensive, but I don't smoke so I couldn't care less.