I am a Canadian. I guess that I know a few.
In the last few years, and especially the last few months, RichTX1 has been slagging off Canadians and Canada on a daily basis. No other nationality gets this constant stream of crap from any other poster. If I wanted to rain abuse on USAnians, and the US Government's treatment of Mexicans and Mexico, or the attitude of some USAnian visitors to the Mexican people, I could have a full time job. That is not a worthwhile or positive use of my time, and the promotion of hatred to other nationalities hasn't proved to have been a good approach for anyone interested in a peaceful lifestyle.
I have lived in Mexico for five years, and have only been outside of the country for one week in that period. In that time, I have found that most Mexicans like Canadians. There are of course individuals of every nationality who are disliked everywhere they go. There are people who like to go to warm countries and have the same lifestyle as the place they left. Those people are not all Canadians, nor are the majority of them Canadians, so why doesn't RichTX1 say something about those other people. He has pulled a quote from the National Post, Canada's equivalent to USA Today, and uses it as gospel. Why doesn't he conduct his own poll and let us know the results he gets from ten people on the corner? I'm sure they're just as representative.
Yeah, RichTx, give those Canadians a rest, and get on this guy's case instead LP inciting homosexuality. It's down on the All About the TT branch.
If I could initiate an Ipsos-Reid survey/poll it would be "how many Canadians are informed about the couple from Ontario who had their throats slashed near Cancun"
From what I hear, there would not be many Canadians who have not heard about the fiasco surrounding the Laniero investigation.
As for Canadians going to Mexico for a short fly-in Winter vacation, Canadians get better value going to many other places.
Mexico is not a bargain as of now, plus the article "Canadians paying to get shot in Mexico" does not boost travel sales.
Mexico as a vacation destination has suffered in the eyes of Canadians because of recent unsolved crimes which many blame on that country's incompetent police and corrupt legal system, a new poll reveals.
"About half of the respondents, 49 per cent, said the recent crimes against Canadians in Mexico, including a double murder, have not been solved because "they have incompetent police and corrupt legal system." Another 37 per cent believe the Mexican authorities don't want to solve the crimes because it might negatively impact tourism to Mexico if the deaths are attributed to Mexican citizens.
There were many Canadian eye witnesses, with cameras, at the resort when the following murders happened.
Nancy and Dominic Ianiero from Woodbridge, Ont., who were slain at their Mayan Riviera resort in a case that has been heavily criticized because evidence of the murder scene was wiped away by hotel cleaning staff.
The poll results also show residents in Atlantic Canada, with 73 per cent, are the most likely to avoid Mexico, followed by Ontarians, 71 per cent; Quebecers, 59 per cent; and those in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, 55 per cent.
Meanwhile, Albertans, 48 per cent, and British Columbians, 41 per cent, were the most reluctant to turn their back on Mexico as a sunny vacation spot.
The poll carries a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20."
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I'm not sure how one "incites" homosexuality, but it sounds like something I'd favor.
THIS message board deals with tourism in Mexico.
The reporting in the largest media chain in the third largest North American country certainly impacts tourism, and is relevant. Homophobia rarely impacts Mexican tourism (though, on the one occasion I can recall, I did bring homophobic comments by the representative of a tourist-oriented business to TT readers' attention, and suggested tourists seek alternative facilities).
Rich - I don't think that the findings of the survey would be far off from other countries. If the study was conducted in any other country the rate would be 50-60% saying they would travel to Mexico for a holiday (with no publicized reports of violence on their citizens). Now if you conducted the survey in the same country and add in a few well publicized acts of violence against their citizens and the rate will drop. I would say the US rates may be a bit different as Mexico is your neighbour to the south and many US citizens will travel there on a regular basis and the country does not seem as 'foreign' to US citizens.
I am surprised at some of the reactions to the OP. This is a legitimate topic since a Member of Parliament in Canada has tried to scare people from travelling to Mexico:
Feb 08, 2007 11:47 AM
Richard Brennan
Ottawa Bureau
OTTAWA – A Liberal MP called today for an emergency debate on the escalating violence in Mexico and its direct threat to Canadians.
"I believe it is important that Canadians are aware of what is happening to them when they travel to Mexico," Jim Karygiannis (Scarborough-Agincourt) told a news conference.
Despite the fact four Canadians met violent deaths in Mexico in the past year and others have been wounded in shootouts, the Conservative government has not issued a advisory against travel there by Canadian tourists.
"The minister of state (for foreign affairs) stated that no advisory will be issued as Canadians are not targeted, and I am wondering if Canadians have to have a big bullseyes at that top of their forehead ... in order for us to issue an advisory," Karygiannis said.
"We need to make sure that Canadians are protected," he added, particularly in the weeks leading up to school winter breaks and university reading weeks.
Of course the media lap this kind of thing up. The poll is testing whether his statements had any effect, or whether most people recognize the guy is inflating the issue to get attention for himself.
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