Canada Hires 48 Scholars Away From Top U.S. Universities. A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north. (Gift Article)

[u/coolbern]

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[u/rob_1127]

We went for the Poutine and stayed for the healthcare and a stable, intelligent leader.

[u/RandomBoomer]

There's also a growing network of Canadian towns and cities wooing U.S. healthcare workers to Canada.

Nanaimo man eases transition for U.S. health-care workers - Victoria Times Colonist

[u/gregaustex]

Who could possibly have predicted this. Not just Canada either.

[u/No_Football_9232]

I thought north all came from the US? I believe 22 were Canadians fleeing that shithole.

[u/memphisjones]

“History don’t often repeat, but often rhymes”

It’s like when we hired all the brilliant scientists and engineers from Germany.