Why do a lot of Americans who travel a lot never go to Canada (homes, to buy)
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... It's my humble opinion that people from the US have a value system that is distinctly different from Canadians - not surprising given the distinctly different legal system.
How do you find the Americans' legal system to be different?
Outside of the fact that individual states in the US are in charge of their own criminal law, while in Canada, criminal law is a federal responsibility, what's different?
Both the US and Canada follow a common-law tradition, like the UK, Australia, India, Ireland, and others. Sure, we each have one jurisdiction that follows civil law (Quebec and Louisiana), but legally-speaking, we're more alike than different. An American lawyer has the same education as a Canadian lawyer (Langdellian system of legal education), and like a Canadian lawyer, knows the contra proferentem rule, knows the five elements of contract, knows the Plain View Doctrine, knows the Rule Against Perpetuities, and so on and so on. Courtroom procedures are pretty much the same, arguments are made on the basis of stare decisis, and decisions are made accordingly.
How do you find the Americans' legal system to be different?
Outside of the fact that individual states in the US are in charge of their own criminal law, while in Canada, criminal law is a federal responsibility, what's different?
Both the US and Canada follow a common-law tradition, like the UK, Australia, India, Ireland, and others. Sure, we each have one jurisdiction that follows civil law (Quebec and Louisiana), but legally-speaking, we're more alike than different. An American lawyer has the same education as a Canadian lawyer (Langdellian system of legal education), and like a Canadian lawyer, knows the contra proferentem rule, knows the five elements of contract, knows the Plain View Doctrine, knows the Rule Against Perpetuities, and so on and so on. Courtroom procedures are pretty much the same, arguments are made on the basis of stare decisis, and decisions are made accordingly.
Let's just all be happy and content in our own cities and countries, shall we? (though I get the feeling that that's a tall order for the average joe on C-D...)
I wouldn't count on him getting back to you on that. If he won't explain why he thinks Canadian generosity is the only thing preventing America from perishing from thirst then why would he explain what he thinks are the differences in the legal systems? I think he's just talking out of his hat.
I wouldn't count on him getting back to you on that. If he won't explain why he thinks Canadian generosity is the only thing preventing America from perishing from thirst then why would he explain what he thinks are the differences in the legal systems? I think he's just talking out of his hat.
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That well known (and abused} method of just throwing out obviously controversial stuff to see what he can stir up. Poking the bear, so to speak.
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