Oh Canada...

Here is another example of (1) why Canada really is very different than the States and (2) motivation for moving to the great white North.

"Legislators voted by 158-133 to support the bill, which makes Canada only the third country in the world after Belgium and the Netherlands to permit gay marriages."

Because of its low population relative to its size (and for other reasons, too, of course), Canadian immigration requirements are less onerous than other places like, oh, say the United States.

I know. I checked after the elections.