Canadian!

Where's Wilkinson? He hasn't been forced to join the Mounties or something, has he?

Maybe he is working on that book, at last.

Mazel Tov!

Are Canadians not allowed to blog or something?

I know I'm overextrapolating here, but your new Canadian citizenship has reduced your blogging drastically. You need to return to the workaholic States and get back to work so that I have something to read tomorrow while [i]I'm[/i] at work.

Yes. I totally expect more posts about Canadian news. Please?

Some reading matter on our founding, just so you don't fall for the idea that of Canada's Red Tory-social democratic political culture:
http://www.amazon.com/Canadas-Founding-Debates-...

Are you not now technically a subject (in its objective sense) of the Queen of Canada a frightfully interesting elderly Anglo-German old school fully functional anachronism: aka Elizabeth II by the Grace of God etc etc?

I'm all for recolonising the America's one intellectual at a time.... we need all the help we can get over here so congratulations, and thanks for the splendid blogging, from this, republican, Brit.

Hi, this happened to me too ... I've only been a US citizen ... will this affect our social security or taxes?

Glad Rachelle and I could be there when you became one of "us".

Cut yer hair, ya damn hippie!

I'm pretty sure that "as an adult, I became a lifelong X" can't be right.

Such is the strange nature of legal facts. As far as the government concerned, I drew my first breath into Canadian lungs.

In that case, you're going to owe a whopping back tax bill!

I've never lived or worked in my homeland, which does not tax the incomes of citizens abroad (hence the move to try to kneecap the growth of citizens in Hong Kong, Lebanon, and U.S. with new first generation born abroad limit, etc.). And I own no property here. So I'm in the clear.

I hope you love your freedoms now.

We need more Cato in Canada! Now if we can only disenfranchise Naomi Klein it might bring balance to the force.

Sorry, you just mentioned Miss Klein, sending me into my predictable apoplectic seizure of fury.

It just occurred to me that most young'uns only know Milton Friedman - who he is, what he's done, what he said - from The Shock Doctrine. Indeed, many older folks only know him from that book as well, cause you know, it was a NYT bestseller, and she was on Colbert. That's sad.

If the current recession doesn't prove the permanent income hypothesis and the psychology of recessions, I don't know what does. People with steady incomes and good jobs aren't spending b/c of "this economy." It's tragically sad.

The wife and I are doing our part, though!

Hey congratulations, fellow Canadian.

Really. I'm glad you made the news as well. That's pretty neat.

Hope you visit often.

Citizen. Screw that!
You are now a subject of the Her Majesty the Queen.
And we have much better beer than Moosehead, btw.

What is that supposed to mean?

The French is a nice touch.

Now that you're officially Canadian, can you explain why ham becomes Canadian bacon when it's sliced and used as a pizza topping? Inquiring minds want to know.

Maybe now you can explain to us that "living tree" theory of law the Canucks like to talk about and some gringos envy. I saw a living tree come out of someone's lung on the news, but I don't think that's it.

Lifelong? Sure, that's what you say now, Mr. Fickle.

Congratulations. Are you planning on moving north, or just keeping your options open?

Welcome to the club!

Congrats, Will.
Have you read Joseph Heath's The Efficient Society? As a newly minted Canadian and a Rawlsekian, you should.

I haven't, but as it happens I recently did a Bloggingheads with Heath about his new book, which should air soon.

Adoption? Obviously you were exposed to all sides of the "children" debate on this site. If and when it happens, welcome to the club!
As to your new citizenship, to quote the McKenzie Brothers: "Take off you hoser!"

Mazel tov, Will. Do you feel nicer?

Are you still in town? Are you planning on going out tonight?

Sorry I missed you ... what pub is that?

The Oak.

"In a little twist of irony, Wilkinson and his American fiancee are also contemplating a foreign adoption."

Wha, wha, what?!

I'm from Canada now i'm living in Mexico. Thank you so much for making me feel like I was home. Great blog!

Stephen Harper still the PM over there? That guys crazy.