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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
I lived in Boston for a while too. I was even an academic! Am I less Canadian than you are?!
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I lived in the U.S. for some time myself. But the point raised is spending time away from Canada better prepares you to be PM, which I think is asinine. In fact, my time away from Canada most certainly put me out of touch with Canadian issues. In fact the longer you are away, the less in touch you become, it's reality. I would concede that if I spent a good portion of my life away from Canada, I would not be prepared to represent the country.
And to the point of spending time abroad, it's one thing to travel, it's quite another to be away from Canada for years.