# Harry, Meghan, and Canadian Immigration **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 18, 2020, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-meghan-and-canadian-immigration/846640 "2020-01-18T23:59:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Polyester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b2d939/32.png) [@Polyester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polyester)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-meghan-and-canadian-immigration/846640/61 "2020-03-02T03:42:07Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > I really think they should have chosen the USA over Canada. Meghan’s a citizen here and Harry can get a green card on that basis with minimal fuss. They can afford the cost of the paperwork. > > Plus, without our complete and lack of utter connection to the British monarchy, however ceremonial like Canada’s, there are no Constitutional and diplomatic issues to work out. > > Although for reasons I won’t get into in this thread, more than one American with the means to do so has decided that the USA isn’t the place for them and has gone to Canada. I’m sure the couple have a good number of underlying reasons as to why they chose Canada as their home, and quite frankly, if I were them I would have chosen Canada, too. I mean coming from Britain, why would anyone want to expose themselves to a gun-toting society? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-meghan-and-canadian-immigration/846640/62 "2020-03-02T03:57:12Z")
The Royals have always enjoyed coming to Canada. It dates back to the Royal Tour of 1939. George VI was still a bit uncertain on the throne, after the abdication crisis. He and Queen Elizabeth did an extensive tour and were warmly welcomed across Canada. It apparently helped boost his confidence in his role, and Queen Elizabeth made it clear that she had great fondness for Canada, continuing to tour well into her eighties as the Queen Mother. The tour also played an important diplomatic role, recognizing Canada’s independence from Britain but also helping to maintain the connections in the run-up to WWII. > **[1939 royal tour of Canada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_royal_tour_of_Canada)** > > The 1939 royal tour of Canada by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth was undertaken in the build-up to World War II as a way to emphasise the links between Britain and Canada. The royal tour lasted from 17 May to 15 June, covering every Canadian province, the Dominion of Newfoundland, and a few days in the United States. This tour demonstrated and cemented Canada's allegiance to the Crown and its status as the senior dominion of the British Empire. There had been previous royal tours in Canada, ... Harry has also been quoted as saying he enjoyed Canada, because of his relative anonymity. When he was in the British Army, his unit was in Alberta for training. He was seen in a bar in Calgary, and commented to the bar staff that he couldn’t do that «back home» - just go out to a bar for a couple of drinks. Given that experience, I’m not surprised that he wants to spend time here. ---
**Author:** ![orcenio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orcenio/32/1036_2.png) [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-meghan-and-canadian-immigration/846640/63 "2020-03-27T12:06:01Z")
[Sussexit 2](https://nationalpost.com/news/harry-and-meghan-move-to-los-angeles-britains-sun-newspaper-says). All it took was the PM (finally!) cutting off the dole in 4 days and a nationwide pandemic. Hope you enjoyed the millions of dollars in government funds, goodbye and adieu. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-meghan-and-canadian-immigration/846640/64 "2020-03-27T13:47:41Z")
What’s the over/under on all of this ending in tears and Harry dumping her ass to run back to the lifestyle he’s born accustomed. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-meghan-and-canadian-immigration/846640/65 "2020-03-27T14:24:00Z")
He could be heading back to the Motherland for his brother’s coronation soon. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-meghan-and-canadian-immigration/846640/66 "2020-03-27T14:32:24Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > What’s the over/under on all of this ending in tears and Harry dumping her ass to run back to the lifestyle he’s born accustomed. Why would he have to dump her to do that? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-meghan-and-canadian-immigration/846640/67 "2020-03-27T15:11:46Z")
> [@Lord\_Feldon](#): > > Why would he have to dump her to do that? I don’t think she’s held in high regard. ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-meghan-and-canadian-immigration/846640/68 "2020-03-27T15:49:55Z")
Word has it they’re moving to L.A. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-meghan-and-canadian-immigration/846640.md?page=3)