Reply #30: An American says yes.

[NinetySix]

The question is a bit non-specific, so I must assume you mean in an all-around sense.

The ideal set forth by America's Founding Fathers is one whose principles outstrip those of any other nation by leagues, but America has always fallen short of its ideal, no matter how closely it approached with the progress it made (as any ideal can never be actually achieved).

However, in recent years, especially since Reagan took office in 1981, it has been backsliding. By today, 2005, it is as far from its egalitarian foundations as it has been in well over 100 years. Canada more resembles the American ideal than does the United States itself.

Therefore, in answer to your question, Yes: Canada is really better than the United States.

My only caveat: right now. One day, America will get back on track; the question is how much damage will be done to her image as a fount of human dignity and liberty until she does.