l'll be remised if I didn't mention in my blog about the Biden win in the recent 2020 American election that took place during the week of Nov. 3, 2020.
On the night of the election, my husband and I were watching it in Waterloo, Ontario. We were discouraged at the initial support for Trump and surprised at how tight the race was.
How could Americans ignore the huge challenges and unbelievable death rate facing them under the current Trump administration?
Never could we imagine that America, being one of the richest nations on earth, is leading the number of Covid19 cases and with the most Americans dying in this pandemic? And how could so many Americans and its current president have dismissed the seriousness of this disease?
America has reached a record number of over 11 million COVID cases. Canada is 1/ 10 of the population of U.S. By the same proportion, we should have over 1 million cases. However, we have much fewer cases here, about 300,000 cases. Thank goodness! Unlike our southern neighbour, Canadians are more united and not politically divided as Americans. We do not politicize anything or everything such as wearing masks in public places. We trust our health officials' advice following their recommendations such as keeping our social distance, wearing masks and restricting our social gathering size, therefore, our infection cases are much much lower than our American counterparts.
Many Canadians have tremendous interest in what's happening in the U.S. as our economy is closely tied to each other. In addition, numerous Canadians have friends, relatives or family members living and working in the U.S. We simply could not believe what has been happening for the past four years in the United States such as the current U.S. Administration in the White House not conceding to Biden's election win and allowing a smooth transition process to take place.
It is good to see Americans choosing a more honest, better and calmer person as their next president. There will be better things happening in the States. Though not easy, the new administration in the White House will work hard to rebuild their alliances in the world, regain the U.S. reputation on the world stage. There will be hope that a better America will re emerge, rising from its tattered image as a unpredictable bully and be a admirable world leader again.
It is our prayer and sincere wish that the Biden/ Harris Team will have a smooth transition to the White House. Therefore, they will be able to access the important files and start the challenging work of bringing the virus under control in the U.S. leading the American society back into a normal life again!
All the best to the new American Administration, the new President and the American people in 2021!
From your southern neighbour,
R.T. in Toronto, Canada
