[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by janmcn

As a Canadian, maybe you can explain what Canadians do differently that causes such a discrepancy in the number of annual gun deaths, 52 in Canada compared to 10,728 in the US is 2011?

How do Canadians not allow the culture of violence that is running wildly in this country? Canadians see the same movies, play the same video games, use the same internet? Is it all a matter of family values being different in Canada, or more discipline in the homes?

I haven't really examined the statistics. As far as I can see, all North American peoples are pretty similar, be it Ontario or Nebraska or Florida. Of course the population in Canada is around 34 million compared to around 311 million in the US. Canada does have the same culture of violence being readily available in movies, on the internet and in video games. I do see one difference between the countries. Canada is a very popular destination for immigrants, because we do encourage multiculturalism. We protect cultural identities and languages rather than expecting immigrants to become similar to us. It's just a personal observation, but there are a lot of immigrants from Europe and Asia who seem to hold their children to higher standards and expect more in terms of obedience, hard work and respect. Please don't flame me for saying that.