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Why this American doctor moved to Canada #healthcare #canada #movetocanada

4 Jun 2025 · 1 min

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In this personal testimony, an American doctor explains that his decision to relocate from New Orleans to Canada was driven by a traumatic experience during a Mardi Gras mass shooting. He was present with his two young sons (aged 1 and 2) when seven people were shot on a crowded street, and he saw smoke from the gun barrel. The incident created an overwhelming sense of fear and an “impending sense of doom.” Seeking safety and peace of mind, he moved 15 miles across the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Canada, where he now feels a markedly different, calmer environment. He emphasizes that the move was motivated by personal safety concerns rather than politics.

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We left New Orleans because my sons and I, they were 1 and 2 at the time, but they were involved in a mass shooting. Like, we were in a mass shooting on Mardi Gras Day. 7 people were shot and I was right there with my boys. There were 1,000, 2,000 people on that block and 7 people were shot. I was close enough to where I could see the smoke from the barrel of the gun. And that was enough for me. I did not want to do that anymore. It wasn't about politics, it was just about fear. And that was a big reason of why it has taken a while, but I no longer feel that impending sense of doom. Bad things can happen, bad things happen everywhere, but it is a very, very different feel just 15 miles across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. And it really has made a big difference.