In the wake of last week's presidential election, thousands of Americans are preparing to vote with their feet -- and move to Canada.
Canada's main immigration website has been inundated by Americans wishing to leave the United States after President George Bush's election win. On average, 20,000 people in the US log onto the website www.cic.gc.ca, but on Wednesday this figure shot up to 115,016 and then settled down to 65,803 the following day.
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