Moore is wrong about the 1 per.
Canada do not lock doors.
However in any other city.
So they passed a by law forbidding it in case a bear chases someone who has to run for their life to the nearest house in order to escape getting eaten.
It was nice because back where i m originally from the caribbean i had burglar bars all over the windows and doors.
Canadians don t lock their doors because our social safety nets are so strong that we have virtually no homelessness.
Many of us can t lock our doors.
And the reason for it is because churchill s the polar bear capital of canada with so many bears locked doors mean the difference between life and death for town residents.
However in cities people will lock up and as 85 of canadians live in cities most will lock their doors.
118 points 6 years ago.
Facebook posts claim that it is illegal to lock car doors in churchill in the canadian province of manitoba in case someone needs to escape from a polar bear.
But in rural areas they likely won t unless they are.
When i lived in rural northeast pennsylvania i got in the habit after a while to not lock the door.
Michael moore has once again used an untrue canadian example to push his leftist agenda.
In rural areas of provinces like alberta saskatechewan and manitobal where there is literally no one for miles around yes it is common to leave the doors unlocked.
Myth 4 canada is so safe we don t lock our doors westend61 getty images michael moore obviously admires what he perceives as our more liberal and socialist ways but in bowling for columbine he perhaps goes too far when he suggests canadians are so unafraid of crime they don t lock their doors.
Although lockdoor canada was founded in 2001 the story began fourty six years earlier in 1955 when phil clappison a young tool and die maker in georgetown ontario began selling aluminum storm doors in the evenings after work.
My car doors lock automatically after like five minutes.
Therefore no reason to fear home invasions.
Canada is a relatively safe country to visit.
I guess i won t be driving to churchill any time soon.