Is Canada a good country to live in as a republican/conservative?
In comparison to the United States, Canada is far left of centre politically. Taxes are high because there are many social programs in place. We currently have a "Conservative" federal government. Canadian 'conservativism' is probably just slightly to the political left of the US democratic party. Historically, the Canadian Liberal Party has governed the country as much as 75% of the time. From a US republican point of view, a Canadian liberal is so far left you'd call him/her a socialist. Provincially, the New Democratic Party (NDP) forms the government in a number of provinces. the NDP is even further left than the Liberals. The last true 'conservative political party was called Social Credit. They died out federally 25 years or more ago and the last provincial Social Credit government was beaten so badly (by the NDP) in British Columbia in 1990 that they ceased to exist. The Alberta is probably the most conservative province in the country. If you're looking for a right wing conservative life in Canada, you're not going to have much success.