REPORT: Canadian immigration website crashes as Trump surges to likely victory
OTTAWA, November 9, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) -- When the possibility that Donald Trump could be elected president of the United States began to set in Tuesday night, Canada's immigration website crashed, possibly as a result of pro-Hillary supporters looking for an exit strategy out of the USA.
The government site is reported to have gone down about 10:30 p.m. ET Tuesday night, as Trump numbers began soaring. There was intermittent accessibility after that.
Attempting to visit the website resulted in an error that states: “There is a problem with the resource you are looking for, and it cannot be displayed.”
Twitter went abuzz with the news of the crash.
The Canadian immigration site crashed. That's not a joke, it actually crashed.
— Elias Toufexis (@EliasToufexis) November 9, 2016
Sounds like a joke, but the Canadian Immigration site - https://t.co/0J7yHhFDAn is down due to overloading server issues. #ElectionNight
— Kristian Sturt (@FootieWriter) November 9, 2016
The Canadian Immigration website has now actually crashed. #ElectionNight
— Emily Andras (@emtothea) November 9, 2016
Reported The Independent:
Donald Trump looks all but assured to be the new president of the United States, leading to huge anxiety among his opponents. Similar pressure to leave the country was seen in the wake of the UK's general election and of the Brexit vote – an issue that the European Union is looking to potentially solve by allowing people to keep their European citizenship.
The country's official Twitter account appeared to reference the US election results in a tweet posted just as it became clear that Mr Trump looked set to move into the White House.
In Canada, immigrants are encouraged to bring their cultural traditions with them and share them with their fellow citizens. pic.twitter.com/MOuStZbSX7
— Canada (@Canada) November 9, 2016