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Canada Moves to Keep Skilled Workers
ashitaka writes "Just in time for all those who have vowed to leave the United States in response to government policies and mainstream cultural malaise, the Canadian government is announcing a C$700 million initiative to help skilled workers stay in Canada and become citizens. If you had the choice, would you really uproot to a new country especially one where the lifestyle isn't that much different than your own?"
I'd move to Alabama rather than Canada just for the weather
You just got troll'd!
I guess that rules out Streisand and the Baldwins.
What the fuck is Quebecois? You're Canadian. I live in Ontario, I'm still Canadian.
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Maybe you should go study a fucking map you dumbass frog.
That said, enjoy France. But don't ruin it with your "habitant" talk. Learn some proper French and speak with dignity.
Tom
Someday, I'll have a real sig.
I wonder why Canada even bothers attempting to be independent.
Why doesn't Canada just join United States? It would be most beneficial for both countries. Canadians would enjoy a large tax break while US would see twice our current landmass.
http://www.unitednorthamerica.org/
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It does for Canadians. If you dont have a health-care card, you're not going to get the treatment (unless it could have a bad impact - a broken arm is not lifethreatening). Still, it is weird he got no treatment for his arm. dont just blame the health care system however.
Furthermore, is it really a bad thing that he didnt get an xray on his head? could have bad effects on the brain.
But again, the english are too fucking damn stupid to learn french. But we, the french, have superior intellectual abilities, because we do learn english!!!
Because we don't want the immigrants to get the idea that they can think that they could be able to live in Québec without knowing french. And if you don't speak a word of french at all, what the fuck are you doing in Québec anyways, you numbskull??? They favour the french because we are superior, that's all. When you hire a french guy, you know he speaks english AND french. It makes the company smarter, too.But you decided to be stupid. So it's no wonder you can't get a decent job with your limited intellectual skills.
After over three quarters of my state voted with the fucking Klan to write discrimination into our motherfucking state constitution, I'm quite ready to leave this state.
Well with eloquent writing like that it's a wonder they aren't doing more to keep you!
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
I'm sorry but theorically Quebec is inside the federation, but officially we are not. Check Wikipedia and the Lac Meech history. And your message is absolutely racist and should be modded. If you'd said the same thing about black people you would be banned. It's true that we are lucky, and we are note going to be afraid the the "small-minded" people like you. When someone need to insult a nation to exprime is difference, there's a problem.
Jenna, is that you?? Just tell your parents that if you did convert it would probably keep you out of the bars, and thereby avoid those embarrasing underage drinking stories.
"free, perhaps, but non-existant for the most part"
WTF?
Where the hell were you living? Some backwater community 500 km north of Nunavut?
Healthcare here is fine. My dad needed a replacement hip. He saw a specialist within a week, had the operation scheduled shortly thereafter, and poof, he was in physio with his new hip before he knew it. Oh yeah, it didn't cost a damn thing either. Yes, taxes are higher here. But hey, the healthcare alone is worth it.
As long as we're slinging rumors and stereotypes around, perhaps the reason you went back to Texas was that you weren't allowed to own your collection of automatic weapons here?
No, seriously, you're kidding, right? Well paying jobs? In 2003 sales associates at Walmart averaged $8.23 an hour according to Business Week and earned an average annual income of $13,861, which is under the poverty line. Their health care plan covers less than half their workers. Doesn't sound like the Waltons are making any great sacrifices here. Maybe the stuff you buy is cheaper but the savings came from somewhere and it wasn't from the Waltons generosity.