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Doctors can't practice in Canada without going through a requalification program. It's lengthy and expensive with limited spots per year ... so they drive cabs. However, you will be pleased to know that some doctors qualifying in Canada are required to do placements in the north. Link? I'm not sure people in the north would agree with your negative characterization, and you haven't provided any evidence to support any such claims.

The anti-immigrant sentiment has always been there through many waves of newcomers, but it is more viral and more virulent and does seem more manufactured now. I'm not really sure whose purposes it serves ... but I think it's very sad that some people spend their lives trying to make up reasons to hate other human beings. Hark! Here's one now. Lol

No, it's just the same old prejudice, in particular anti-Muslim prejudice now, and business leaders stirring up those prejudices among people who are fearful for their jobs. Keeps them subservient so they don't ask for raises, and if they lose their job, they'll blame 'the immigrants' instead of their bosses. Lol

Yes there are doctor shortages in Vancouver, and in southern Ontario cities too. The doctor shortages are because of lack of funding for regular medical school spots, and for requalification spots for doctors who immigrate here, arguably, because the current medical establishment assures itself of lots of patients and high incomes. You keep talking as if there are labour shortages in northern cities. Do you have any evidence to support that?

Well, Shady, it's fake. So don't get your hopes up. Lol If we magically got rid of all the immigrants (1985 to present), we would lose $75b/year in tax revenues. If you read the article to see what the main point is, it isn't about the costs of immigrants or immigration at all. It's a lament that immigrants don't make as much money as other Canadians, so they don't pay as much in taxes. But in fact, using their own data (of doubtful accuracy, but ...), we're raking in $75b a year in taxes from immigrants. If it's more tax revenues we want, I think we'd be better to look to the rich people stashing their money offshore, evading Canadian taxes.

I guess you just choose to miss the point. But it doesn't matter, because this thread is all just as fake and misleading as the topic header, just another mlw sh!t show for white supremacists. Lol

That's not the issue. It's immigrants being forced to live there - not having a choice, not having mobility rights - that could be considered creating a 'second class' of citizens. I don't think it's a useful idea anyway.

Why not provide northern incentives to all Canadians? I don't think resource companies are looking for the "low-skilled" immigrants you're talking about. Those jobs pay well and I don't think they have any trouble filling them, despite the horribly isolated and addiction-prone 'man-camp' life. The northern cities you reference aren't remote, and I'm not aware that they're short of low-skilled workers. I just don't think your approach adds anything we need to the immigration process. Let's face it: Most of us prefer to live as far south in Canada as possible. Lol And that's a free choice.

Yes, right now because of increasingly toxic level of racism and white supremacy among low-skilled, precariously employed Canadians, encouraged by ruthless conservative politicians who create fear and hatred of 'other' to keep low-skilled, precariously employed Canadians fearful and subservient. Regarding your ship-the-newbies-to-the-north idea, are you suggesting creating another category of immigration for them? Increasing immigration? Reducing numbers accepted through the points system? (And why would we reduce numbers of skilled immigrants?) You speak of improving viability of remote northern communities, then of jobs in the north but ... the communities with viability issues are not the ones near the resource jobs. It still makes no sense to me. Please explain again why you want to send new immigrants to remote northern communities? Is it just a NIMBY thing, 'get them out of my city'? And ... I think you misspoke: We don't have different categories of "citizenship", but just different routes to immigrate to Canada.

Wouldn't you agree that new immigrants have to have mobility rights to find work? https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/const/page-15.html I'm not sure what you're hoping to achieve by forcing low-skilled new arrivals to go to remote northern communities with high unemployment, high costs of living, few social supports, etc. It makes no sense to me. Having mobility to seek work makes sense.

Why target immigrants? Why not "distribute" other Canadians to northern, remote communities?

I just want to review the bizarre illogic used by these authors: 1) Immigrants (5.7m 1985 to present) earn less, on average, than other Canadians, so they pay $4,900 less income tax on average ($13,100) than other Canadians ($18,000), referred to as a "shortfall" of $4,900 pp. (Calculated @2009 rates) 2) According to the authors, immigrants thus cause a (5.7m x $4,900 ~$28b) ~ "$30b shortfall" per year in income tax revenues for Canada. ???!!! Actually, no. Those 5.7m immigrants since 1985 actually add (5.7m x $13,100) + $75b per year to Canada's income tax revenues. See the faulty logic? If those 5.7m immigrants were not here, they would be contributing 0 to Canada's income tax revenues. Instead, we get $75b per year. In the final paragraph, the authors essentially suggest that immigration should stop, because it causes overcrowding (homes, schools, roads), and a revenue "shortfall" ... which is ridiculous nonsense: Adding $75b/year to Canada's revenues is in no way a "shortfall". I can't imagine what the Financial Post is thinking, publishing crappy xenophobic propaganda like this.

Argus is a far-right ultra-conservative, not really representative of all conservatives. I think you've characterized the far-right well: They're fascists. Lol

While it may be so, I see nothing in that article saying the attacker was Syrian. Nor does it say it was ideologically motivated. In fact, it seemed personal, with the attacker first yelling "Why did you do this?! Why did you do this?!!"

I agree with you that there are some problems with corporate abuse of Airbnb. And some cities are already creating regulations to address that issue. If yours isn't, then there's your route to make the changes needed.

That won't ever happen. The best you could do is try to ban it in your own town. But that isn't likely either. It's none of your damn business if people rent part of their house, etc. You have not provided any evidence of any problems.

Prove it. If some cities are finding that true, they are free to regulate Airbnb in their city. Banning Airbnb worldwide is not going to happen. Your wild accusations just aren't evidence of sufficient problem. You have to deal with any problems it is causing at the local level.

Clarify ... who are the "barbarous, illiterate foreigners" with no job skills? Do you know what the immigration criteria are? I don't know that "barbarous" is referenced, but literacy and job skills certainly are. You really are a very extremist dude. Are you thinking of running anybody down with a van?

Have I ever said one solitary thing about Saudi Arabia other than they are responsible for most of the world's terrorism? Have you ever said that the USA is responsible for most of the world's terrorism? Because if you haven't, you're not paying much attention to the truth of how terrorism arises.

Well, let's see ... every international issue you cited was a 'Muslim terrorist', but the Canadian anti-Muslim white guy who killed 6 Muslims in Canada doesn't warrant your concern? He's the only terrorist you mention who does warrant concern in Canada.

They also rely on mainstream conservatives acting as dupes, to allow them to brainwash murderers like the Quebec mosque killer... all under the false flag of free speech. When 'free speech' turns to violence: Christian and white supremacist homophobics harassing, and then violently attacking Hamilton Pride Fest: http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1559256643661/

Calling for banning Airbnb is ridiculous. There will never be a global ban or a national ban. It's regulated at the municipal level. Go lobby your municipal Council. They're the only ones that can ban it in your area. But they won't because it's good for business. Unfortunately, they are also reluctant to regulate the real problem: developers, realtors & property managers taking up multiple rental properties and making Airbnb their full-time job, because those people have influence on Councils. Some cities are addressing these regulations: Vancouver https://vancouver.ca/doing-business/short-term-rentals.aspx Toronto https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/housing-shelter/rental-housing-standards/short-term-rentals/

That's what municipalities have to do. Some already are. Go talk to yours. Stop bugging us with "ban it" nonsense.

There are no two sides to hate crimes. Muslims in Canada are just being Muslims. White supremacists are committing violent hate crimes.

It isn't feasible to ban Airbnb. Problems are few in owner operated homes. Nobody parties till 6am in my house,, because I live there too. Lol It's the sharks that are a problem: developers, realtors, property managers with many listings and little supervision. Municipalities have to regulate that, not Airbnb. If you don't know that your neighbours rent a room on Airbnb, it's obviously not bothering you, so why is it a problem? Lol