QuebecOverCanada

This region of the world is becoming less and less relevant as time passes by. With fossil fuels being extracted locally in the West, with advancements in technologies when it comes to energy, we could cut off this entire part of the World and we would face a little bump in prices for a few years, and everything would come back to normal for us after a few years. Saudi Arabia will not be able to fund its State any longer and will face coups after coups, a bloody civil war will happen there 100% in the next 20-25 years maximum to a scale like we've seen in Syria. Iran will try to remain in control of the Persian Gulf and its proxies in competition to the Saudis. Egypt will collapse from bad governance within a few years. Israel is led by extremists who are pushing for more wars. Lebanon is basically a shell of what is was in the 1960s and will never be what is was before. Caring about this part of the World and actually act upon it geopolitically is the equivalent of a jackass putting his virile member in the hornest nest and shaking it throughly. There is nothing to gain from doing this stupidity.

One of the main arguments as to why Canadians have to endure such high immigration levels is the supposed labour shortage. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce always lobbies for more immigration, as it whines that the employers have to go through such hardships to find the right candidates for the roles they're hiring for, despite record profits for many canadian corporations in recent years when wages remained stagnant. In Prince Edward Island recently, the lobby for the business owners had this to say about the visa expiring for the temporary workers who tried to scam their way to PR; https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/2078934/business-representatives-say-p-e-i-s-immigration-policy-changes-affecting-the-labour-force Their argument might sound rational at first. We would have to increase the number of workers to keep some businesses alive. But wouldn't it be right to let businesses with the wrong business model to go under and be replaced by a better business, instead of subsidizing it through cheap labor? Also, it's not like we are importing skilled labour right now. The jobs that these PEI temporary migrants were occupying were... Tim Hortons', Mc Donald's... Those jobs that would normally be the first jobs of many young Canadians. And oopsie, look at this graph; The Youth unemployment skyrocketed to 13.5%. The employers are not going to hire a young person with no experience if they may hire someone desesperate for a job to feed its family. It cuts millions of young Canadians from an entry-level job to build some working experience. Not only is the youth bleeding from this mass migration when interest rates are higher, which is a result from lobbying by the corporations to suppress wages, but it is now affecting the economy at large. Canada's unemployment rate is now at its highest point in two years, reaching 6,4% in June. https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/canada-s-unemployment-rate-rose-to-its-highest-level-in-more-than-2-years-last-month-1.6952618 The US has an unemployment rate of only 4,1% in June of this year, with a slightly higher interest rate and a much lower per capita immigration. It's not time to cut interest rates. It's time to cut immigration.

It depends where you live. You have to bear in mind that Montreal is very vast, not every neighbourhood is bike friendly, it's quite the minority of them who will be despite all the efforts made to make them that way...

It doesn't work well with our winters here. Montreal winters are a bit rougher than they are in Toronto, and unimaginably colder than Vancouver. Electric batteries die very quickly with bikes in the cold, plus only hippies and jackasses ride them during winters here because it's so risky with the icy patches, the snow, the hidden potholes, etc. that it would be impossible to ride for more than 1km realistically. It's ok if you're working in the Plateau and living there, and even then... It's not so good when you're in Hochelaga and work downtown or uphill to the Plateau.

Yes. Trash collection is now taking place every 2 weeks instead of every weeks. The roads are not better than they were before, many bridges and infrastructure projects are taking very long for nothing, and they always seem to cost more. Take for example the underground bus garage they are building. The article is in French but auto-translates does the job very well for this article; https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/grand-montreal/2022-10-28/societe-de-transport-de-montreal/le-garage-bellechasse-coutera-plus-d-un-demi-milliard.php This was an article in 2022 stating that this project, for instance, will cost two times more and will take twice the time to build. But we have an update I will be glad to share to expose the corruption in 2024 in Quebec. It will not be ready until a few years, because they botched it. Yes sir Miller. https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/grand-montreal/2024-06-04/garage-bellechasse/pas-d-autobus-electriques-avant-au-moins-quelques-annees.php The city of Montreal is now doing works on maintenance for the aqueduct in my neighbourhood. It has been for a month, and it's not that busy out here traffic wise when it comes to Montreal's standards, but it is basically a change of pipes, asphalt and leave. It should take maximum 1 or 2 business days. It takes more than a month here. I am starting to hate it here more and more. I am going to leave thankfully next year. This town has a lot of charm, a lot of nice people and and all around rich and vibrant culture. But a lot of Montrealers feel the same way, that's it's not worth the cost like Conservatives like to say.

First off, go fock yourself with your monkey analogies, you Joe Rogan-watching internet-basement-dwelling-c()nt. Secondly, you're already scrapping it. You made the promise to be a bilingual country to appease us, and it was never applied. Lastly, speaking many languages is an advantage and linked to higher IQ. In a world that globalizes itself, knowing only one language is a limitation, almost a handicap.

The French language, the Civil Code, the secularism, the past grievances have not disappeared. I have experienced both the Canadians world and the Quebec world in my life and I may assure you that there is two countries in one at least. So you're trying to bully Quebec to stay in Canada? OK, message received. One more reason to stand up to Canada.

Where did Quebec abuse you? May you show us your bruise?

Many of my relatives, friends, coworkers do debate about it.

We frankly don't want unfriendly relations with Canada as a whole. There could be a free trade agreement just like with the States and a kind of a Schengen style border control in between Quebec and other Canadian provinces. It is feasible. Germany and France overcame their historical grievances. Quebec and Canada may do the same. You know, the oil era is far gone. Since 2015, Alberta has stagnated a bit.

We didn't ask permission. By the way, I understand your hatred for the independence movement of Quebec. It would mean Canada would be split in two. That would be bad for Canada's interests.

Ok then let us leave.

Thank you for acknowledging that. At least, recognizing the issue would draw a narrower path to a solution.

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So progressive, such liberal. Iran is 10/10, it's just the gobinment that's totally at fault, unlike all its neighbours who share the same values and stuff (let's put our heads on the sand for the sake of our argument that Iran is great). Who has access to such VPN? And actions speak louder than words. The Iranians beat the sh*t out of their wives who dare not wearing the hijab. The Iranians beat the sh*t out of their family members who are homosexuals. But hey, progressiveness! Look at that poll made by two expats using a foreign VPN saying they're like us! Wow!

1. I already showed pictures of crowds gathering around hangings in multiple posts. Do you want me to post again? 2. The study said the participants of the polls were using a certain VPN, read the pdf you posted please.

Afghanistan and Pakistan do share islamic values that are the cornerstone of the Iranian population and the regime. Both the population and the regime abide to the islamic values. When it comes to Turkey, it becomes more and more like all Iranian neighbours and Iran. There is a movement across Turkey which is becoming more and more Islamic. 1. The people did applaud the hangings, the beatings. 2. I dismiss the authors totally on this subject, and the fact they used a certain VPN to do their study.

Neighbouring countries of Iran; Iraq Afghanistan Pakistan Turkey which becomes more and more Islamic. All these countries believe in many values the Islamic Revolution holds. This revolution knows no boundaries, just like communism did in the XXth century.

Of course, of course. That's why we see the same values being replicated and exercised in all its neighbouring countries...

Ok are you kind of reta rded? What about all the Iranian women who impose the hijab on other Iranian women? What is the number when it comes to that phenomenon you completely decide to ignore to fit your Iranian-loving narrative?

Once again, your naiveté tends to blind you to obvious things. Your conclusion comes before the analysis, which bends your interpretation of what is going on even if you see the acts committed by the Iranians, including the population. In February, I posted a demonstration which involved hundreds of thousands of demonstrators. It is a widespread movement. All of them are not agents of the State, this is obvious. Oh come on. That's ridiculous to imply that I encourage the regime. I'm saying the population is just as barbaric and backward as the regime. How can it be more clear.

The poll says things. The Iranians hang enemies of Islam on cranes. The Iranians beat women who dare to show too much hair or skin. The two authors of the study are two Iranians in exile. They are not what's on the ground in Iran.

Once again, the Iranians celebrated yesterday in the streets of Tehran to support the launch of missiles and drones toward Israel. Just like the Palestinians celebrated after October 7th, before they knew what was coming to them. They are not what @CITIZEN_2015 wants you to believe.

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You surely need those too, lDlOT.