A sprinkle of facts and a whole load of wrong conclusions. It's unfortunate that people feel that way but the shrill language suggests they won't listen to anyone. There are a lot of bad and good experiences out there, this is one set of extreme opinions.
Immigrating anywhere is very hard. The harsh realities are that nothing is handed to you on a silver platter. The simple fact fact still remains that if you come to Canada, work very hard, save, you will prosper over the long term. If you come to Canada, move to Vancouver or Toronto and expect everything to be easy, you will likely be one of the people on that site that is bitching about it.
That being said, Canada is not perfect, and much of what they say holds some truth. I've just seen far to many success stories personally to view that site and lend it much credibility.
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Is it just me or does this website not remind someone of a hacked up cbc.ca website? It's as if the CBC images (some) were removed and extra spacing added everywhere with br tags.
What a load of crap that website is. I was reading the the top eight reasons why not to come to Canada: Here a few point which I found interesting:
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5. Very High Taxes.
Yes, you have the GST, the PST, totaling 15%, on practically everything you purchase and many other taxes taken out of our weekly paycheck. You have to pay a whopping amount to the government, out of your hard earned salary, so that the government can turn around and give it to beer drinking, hockey watching welfare bums.
I was wondering if the site could explain which country does have taxes that people are happy with. And yes, they might be considered high but that is what you get free medical (OHIP), social services and a free country. Apparently, this kind of service is done free by doctors and nurses in some other mystery country.
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6. Health Care Crisis.
Practicing physicians in Canada are in a shortage, 1 in 4 Canadians cannot get a family doctor
Well, go to the US and let me know what you think of their Health Care ($$$)
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2. Worst Weather.
Yes, Canada has the worst weather conditions of any country in the world. Freezing cold temperatures, snow, ice, hail, winds, storms etc. From the Prairie provinces to the Maritimes, from the Territories to southern Ontario, the weather is so horrific and disgusting that many Canadians leave Canada simply because of this reason alone.
I don't mean to be insesitive here but we do not have any tsunami's, earthquakes or flooding of whole cities (N.O.). Yes, it is a little cold in the winter (or maybe some people think d@mn cold). But there is something we call layers or parkas here. Go to Sears and buy some long-johns. It's not that bad, is it?
Anyway, I know people are entitled to their own opinion, but I think the points are pretty weak. Like I would think more compelling reasons would be don't go to Canada because you will be killed for your religious/political beliefs. But the weather? Come on.
My two cents.
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I also like how all the comments from people all over the world look like they are written by the same person. :|
I get a feeling that this website is just someone who got screwed, or feels they got screwed and figured they'd go bash Canada... rather than trying to get a job. Good work!
That site is so funny (in a bad way) that it got me thinking: if it deters people stupid enough to believe everything they read on it (or other websites for that matter) without really checking out all the possibilities for themselves, then I think Canada is much better off not having "those types" populating our great land.
That site is so funny (in a bad way) that it got me thinking: if it deters people stupid enough to believe everything they read on it (or other websites for that matter) without really checking out all the possibilities for themselves, then I think Canada is much better off not having "those types" populating our great land.
Indeed.
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