Canadian Federal Politics Thread v5

[Johnny Makarov]

Tone effing deaf deplorables! Pierre and his body double Lantsman hahaha

[Maritime Q-Scout]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

At SAIT the International Students just pay the regular health and dental plan that domestic students have. Which covers their cost of prescriptions and of course dental procedures.
They are already covered under AB health when they arrive.

I'm genuinely surprised to see that it changed. I didn't check Alberta, but did check here and it appears to be the same.

In NS it's not as simple as the moment you arrive, assuming Alberta is the same, but it's darn near close.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

Part of the reason why the federal government has decided to scale back international student permits is because of the added pressure on health care:


https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration...-for-2024.html

I had hoped your receipt was longer than a vague hand wavy statement in a news release. Got anything form CVS?

[edslunch]

Originally Posted by Slava

Most of those students have to have private insurance.

Whether they have public or private insurance is probably less important than the fact that the already stressed health care system can’t pivot on a dime to handle significantly more patients.

To be clear, blaming health care system problems on immigration is a convenient excuse, even if they exacerbate the problem by sheer numbers.

[Wormius]

As stated already, students aren’t that likely to burden the health care system significantly. If anybody is so ill that they’re taking up a bed, they’ll probably have to withdraw from school which essentially means they won’t be a problem in the near future.

[chemgear]

Interesting timing. Auditor General to probe the international program. Can't hurt.

Sounds like everyone is admitting the levels are unsustainable.

https://globalnews.ca/news/11297075/...audit-planned/


Canada’s international student program to face auditor general probe

The federal auditor general is planning to conduct a review of Canada’s international student program, which has seen a surge in admissions that critics say the country was ill-prepared to handle.

Prime Minister Mark Carney told his cabinet ministers in a mandate letter shortly after the federal election that he wants to return “overall immigration rates to sustainable levels.”

[TheIronMaiden]

Immigration, historically, has been a net positive for Canada.
Nevertheless, I am glad that they are having a close look what is the best short/long term plan.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden

Immigration, historically, has been a net positive for Canada.
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5 yr old Immigrant UCB approves this message

[Locke]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

5 yr old Immigrant UCB approves this message

Comin' in here....takin' our jerbs!!!

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Locke

Comin' in here....takin' our jerbs!!!

I got an Uber driver last winter in Toronto.

"You are an undercover immigrant. You look and sound Canadian"


and joining your military

[Locke]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I got an Uber driver last winter in Toronto.

"You are an undercover immigrant. You look and sound Canadian"


and joining your military

See! See?!? If you were Genuine you'd have called it 'our' military!!

Get 'im!!!!

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

I had hoped your receipt was longer than a vague hand wavy statement in a news release. Got anything form CVS?

Feel free to write to the Minister's responsible asking for details to backup their claim.

[chemgear]

Apparently out on bail when he went back to stealing and killing. Was dancing and rapping on social media after the murder. Wild.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/artic...toronto-plaza/

Toronto police say a 14-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder after a woman in her 70s was fatally stabbed late last week in North York.

Investigators say the victim, identified as 71-year-old Toronto resident Shahnaz Pestonji, was attacked in a parking lot while loading groceries into her vehicle.

Mendelson said investigators took the “fairly rare” step of seeking a provincial court order to release the teen’s identity and photograph, which he noted was from Toronto police - meaning that they’d had some sort of previous interaction with him.

He also pointed to the fact that the accused had allegedly taken to social media to post some of his “thoughts and excuses” online, which Mendelson said could have had a “component in locating him.” He also noted that police had said that the teen was known to frequent the TTC.

Lewis added that he finds it “chilling” that the accused is being referred to as a “boy.”

“This is a 14-year-old who is talking so kind of nonchalant about killing someone. you know. He talks about why he was there, what happened, and said, you know, didn’t really intend on killing her, but so be it,” the expert said, adding that the most jail time the accused could face, as a young offender, is 10 years.