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I think Toronto is the token Canadian city that Amazon is using to enable them to negotiate on a Federal level as well.
by hungerstrike 9y ago
I think Toronto is the token Canadian city that Amazon is using to enable them to negotiate on a Federal level as well.
- louprado 9y agoOr to hedge against the US immigration policy that could hurt their labor supply in the long term. It was not lost on me that half my engineering grad school classmates wouldn't pass the Bannon/Miller test.
- supergarfield 9y agoWhich test are you referring to? Googling returns nothing.
- hbosch 9y agoIt's a joke -- (Steve) Bannon and (Stephan) Miller are notoriously xenophobic, nationalist aides to President Trump known for their hardline stance on immigration.
- hocuspocus 9y agoI wouldn't bet the farm on this. Toronto has a better infrastructure than most US cities on the list, saner immigration policies, wages low enough (even if you compare the total cost of employment) to possibly make up for any tax discount. Canada's image is good among European and East Asian tech workers willing to relocate. And its tech scene, while not huge, is decently sized.