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So build more houses and train more doctors then? Seems weird to hate on immigrants and say your country is overpopulated (it isn’t)

version_five 4y ago
This sort of reactive anti-intellectual "hate on immigrants" response is exactly what seems to happen whenever somebody suggests that unchecked immigration is not the only way.
- ecpottinger 4y ago
  What unchecked immigration? Canada takes people who pass the immigration tests. The rejection rate is over 70%, one thing Canada does not have is unchecked immigration.
- orwin 4y ago
  Canada don't have unchecked immigration. I'd even say that the poor choice their quota are set on is a detriment to their building capabilities.
g_delgado14 4y ago
crakenzak 4y ago
No need for the aggressive tone, but maybe what the comment you’re replying to isn’t saying that the country is overpopulated, but they’re saying that the infrastructure available isn’t capable of sustaining this type of population influx (regardless of where they’re from) and leads to a lower quality of life for the people already in the country. You and OP can probably agree that infrastructure needs to improve to support more people, but until that happens, there shouldn’t be such availability of immigrant visas.
- chrischen 4y ago
  But demand has to happen first followed by infrastructure. Nobody is going to spend the money on infrastructure first then hope demand and tax receipts catch up. The correct solution is yo say hey we need to build better infrastructure now because our tax receipts are up.
  - bombcar 4y ago
    Some infrastructure can be built first - for example a train line with planned stations that aren’t active yet. Can help direct development.
- 3qz 4y ago
  > the infrastructure available isn’t capable of sustaining this type of population influx (regardless of where they’re from) and leads to a lower quality of life for the people already in the country. This is exactly the problem.
dixie_land 4y ago
Chinese buyers would simply buy them all with cash and rent the, back to you
- cycrutchfield 4y ago
  That’s cool, build more of them then and pocket the cash. Free money and property taxes for your local economy. Is “Chinese buyers” supposed to sound scary or something? Honestly this reeks of xenophobia.
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  - bombcar 4y ago
    Canada should make multiple cities named Vancouver and build tons of houses there and sell them to unsuspecting foreigners. Big money win/win.
  - dixie_land 4y ago
    It's just a fact. Vancouver is the favorite place for corrupt party officials to park their money in real estate.
Method-X 4y ago
Yeah, not shit. Everyone here wants that. It's not happening because baby boomers only vote for politicians who limit supply and increase demand. I own a successful tech company and I own real estate here, so I'm not saying this out of bitterness. I'm good but my friends are NOT (and some of them are immigrants). Throw whatever slur you want at me but that's the damn truth. This has NOTHING to do with racism and everything to do with artificial supply and demand.
downvoteme1 4y ago
They don’t even need to train mor doctors. Canada imports a lot of medical professionals as part of their immigration programs. However due the CMA regulations, they cannot practice in Canada even if their degree is from an accredited university. Even doctors trained in developed countries like UK have no guarantee that they will be approved to work in Canada as noted on the BMA’s own website [1]. On top of that most medical professionals moving to Canada are not from highly developed but rather developing countries and they spend years just trying to get their license and give up in the end . https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/career-progression/working-abroad/working-as-a-doctor-in-canada https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/career-progression...

version_five 4y ago

This sort of reactive anti-intellectual "hate on immigrants" response is exactly what seems to happen whenever somebody suggests that unchecked immigration is not the only way.

ecpottinger 4y ago
What unchecked immigration? Canada takes people who pass the immigration tests. The rejection rate is over 70%, one thing Canada does not have is unchecked immigration.
orwin 4y ago
Canada don't have unchecked immigration. I'd even say that the poor choice their quota are set on is a detriment to their building capabilities.

g_delgado14 4y ago

crakenzak 4y ago

No need for the aggressive tone, but maybe what the comment you’re replying to isn’t saying that the country is overpopulated, but they’re saying that the infrastructure available isn’t capable of sustaining this type of population influx (regardless of where they’re from) and leads to a lower quality of life for the people already in the country. You and OP can probably agree that infrastructure needs to improve to support more people, but until that happens, there shouldn’t be such availability of immigrant visas.

chrischen 4y ago
But demand has to happen first followed by infrastructure. Nobody is going to spend the money on infrastructure first then hope demand and tax receipts catch up. The correct solution is yo say hey we need to build better infrastructure now because our tax receipts are up.
- bombcar 4y ago
  Some infrastructure can be built first - for example a train line with planned stations that aren’t active yet. Can help direct development.
3qz 4y ago
> the infrastructure available isn’t capable of sustaining this type of population influx (regardless of where they’re from) and leads to a lower quality of life for the people already in the country. This is exactly the problem.

dixie_land 4y ago

Chinese buyers would simply buy them all with cash and rent the, back to you

cycrutchfield 4y ago
That’s cool, build more of them then and pocket the cash. Free money and property taxes for your local economy. Is “Chinese buyers” supposed to sound scary or something? Honestly this reeks of xenophobia.
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]
- bombcar 4y ago
  Canada should make multiple cities named Vancouver and build tons of houses there and sell them to unsuspecting foreigners. Big money win/win.
- dixie_land 4y ago
  It's just a fact. Vancouver is the favorite place for corrupt party officials to park their money in real estate.

Method-X 4y ago

Yeah, not shit. Everyone here wants that. It's not happening because baby boomers only vote for politicians who limit supply and increase demand. I own a successful tech company and I own real estate here, so I'm not saying this out of bitterness. I'm good but my friends are NOT (and some of them are immigrants). Throw whatever slur you want at me but that's the damn truth. This has NOTHING to do with racism and everything to do with artificial supply and demand.

downvoteme1 4y ago

They don’t even need to train mor doctors. Canada imports a lot of medical professionals as part of their immigration programs. However due the CMA regulations, they cannot practice in Canada even if their degree is from an accredited university. Even doctors trained in developed countries like UK have no guarantee that they will be approved to work in Canada as noted on the BMA’s own website [1]. On top of that most medical professionals moving to Canada are not from highly developed but rather developing countries and they spend years just trying to get their license and give up in the end . https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/career-progression/working-abroad/working-as-a-doctor-in-canada https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/career-progression...