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Interesting that this comes as millions of Americans discover they have a claim to a Canadian passport thanks to recent rule changes. If they play they hand rig
by CalRobert 6mo ago
Interesting that this comes as millions of Americans discover they have a claim to a Canadian passport thanks to recent rule changes. If they play they hand right (and maybe actually build housing) Canada could benefit from American brain drain.
- bsimpson 6mo agoThis comment made me learn that I wouldn't have been eligible, but am now. (Grandpa was born in Canada.)
- hervature 6mo agoI am a Canadian and I think you are demonstrating an unreal amount of cope thinking that this will have any meaningful impact on migration trends. The NAFTA agreement (and followups) allow the free-flow of professionals between the countries. Any "brain" that wanted to flee could already do so.
- CalRobert 6mo agoPerhaps, but as someone who has gone through the "highly skilled migrant" route (not to Canada though) it definitely is _much_ higher friction than just showing up with a passport.
- AlexandrB 6mo agoI wouldn't make that move. The future is not looking bright: https://www.bcbc.com/insight/oecd-predicts-canada-will-be-the-worst-performing-advanced-economy-over-the-next-decade-and-the-three-decades-after-that https://www.bcbc.com/insight/oecd-predicts-canada-will-be-th...
- CalRobert 6mo agoWell I suppose it depends on how much value you place upon living in a functioning democracy.
- fatbird 6mo agoYour link is 5 years old. This one is 3 days old: "IMF sees Canada's fiscal position as strongest in G7" [0] [0] https://financialpost.com/news/economy/imf-sees-canadas-finances-strongest-in-g7 https://financialpost.com/news/economy/imf-sees-canadas-fina...