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I live in NYC, and have been to Canada at least four times, but the last time I was there was quite some time ago. I always had a good thought about Canada, because it seems like some of the problems we have in this city, Canada also has in some way. Right now the city is a complete mess; at post pandemic and with a bit of a recession and a noticeable increase in groceries to basic things like cat food and tissues. That's not the biggest problem, it really is the legislation or lack of for people who not care for themselves. Those homeless people are almost not helpable and I don't feel threatened by them, but other people definitely do. The way the government has handled these undocumented migrants is a complete disaster and couldn't have come at a worse time. We have a serious housing crisis as well, and people can end up paying for high rent, for not the best places, but they want to live in a certain location. The migrants are coming in at about 60k in the last two weeks. You see mothers with little kids or babies selling candy all over the trains and it's becoming too much. Many see it as a form of child abuse or exploitation and we do not respect it at all. I think they feel we are weak and will just pay double for something we don't need. At one station today I must have be approached 3 times and interrupted 2 times while using my phone. It's just too much and we already have a lot of immigrants here, so I'm not sure where these people believe they will find any meaningful employment and the cold is coming. I wasn't born here, but came legally as an infant. I think the border situation is a disaster and it's obvious to a lot of people that the government lets things happen that will definitely effect citizens in the next couple of decades. The city is crowded enough and I do not know where this is all going, people do not want undocumented migrants house a few hundred feet from a childrens school. I just don't understand how they let this happen....I guess this is how Biden does things and all the groups that cheered buses pulling in when it first started are dwindling down....they just want them passed on to someone elses responsibility, but wouldn't want them as neighborhors necessarily. It's a lot of hypocrisy here. Canada seems better in some places, and the same in others.

This was 10 years ago , crime wasn’t an issue when the natives was the majority

He answered the question. However, it wasn't the answer she wanted or expected. Good on him.

The Palestinian people have been used by all of the other Muslim countries in the world since the 1940s to be a proxy Force so they can attack Jews and Christians in claim that it wasn't them.

Just remember wherever you guys pick make sure that they speak the same dialect that you do otherwise you're going to have that learning curve of learning their dialects. It is different in a lot of places like learning to speak like the yemeni do is different than the Pakistani. So just keep that in mind. My grandfather is from Yemen and his wife who is my grandmother and my dad's side is from sudan. And they used to tell me it took them a while to understand each other. My Syrian grandmother on my mom's side would teach me words and phrases and my grandpa who was from Yemen would always make fun of me because I wasn't saying stuff right. I'm not really good at speaking Arabic but I can get by so just remember when you guys are picking somewhere to pick a place that won't be that hard to understand people. I'm only saying that because with the kids you guys send the kids to school they may learn a different dialect than what you taught at home and it will be a learning curve for them to try to understand. But I'm sure you guys will make the right decision. I just figured I would throw that in there I'm sure you already know that the dialects are a lot different and Arabic is a lot different in different parts of the world. People think Arabic is all the same and it's really different. Just like people who speak Spanish in South America speak different dialects on the Puerto Ricans just like people in Brazil don't speak Spanish they speak portuguese. Just a thing to think about. Egypt seems to be a pretty good place I have family that live in Egypt and they really liked it but I'm sure you guys will pick a place that's wonderful for your family and I can't wait till you guys know when we can see everything that you guys are doing in your new home Korean and I totally understand I am so upset the United States took the stand that they did with the genocide in Gaza and in the occupied West bank. People don't understand exactly what's going on there they don't know if they're not really up on current events and don't have any people in their family who are from a Muslim country they don't really know what's been going on. Anyway I hope you guys make the right decision for your family I know that you guys will pick the best place

If we could afford to, which I am so glad you are able to, my heritage and dad's home land is Ukraine, if it wasn't ravaged by war, that's where I would love to go, or my moms dad came from Scotland, another place we wish we could afford to go, prices are through the roof and we are bringing up our grandson on disability, he's autistic and adhd, so has meds that cost alot of money, also have a disabled daughter, not grandsons mom, so ya money doesn't go far enough so all we can do is move to a small town, so glad you are able to follow your dreams, personally I agree with your stance on freeing the Palestinians, thanks for listening

They are mostly ceremonial,he wasn't even being aggressive, it was right not to remove it .if its sheathed .a knife in a restaurant could be just as dangerous.

You wasn't sharia law fcuk off to a Muslim country simple bye bye

They were living on that land why did they attack? \nI don't understand the Palestinians voted Hamas and their leaders. It wasn't the truth fault that the Hamas was stealing all the aid and using it for tunnels and buying weapons that didn't help the Palestines

It wasn’t a hit back. It was a valid question and the answer was: “we are not going to let refugees in from Palestine”, just in a more bloated way of saying it. End of story.

It was one Arab land… until it wasn’t.

The question that wasn’t asked is what about Hamas….sure Palestinians have a right, but do they want to live with Hamas as their governing body?

Everyone seems to forget that there's 2 borders in Gaza but only one of them has been locked since before this whole thing started, and it wasn't Israel's

New immigration targets tomorrow? 450,000 wasn't enough, now its 485K and a housing crisis and record rents, 2025 can't come quick enough.

I am certain she wasn’t expecting that answer, that one I also didn’t expect myself but I am 100% with him. No person wants to leave their country unless they are forced to or just want a different experience elsewhere but all people want to live in their country its just the politicians always chasing their citizens away.

Please I haver a worry . I used an agent to apply for me a visitor visa but things didn’t work out because I wasn’t in my country Cameroon. Now he has added the money. Now I want to apply for it myself but he has already signed in with my name and he doesn’t want to give me the lock in details . Is it advisable I create another account?

Thank you for this video very informative I wasn't expecting that from a Saudi spokesman very brave of him long live the Palestine ?? love from Pakistan ??

Didn’t democrats say this wasn’t happening and it’s SECURE. The LIESSSSS CNN and democrats tell daily is unreal ?.

She's talking like they're the colonist...Israel is the occupier \nPalestine belongs to the Palestinians \nIsrael wasn't there 100 years ago

I was told i couldn't use my citizenship card to prove I'm a citizen then when it was stolen I tried to replace it and the office that deals with replacing citizenship cards and documents refused to help me replace my stolen card they sent me to a site that wasn't updated since 2016 and the sit told me to go to the office i showed the officer this and they said it wasn't their responsibility

Had to recheck to make sure this wasn't onion news network lol

Uncontrolled massive immigration. That sums it up. Strangely it wasn't that bad eight years ago.

Just an excuse. They don't want the refugees. It wasn't the question of the root of the problem or how to solve it. Know there are refugees in need and they aren't willing to help their muslim brothers.

So what I gather it wasn’t the Mexicans it was the Valenzuela

It's all Trudeau's fault. Life wasn't this bad 8 years ago.

That wasn't his security that tackled the guy..that was American security pretending to work for once.....funny but true

My family came to Canada 5 years ago. The main reason was because my dad had been busy setting up a branch of his European company here for two years. He wanted to launch this new branch and then retire early. Canada as he knew it was a good option for him to do this. We even had a house long before we came to Canada. And we now live on the west coast of Canada. \n \nFor us, the transition to feeling at home here wasn't particularly difficult. We also had enough experience of what it was like to live in other countries. Canada actually turned out to be a very easy country to quickly settle in. \n \nI've heard that Canadians can be reserved, but my personal experience is completely different. \n \nNevertheless, I got to know fellow immigrants who didn't find it easy to get started in Canada. In my experience, they were not very or only rudimentarily informed about what to expect in Canada. Their expectations were very high and they failed because of the reality of everyday Canadian life. \n \nOthers had similar experiences, but they persevered and ultimately arrived in Canada. Some of my fellow students are international students who are also considering leaving the country because Canada doesn't offer what they were hoping for as a better life here. \n \nThe reasons are really too individual in nature to really generalize. I think there should be a lot more help given to people who are struggling with their fate in Canada, because there are enough programs that they could take advantage of but that they never hear about. \n \nUltimately, it may help if someone just listens to them and perhaps has some advice, no matter how vague it may be. Those who finally arrive in Canada after years of a long odyssey and find this country something like home are, in my opinion, those who never gave up.

Jews wouldn’t have had to flee Europe if there wasn’t a genocide. Palestinians wouldn’t have to flee Gaza and West Bank if there was not a genocide

Mashallah That was a very good answer. The palestinians have all of the rights to stay in thier land the Israelis(Zionist) need to get out because that wasn't that land from the beginning.They Stole it over time. with the help of america Good thing social media exists and at high level So the whole world can see the truth. Of who really is the wicked ones

Wow, I wasn't expecting such a good answer

Y isn't Saudi arming them the way USA is at israel? Y does Saudi keep having great ties with the Nation of all evils USA? . Israel won't exist or keep the babaric slaughtering if it wasn't for USA.

But wasn’t he quoted as saying Palestinians should be burned ?

That wasn’t a question it was a statement…

100 years ago...worldwide pandemic, followed by the Great Depression.\nIt's happening right now. Only, back then there wasn't social programs.\nIf you didn't save during the boom times, who else you going to blame?

That’s funny , CNN has been telling me for the past few years this wasn’t happening. Y’all had to change your tune when you couldn’t hide these type of videos anymore. You slime balls.

If the economic trend stays the same people will be more miserable and angrier than they already are, who wants to live in a country where everybody is angry and sad, I would move out of this country in a heartbeat if there wasn't so many roadblocks keeping us captive and poor.

Wasn't co vid lockdowns, foced mask & jabs in Canada systemic racism against minorities that wanted freedom of choice...?

I’m a born and raised Canadian now living in Germany for 3 years, and although I agree Canadians can sometimes be difficult to befriend and get to know, I don’t agree that it’s easier to strike conversation in Germany at all ? My first months here up until a year were extremely intimidating, of course due to language barrier but also due to the fact that some Germans can come off quite harsh and the air gets heavy here. I’m from Montreal (a bit sad this city wasn’t mentioned), but I’ve never felt that way there or anywhere else in Canada tbh

Faltering? There wasn't support there in the first place.

that boy will be scarred for life... the way he laughed to be comfortable , its terrible to watch. That police should have shown more presence of mind. The boy wasn't anyway creating imminent danger to anyone. Should have just escorted him away, instead of arresting him.

Wasn't quite the free for all bonanza of entitlement that she thought it would be.

So it’s like a mini vacation for Ukrainian’s. They came here , was given money housing and it wasn’t enough. ?

This is not entirely unlike what women experience. If you go to the Indian consulate in Canada, you would find they behave similarly. The situation has improved a lot compared to 2015 and 2016. I lost my passport in Canada and was living 300 kilometers away from Toronto. When I went to the Toronto consulate to get my passport (now everything is done by BLS, but it wasn't the case back then), the officer, despite knowing I had all the necessary documents, insisted I obtain an unnecessary police document related to an FIR. I was surprised and pleaded extensively, but was still told to go back and return with the document. When I returned, the police officer told me they don't issue such documents. I went back to the consulate and was still denied. I protested there for 20-30 minutes. Eventually, with the same documents I initially presented, I obtained my passport. Such incidents used to be quite common.

i see these types of videos all the time, i'm sure there are a lot of videos similar saying something about why ppl are leaving that country (Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, Greece etc ...) \ni think the title is correct, there are a lot of delusional ppl in the world who want \na) amazing 6 figure salary \nb) affordable housing \nc) perfect weather\nd) safety with zero violence \ne) perfect infrastructure (health care, transportation, police etc ...)\nf) easy immigration process\nseriously? try getting a Citizenship in the Scandinavian countries and see how that goes!\nthere is NO country that checks all those boxes and in the it's always these immigrants who talk trash about a country they are TRYING to immigrate to while their country is rapidly declining\ni'm grateful for this country and i'm not ignorant, i've travelled to more than 60 countries so i've seen how ppl live around the world and Canada is in the top 5 countries to live in the world maybe top 3 honestly (i'm not being biased, i wasn't even born here) \nppl need to realize that \na) not many countries have open doors where you can just pick where you wanna immigrate to\nb) immigration process is painfully long and expensive, especially to countries where many ppl wanna immigrate to\nc) quality of life is RELEVANT to cost of living so stop thinking that you can get this AMAZING quality of life for a cheap cost\nd) your College Degree from some school nobody has heard of is pretty much useless wherever you immigrate to so don't think you'll be flooded with jobs and that you'll be making 6 figures in a matter of months\ne) you're not that special and the country will not revolve around you, what you want and what you need\nf) there are probably millions of ppl at this very moment who live in much worse conditions than you do so stop complaining about it and be grateful

These are all very valid points and unfortunately, most of these are the result of the inept government. As an immigrant from Indonesia who has been in Toronto for over 30 years, it wasn't always like this. I hope Canada can return to the way it was eventually.

So, basically i wasn't wrong when I came to Calgary long time ago instead of Toronto?\nAs an immigrant you don't want to live in a place with the same level of chaos and insecurity than the place you leaved.

I almost feel sad for him if he wasn't vile and corrupted af ??

Imagine if wasn't in twitter.. same scenarios at University, govt offices, govt hospitals.

Maybe I would visit if there wasn't almost everyday a shooting.

Who in the hell would now want to immigrate to Canada ? Outrageous housing costs which consume most of your income . One has to work at least two to three jobs just to try to keep from completely drowning economically . A healthcare system which is on life support . It is next to impossible to get a doctor . Emergency waits times at hospitals can range from 4 to 24 hours . Traffic from hell in all of the major cities .... particularly Toronto , Montreal and Vancouver . The crushing cost of living . A political leader who is a complete fool who has basically destroyed the country in just 8 years . As if all of this wasn't bad enough ...... 5 months of winter from hell . Living in Canada is now an extreme struggle in every way imaginable . One will always struggle . One will always work like a dog . One will very likely fall into extreme debt in Canada just to survive . One has to pay outrageous taxes on their income leaving them with about 50% of what they actually earn after they have paid all of the combined taxes on everything that they buy or services that they use . Forget about ever being able to save money . Incomes are about about 35% less than other advanced than those in other advanced countries for the same skilled job . One will never own a home . One will never be able to start a family . One will always freeze in the winter . Life in Canada has become an absolute hell . The Canadian dream is as dead as dead can be . It is no longer a country where one can earn a decent living , own a home and live a good life . On top of all of this it has an authoritarian government which keeps passing new laws to reduce free speech and civil rights .