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That was the worst photo shop of the guy. He might have been just a protestor

As a Indian I just want to say ,none of you local Canadians are gonna get hurt. \nOnly the ones who fleed from India and took shelter in Canada will die. So we're just making Canada safer for you guys. \nTrudeau is not gonna action against these criminals as his voters might get offended so we have to.

Canada is a safe haven for terrorists and gangsters. Gangsters of the world - move to Canada. Trudeau will protect you with all his diplomatic might.

I agree with all of your points in this video. While I love this city and I’ve lived here all my life, there’s a lot of things I’m not happy to witness at all. Everything has gone downhill but it’s not making me want to leave T.O. I love almost everything about it but those social issues have just plagued it, even I’m not surprised so many people are moving out. I’d rather stay here and overcome those situations than move because everywhere else is so expensive Your opinions are transparent otherwise and yes, it might be the effects of post-covid. I wish things were a lot better than now but, it will just take time.

Uhhh that was a shocker, thanks for sharing this. Vancouver is ten times worse, what I have seen through YouTube videos. Then through the fires in BC and Alberta many people are now homeless and displaced. The housing crises has now gotten unmanageable. For us Canadians who would love to return to Canada, since I got away from my abuser, it is impossible. I'm very discouraged and hopeless, and believe we might never return to Canada to live. It is absolutely shocking how the country has changed for the worse under the Trudeau Government.

When I was young you could walk around Toronto and you might step on gum now it's a better chance of stepping on a pile of poop eh

ALINE .... totally a reasonable decision to get out of there, I visited in 2015 and it was still a nice place.\nYou have so many other better options\nDidn't your mother live there, is she still with us ? Maybe you can move her to Curitiba ?\nI am nearby and find it difficult to move back the the US but might try it in a year to see what happens, little boring for me after 5 years here in Brasil\nAm seeing rental costs dropping to pre covid and lower rates in S FLA now, can rent for $800-1,000 a month vs what is was not long ago $1,700 +

That might make for interesting vids are abt less expensive yet decent towns to live in. Even in the US.

Sounds like why when I had the opportunity to leave Cleveland; I made a bee line to the U-Haul garage to line up my truck and car trailer. When I left on a very busy morning looking down I-480 and going west from a west end suburb, going out of the city, and looking at the traffic entering the city ( 4 to 5 lanes going east and 4 to 5 lanes going west with everyone moving at 80 mph/129 kph except the east lane which was moving at 35 mph/56 kph with no more than 1 to 2 car lengths between each other) it hit me that I was darn lucky to survive all this without any major incidents. I also remember saying to myself, I can not wait to get out of this traffic. Either I was lucky or God had my Guardian Angle on 24/7 over time pay for the last 7 to 8 years. I was missing the people I knew but not the place and above all not the crime and traffic. ( at that time it was a 10 mile traffic jam into the city and getting worse every year & has gotten worse every year) That is why I am now living in a place like Melfort but in the USA. I am not recommending Melfort to you but if you want to stay in Canada then perhaps you need to find a place like Melfort or some nice far flung suburb of Calgary so that you can visit a city now and then. Take your time as you can travel around and work anywhere you think that you might want to stay, and for as long as it takes you to find your permanent nesting place. This is a luxury that few humans experience on this planet.

There are just not that many options of places to live in the US that are good, especially if you don't want to be isolated. As an American I thought about moving to rural New Hampshire.. which doesn't have city problems, but still, kind of cold and isolating and they might have meth problems. I decided on Miami as a home-base, its expensive, but there aren't many other good options out there.. Living in another country is psychological hard after awhile and dealing with visa issues.. I thought about moving to somewhere like Budapest which is very nice, but if you aren't part of the culture or know the language, its hard.. Its better sometimes just to settle down somewhere, I can't get anything done as a nomad, constantly worried about where I am going to next, living in other people's apartment isn't always comfortable..

I have a difficult time understanding a lot of what the man being interviewed is saying as he has a very thick accent and poor pronunciation. Subtitles might be very helpful in future videos with interview guests who speak English poorly (at least as far as pronunciation is concerned)! ?

That’s true, thing might be tough at first but at last there will be a balance

Peter might be right in some aspect. However, if he believe at any point the system is working against his plans for life, he should come back to Nigeria. He mentioned the number of cars and who he was in Nigeria, but still decided to migrate. Some people here are typing that he is on point. Oga you are not on point. Your points are pointless. You think it is Nigeria that people don’t take their job serious. \nThe funny part of the video is when he compared salaries ??, na frustration wan kill Peter for Canada ??\nHe thinks he will be accorded the same recognition he had in Nigeria. Stop discouraging people, allow people to sell their things as you did and migrate because of their children as you did.

Do we have a government in office? And I aint talking about just just President Biden cause hes d*** show not doing his job, but the republicans and the democrats. You all need to address this border. S***, this is going on too long. It's time to shut that s*** down. Making people turn their a**** around and go home and end about 10 million of the ones that already got through over the past 10 years need to round all day a**** up and send them back as well. And then I have to get through sending him back. There's another 30 million that's over here illegally. And it's not okay, it's making it hard for the Americans that has to live here. And it's not right to the taxpayers that work hard every day. Yeah, you illegal aliens. Ya'll might get over here and take a job from someone else. And yeah, Uncle Sam, take taxes out of your check. But you still, you're taken from other Americans, it's not right. It's time to go back, what's wrong? It's not my fault, and it's not our fault. What's wrong is the same thing? That's wrong, and our government is wrong in your government. Corruption corruption kills so corruption need to be killed. One way or another to have a better country and a better government. You have to rude out the poison.

Please how did you handle family ties during visa application, considering the fact that your husband is in Canada and you might not go back to Nigeria

Omg...I don't even like trump but hell we might have to put him back in office ? CLOSE THE BOARDER QUICK!!!

The social dynamics isn't any easier for us that grew up in the western world. Work place respect is seldom mutual. We learn to cope, and tolerate it. So I can imagine how difficult it is for someone not accustomed to this undignified treatment to manage. I don't think the stress is worth it in Canada (maybe it's better in Quebec?). Much less worth it here in the US, I might add!

Some people get this immigration matter all wrong ?\nNo matter how desperate one might be willing to migrate to Canada, US or any other developed country, we mustn't deny the fact that everyone on earth has their destined country of manifestation, the same God that asked Abraham to leave his father's land in order to access his blessing and fulfil destiny was the same God who asked Isaac not to travel down to Egypt (Gen. 26, read if you care).\n\nAbraham's blessing was in foreign land and he needed to migrate to access the blessing while Isaac needed to stay back in the land where God will bless him and that's where he prospered.\n\nNow imagine Isaac rushing down to Egypt for green pastures without listening to the word of God who promised to bless him.

I would argue the Canadian immigration dosent work because the country is broken. Over 1M people landed in Canada. Half residents and the other half is students. I’d recommend searching Canadian sites the immigration problem might actually be the first time Canadians vote in a specifically a policy to reduce immigration across the board until The housing is fixed.

4:36 Not the full picture. Canadian capital is so much more risk adverse compared to the U.S. VCs in Canada might as well be private equity - there’s almost no sense of “venture” at all. What capital there is tends to be funnelled through a small number of gatekeepers who all have ties to government, resulting in a non-diverse pool of lookalike investee companies that are basically guided by the most conservative capitalists imaginable. The most innovative startups started in Canada choose to flee to the US for a reason. It’s like any uber-talented, globally minded, ambitious kid growing up in a small, parochial town - they need to get away as far as possible to realize their potential.

He might be his translator

Imagine… this exactly why corruption is killing Nigeria…. Werey doesn’t want to work… he just want to make money without working for it… if you go to general hospital in Nigeria the doctor might not show up for weeks and collect salary at the end of the month

Biden got him over here! Biden it’s your responsibility to feed and finance them. We way Biden got shit going we all might have to move abroad.

? That was too confusing for him. He might felt helpless ?

When is Biden going to stop this nonsense. I am not a trump supporter just for the ones that might think that but Biden literally asleep on the job.

I moved here towards the end of 1999,and my older brother moved here early 2000. He was already established back home,while I moved here from my university. He went back after six months,came back after six month to spend another six month. He left and have not returned since then. He found out it was better for him over there. I on the other hand, was studying for my engineering; so it was better for me to stay. If you are already established where you are, I will advise you travel abroad for vacations, but don't sell all you have thinking you are travelling to paradise. I will say, travel for your own education or your children's education sake, for peace sake,for medical sake; outside of those, it might not be worth it.

He might be thinking, now anytime firing will start?

My woman has been persuading me to move to canada. I'm a software dev in Nigeria, I make a good living and I don't need to move. I just might be convinced to stay here after watching this video

I like the fact that the working time in CANADA is staggered and people know their daily working schedule. This is the reason why these countries are successful. If people in back home in Nigeria understand that the work place is not a mini bar things might be a lot better. I am happy he has integrated into the system despite the systemic discrimination.

Might have something to do with decades of democratically elected leaders being assassinated by the USA and brutal dictators installed in their place all over South and Central America, ruining the prospects of 100s of millions of people for generations.

I bet most of them were trafficked and might be terrorists and have new strands of covid to kill more Americans

I don't have any issues with Sikhs, but I'm aligned with them not getting allowed to carry kirpans in public places. It might be a little unfair but it's for the greater good.\nKirpans can be used dangerously by that 1% people who are very short tempered/don't have self control in case of conflict/are mentally unstable.\n\nSikhs are usually responsible citizens but unfortunately there's no way to separate out the crazies from the general population

If you have money, there is no reason to live your country. But for citizenship yes I might reconsider ?

Are you expecting magic just because you moved to a white man country? Be for real. You have to work hard and establish yourself and as time goes by, things will get better and easier. One more thing, if you don't like it, you can easily return back home. After all, you came at your own free will. Lastly, what might not be good for you, is wonderful for some.

Chalk it up to cultural difference. The guy didnt do anything wrong but it might raise some eyebrows and worry people. Odd how depending on the state he could have had a holstered pistol and people would be cool with it. All a matter of where you come from I suppose

Fantastic scenes ....Xi Jumping being pushed in the place oof that guard might have looked great ..... getting the reight treatment among world leaders

His aid might have been eaten too much chow min nd searching for toilet , thats why he is late???

Army tanks with water Canons..... might help

Why are we seeing this? Really? Might have something to do with the Administration? Maybe?

Venezuela letting them out, might as well give up some oil too. That’ll help our Government n your citizens interests. But corruption i guess

Soo proud of you Malaika, this is just a start there will be new challenges in life, u just have to face them confidently,believe me this is worth it, you will love it, it might be difficult at first but eventually everything will be alright, Best of luck for your future! We are always here for you girlll???✨

Well made. Wish I had this info atleast a decade ago. I’m one of the Sanjay. Immigrated to US in 2008 from India. In the green card queue for 10 years. Not sure if I get it in my lifetime. I have a foreign born daughter who I brought here when she was only few months old. She might have to self deport in a few years when she is 21. This is her home and only country she knew.\n\nThe US immigration system is cruel for people like Sanjay. But every politician knows this problem after our advocacy efforts but nobody wants to touch it. They only want our tax $$$ ..

Indian airlines should start taking a stricter approach towards such shameless entitled people who know nothing about etiquettes or being considerate towards the surroundings and people around them or even understand how our actions might be causing some discomfort to them. Start escorting such people out of the flight like the airlines in other country does, only then they’ll know how to stay disciplined.

Canada should examines the ethical implications of affluent nations benefiting from the emigration of highly educated individuals from economically disadvantaged countries. This phenomenon, often referred to as brain drain, can hinder the economic growth of these nations by depleting their skilled workforce. It might be worthwhile to analyze the broader migration system in Western countries and explore ways to support the development of struggling nations, rather than inadvertently contributing to their decline by encouraging mass emigration. This perspective raises questions about the ethical stance of allowing people to depart, as it may perpetuate a cycle where the prospects for those left behind remain stagnant due to the loss of valuable talent.

The USA immigration might seem broken but it works best for the American interest. It ensures only the best of the best survives and the rest is filtered out.

India is a scam stars paradise. Every where, every corner there ate crooks and mostly unsuspecting and believing people , who prefers to keep faith in human beings suffer.\n\nI am sure that is because of non abrahamic religion being followed in India.\n\nI know sikhs might feel bad but sikhs are bit different probably due to their historical connection to abrahamic faiths.\n\nSame goes for buddhists, but that is mostly around the Himalayas where even Hindus are somewhat better than elsewhere.\n\nSorry to say all these, but these are all facts from my experience

Theres a lot of issues right now that are mostly worldwide. Finding affordable housing, and inflation. But I have been living in small-town Ontario for 15 years. I never want to leave this country. I might leave for BC. Milder weather etc.

Canada might have a more welcoming immigration system, but that's also why the cost of living is so high. Top 6 in the world. Also I went to Toronto for business and talked to people, it's awful, rents around around 3-5k for single bedroom. Everything was waaaaay more expensive than even here in downtown Chicago where I live. rents are up 40%. If you're poor, good luck LOL

I see it as an invasion.We really need to use deadly force.That might make them think twice.Again.THANKYOU JOE BIDEN

Congrats Raman for being successful in whatever endeavours of life you have touched upon and its invaluable experiences sharing so candidly with newcomers to Canada. Your message of being optimistic and positive in anything one does leads to “success” defined by the an individual. I have seen real-estate ups and downs of GTA much more than you have thus far, however; it makes me enormously happy for your accomplishments in such a short time. I am hanging my boots after 35+years in real-estate for good as in couple of days my RECO licence will expire. \n\nIncidentally, you shouldn’t have worried about your security, Toronto Police can take good care of security issues very well and your letter from the criminal litigation lawyer would have been sufficient to subdue the potential offenders. Enjoy next 20-25 years to fullest thereafter mobility might get restricted. Thank you and best of luck.