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I am so happy people are starting to speak up. Sadly, I am changing. I am becoming angry. Angry at immigrants and the system. Am I becoming racist? Or just so lost at how things seem so wrong. My main upset is for my teen son. Turned 16 after Christmas. So excited about looking for a part-time job, earning some money, getting experiences and (unbeknownst to him ) expanding his social circle. This excitement came from me. LIke all us Canadians who remember our first part-time jobs (mine was at a McDonalds), I regaled my son in stories of that first part-time job. How much I learned from it, and the so many benefits it would have for me as I got older. He listened, and couldn't wait to turn 16. Also, like most parents, I raised him on the benefits of working hard in school, getting good grades, learning, getting involved, etc. Do these things son, and you will have a good future. He listened. Honours student all his life. Played on school teams. Performed in talent shows, Volunteered his time, etc., etc. Not a bad resume for a first time teen seeking a job. It is now heading into September. He has applied at all the traditional teen job hotspots, (all the fast food joints, grocery stores, drug stores, etc). Dozens of resumes, online and in-person applications. Not a single response. Then I walk into the local Burger King. Not a single Caucasian, Black, Hispanic, Indigenous, or Far Eastern employee. All East Indian (or Pakistani). Suddenly I am really noticing this trend everywhere, especially in the franchise fast food industry; especially upsetting when I even see it in a Harvey's (even more Canadian than Timmies). It's either East Indians or Arabs. I don't know for how long I have been hearing about diversity and fair hiring practices (which I have always supported); but to see this trend makes me furious. Are the owners of these franchise exempt from fair hiring practices? Are they not taught we are a diverse country? This is wrong. I want to finish with two sad situations which we should all be concerned about. When my eldest was looking for part-time work after the pandemic, he walked into a Mr. Submarine. He asked if he could leave his resume or fill out an application. The Arab cashier told him in broken English they were not hiring. As he was walking out, a young Arab man walked in. He approached the same cashier and asked for an application. She gave him one. WTF. My last comment, is the most concerning of all. My 16 year old, who works so hard at school, and at everything he does, recently commented, after yet another non-reply after handing out a slew of resumes, "Dad... what's the use of working so hard if I can't even get a job at McDonalds." I wonder how many other Canadian teens are feeling the same way. Not just white teens. Black, Hispanic, Indigenous and East Asian teens. Seems the broken English East Indian and Arab teens and young adults aren't asking themselves that. How long until my son thinks I am just spewing BS about this hard work thing? This is not about racism. This is about fair hiring practices, especially in more and more franchises; however, I do find myself listening to more and more of these videos, and find myself developing sucb negative feelings towards these two cultures. This is not Canadian. To be thinking this way, especially, is not Canadian. What do we do? Speak up, and we are racist. Stay quiet, and our teen kids move into adulthood without job experience, money put away, or just having a life experience that any of us over 30 (no matter our race) experienced. Something has to change; but I haven't a clue how to do that.

YOUR LIFE STYLE IS MORE EXPENSIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU MUST PARTY, YOU MUST TRAVEL, YOU MUST GO ON VACATION, YOU MUST HAVE HUNDRED OF TATOOS THAT COST SO MUCH!!!! YOU MUST ALWAYS BUY NEW CLOTHES, NEW MODELS, NEW MANICURE PEDICURE, NEW HAIR CUTS, NEW CELL PHONE EVERY SEASON, NEW CAR, NEW THIS NEW THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU LIFE STYLE IS HOLDING YOU BACK, NOT THE IMMIGRANTS, THE IMMIGRANTS SPENT LESS AND HIDE THEIR MONEY!!!!!!!!MOST OF THE IMMIGRANT UNDERSTAND AND KNOW HOW TO CALCULATE THEIR MONTHLLYY MONEY!!!!!!!!! WHILE SOME CANADIANS WHO GREW UP AS A MIDDEL CLASS, ALL WHAT THEY KNOW IS SPENDING!!! AND ESPECIALLY WHEN SOME ONE LOVE PARTYING ALCOHOLE SMOKING AND THE LEGALIZED WEED, KEEPS YOUR MIND IN A TOO RELAXING MOTION NO MOTION YOU ARE MUTE FOR MONTHS TILL YOU LOSE YOU JOB!!!!THAN YOU GO CRY TO MOMY AND DADY!!!!!!!!! MOST OF IMMIGRANT COME FROM POOR COUNTRIES AND HARD LIFE THOUGH THEM THE VALUE OF THE PENNY!!!!!!!! I WAS MARRIED TO A CANADIAN HUSBAND, NO MATTER HOW MUCH HE MAKE MONTHLY, SINCE HE WAS WORKING IN SALES, HE WILL ALWAYS ALWAYS FIND A SPENDING AVENUE!! WE WERE SUPPOSED TO PUT MONEY ASSIDE FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN!!! HE WILL ALWYAS ALWAYS ALWAYS FIND A WAITING DEEP HOLE TO PLACE THEM IN!!!!!!!! HI LIFE WAS VERY VERY EROGANT!!!!!!!!!BUYING NEW CLOTHING TODAY, YOU WILL FIND THEM TRAINNING ON THE GROUND!!!EVEN MY SON WAS 7 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME, HE TOLD ME MOM THE TIE YOU BOUGHT MY DAD RECENTLY IS ON THE GROUND!!!!!!THAT SPEAK FOR ALL HIS CLOTHING!!!! HIS MOM WAS THE MAN OF THE HOUSE HE USED SAY WHEN HE WAKES UP IN THE MORNING WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER, HE WILL FIND HIS MOM PICKED UP HIS DIRTY CLOTHES AND PLACE THE FRESHLY WASHED CLOTHING BESIDE HIS BED!!!! SOME PARENT DID TOO MUCH FOR THEIR CHILDREN,, AND THESE KIDS GROW UP TO BE LESS MOTIVATED, FOR WHAT THEY GOT EVERYTHING WHEN THEY GREW UP,!!!! AND THE POOR DIDN'T HAVE THAT SO THEY WORK HARD TO HAVE THAT WHAT WAS MISSING IN HIS CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH!!!!!!!!

14:25 The fellow speaking here says the government isn't being honest about how the country is changing. That's simply not true: the goverment has acknowledged the problem, and that immigration has happened too fast. To make matters worse, this fellow then makes a dishonest claim himself. The 817,000 arrivals during the first three months of 2025, that he claims is not immigration, but a population bomb. He's not telling you that this figure is not reflective of people seeking to remain in Canada permanently. The figure includes student visas, work permit holders including work permit extensions: many of these people will benefit Canada and then go back to their countries. If you look at the FAR more relevant figures for actual population growth, they show that the population will grow MUCH more slowly in 2025 than it did in 2024. I'm disappointed that the person who made this video did not see fit to provide real context to all this anti-immigrant sentiment. Inflating the problem is dangerous. The economic hurt is real, but throwing into the mix completely misleading figures about how fast the population is growing only serves to weaponize the pain being felt from the economy, against immigrants. We can't have a lucid conversation about the problem and the solutions, if the medium is this non-existent standard for fact-checking. Channel owner, please do better.

Dear white people. We don't think you are racist on this matter. The fact of this matter is that Canadians are "too" nice and good-hearted. Hence, we are exploited.

WTF IMMIGRATION LOOK INTO THIS MATTER HARDCORE. HOW COME THE STAFF,CAME OUT TOLD THESE ANIMALS FROM OVERSEAS (CHINESE),ASKED THEM TO NOT LOUDNESS BE QUITE, LASTED 25 SECONDS,THEN LOUDNESS STARTS AGAIN, NO (RESPECT, IGNORANCE ALL THESE ANIMALS FROM OVERSEAS LAUGH AT CANADA 🍁 WTF WTF😂).

All Indians and only Indians no matter where you go. Mass immigration without diversity is a total disaster to this country. It is not immigration but Indianization!

Immigration is never and should never be a long term policy for a stable nation. Nations build internally. Nations protect the demographic interests and clear majority control for the native population. ALL Western immigration is deliberately aimed at NOT doing that, and in fact is aimed at destroying that. That's a crime. Also, read "Canada in Decay" by Ricardo Duchesne for the actual history of this issue and the repeated betrayals of Parliaments no matter which party was in power.

Liberal immigration policy is a transfer of money to Europe ... the population of Canada is less than 50MM ... so if 5MM leave it is 1/10 less strain on tax revenue. If you go to any place as a, "Temporary Worker", you are a disposable worker BY FUCKING DEFINITION .. no matter what language you speak or makeup on your own!! 🫡🤌🫵

Canada always follow America no matter what.

This country is gone down the drain No matter what they do it's a disaster created by Liberals I know I am leaving Canada forever

Maybe Next Federal election get out and Vote. Vote PPC! (Not that ot matters now.) ? ?

Lipsetvice, how fast you acted against yemen, qatar but nothing where it matters

No matter what you think of Trudeau: This speech was brilliantly delivered and full of compassion for both the people of Canada and of the US.

I Don,t think Americans REALIZE what they are doing to THEMSELVES...Trump doesn,t care about you or anyone for that matter. He has his 500 Billion mineral deal eith Ukraine. He forced poor soul, Zelensky to sign this deal today...Just when this Guy is at his most vulnerable situation with Ukraine. So it is all about ??...no one will be saved in the long run...Because there will be NO military back up, if Russia will attack again after all minerals, have been excavated...So Trump is just as evil as his twin-brother Putin.

The excuses for implementing the tariffs by trump were just as absurd as putin’s excuse for invading Ukraine.\nHonestly I wouldn’t have even bothered to implement the border policy because in trump’s la la land. It wouldn’t matter how much Canada did. \nOnce he’s fabricated a reason for anything. It becomes a truth in his head.\ntrump’s a communist sympathiser ?. Figure that one out?\nNext he’ll be sending arms to russia.

That stupid woman (could have been a man, does t matter)is relating that to anti-americanism???? WTF!!!!! Trudeau did and spoke the correct words. Trump is a stupid lumber level politician. A rock, a canyon of idiot-cracy...

No matter WHAT he says, he is a WOKE idiot. Even Canadians hate him...

American here : Shutting off our power may be an act of war tho so don’t act out of anger. I think this is horrible but let’s not make matters worse! Just call end NEGOTIATE.

Canada responding puts Canada in a worse position. \n Canada not helping in the fight against fentanyl is obviously false, that being said the mass Immigration policy of Justen trued has made it easy for cartels' to smuggle in narcotics, not only that but the immigrants cause waves of crime, rippling from generation to generation. which hurts Canadians quite a bit. Immigration from the US to Canada would not hurt Canadians as much as from all the third world countries that they currently have their immigration system setup to accept. \nCanada's official statistics for narcotics coming in cannot be trusted. there is the fact that when someone is caught with narcotics they don't actually get to bring in those drugs. \nCanada's border is also entirely bypassed by plane so it doesn't matter how strong they make their borders.\nthe best response to the tariffs would be to remove all those god awful restrictions put in place on Canadian enterprise.

In the UK a trump is another word for fart. America your president is fecal matter and gas ???

Good job PM Justin Trudeau.............dont accept any bully from anyone no matter who is it.

it doesnt matter if its 0% fentanyl flowing through from your country. Donald will repeat his lies anyway and his followers will believe him.

6:10 No. As a matter of fact, it does have to do with laziness too. Americans just work harder. Could conjecture on why I think this is, but I'll abbreviate here, where I think underlying reasons are somewhat trivial to an analyst.

Both Trudeau and Zelensky openly state that Trump's actions will lead to poverty in the USA and weaken the country so much on the international stage that no one will want to cooperate with the US anymore, fearing that when the day of trial comes, the US will betray them—just as Trump did! Unlike Trump, Europe did not betray the USA on its day of trial when NATO's Article 5 was invoked to help the US fight ISIS. Europe sent its soldiers, who died for the USA. And today, Trump claims that this does not matter, that he does not recognize Europe because it supposedly took advantage of him. So I ask, who took advantage of whom? Because so far, I see a deceitful man doing everything that terrorist Putin wants. God, protect America so that its children do not have to fight for freedom, as Ukraine is doing today in defense of American ideals—which, for Trump, mean as much as toilet paper in his golden toilets...

EVERY SINGLE CANADIAN NOW NEEDS TO DO ALL WE CAN POSSIBLY DO TO BUY CANADIAN, NO MATTER WHAT. ALL DUE TO ONE GIANT ORANGE SPHINCTER.

Thank you for separating the american people from the very small percentage of those in the White House administration behind these actions. Most americans are not in agreement with any of what's coming out of the president's office. He's lost sight of what American really stands for - and that his role, along, with those of his administration, are paid servants. Obligated to SERVE every citizen of their country - including representing and fulfilling the wishes of the people they serve. Whether they like all the people or agree with the needs of all the people. The people of our country don't want what's happening with Canada, Mexico or Ukraine. Or Russia for that matter. As an American i apologize. God bless us all!

I never thought I would ever say I don't stand with my country on this matter... Why is the our government allowing Donny to destroy our relationship with our allies

What a great speech finally Canadians allways united no matter what

J.T is still a Klaus schwuab WEF tyrant puppet no matter what his act is. stop licking boots people this guy would sell you for $100 in his pocket

Donald will not listen to Trudeau, no matter what Trudeau said or will say.

Stand up to the bully ? Much better than my country which focuses on religion matters and assistance only. How i wish my prime minister is firm on the point ?

What hhappened,&what crude thonking encriaced the head of Donald Trump to make matters worse.\nMad diplomacy or Ego

Your no friend the Canadian people are did they already told you they want you gone so but you have to say don't matter You don't even make vehicles and you tariff our vehicles do you need us a lot more than we need you And as far as pooling goes yes he's a dictator and not a good person but he also did want he had to do for his country since NATO kept moving east after promising not to and yet we still try to help you trade and they want to try to be tough guys like you how's that working for both of you

From Europe : America is over ! You have vote for the beast to destruct your country ! No one trust you anymore and for many many many years, and this no matter who the next president will be in 4 years. we are fed up with you. \nYou can have all the wealth you want but you will have no friends anymore.

I must admit that despite my reservations about Mr. Trudeau, I can only stand in solidarity with the statements made here. Politics should not be a matter of ego, trade wars, or personal disagreements, as it is ultimately the people who, unfortunately, remain the eternal victims of these trivial battles. \n\nAs a French citizen, I can therefore only join this fight against political absurdity, which Mr. Trudeau has led here with both tact and courage. This is not a struggle against the American people but a necessary reminder: in war, there are only victims, and as Montesquieu once said, commerce should be driven by the spirit of peace, not by the constant temptation of war.

He’s a small minded man, didn’t he step down ? Canada needs a new leader, Ukraine will take the deal to end the war, Trump can and will do what he said .. it doesn’t matter what anyone thinks of Trump personally.. it’s going to be uncomfortable people don’t like change but Trump is not going to stop he’s just getting started and he doesn’t care what people think of him he’s confident in his choices

Like what does Donald have to do to have him removed from power. He has single handedly killed the USD is starting inflation and driving away allies and befriending Putin. That's not even all of beginning in a matter of 6 weeks.

Truly a testing time across the world. Imagine if everyone could put differences aside and fight the problems that really matter, together. Trumps tariffs have a deeper root than many of us can reach.

I know CNN is a strong republican backer no matter who’s in office. On behalf of all non trumpers, Trump is a coward and a moron. Oh to CNN, FU!

Trump is an absolute disgrace to the west and allies ...he has overnight become an even worse bully as a matter of fact he is a real dictator now ....Trump is one horrible,nasty,greedy, ungodly so called president

As in any war, some will get very rich while the most will get very poor or loose it all. \nThe most do not matter.

Detroit here. Canada is twenty minutes from where I live. It's a wonderful country. I stand with them on this matter. One thing was incorrect though. Trump is NOT a smart guy! Not by any means. He has a low IQ, very low. And, he's a criminal too.

This guys a joke it doesn’t matter if he cuts taxes for us by taxing you all instead of Americans we get less tax stuff go’s up a little but we don’t pay as much tax jobs will increase pay because there will be more jobs here your president is a joke I don’t know why I even clicked on this click bate stupid cnn

It's sad and disgusting that Trump is pitting allies against each other. Trump has betrayed Canadians and for that matter Americans too.

Trudeau is an idiot, his words don't matter. If he does not want tariffs he should drop tariffs on America's products. Really simple. The fact that he's resigning means he doesn't even have a say.

Trump is not a smart guy he is mentally challenged lol \nAnd this incredible speech is gonna go right through him cause he hasn’t got a clue what’ going on, he is just bullying for the sake of bullying \n\nAnd no matter who the next prime minister of Canada will be, what is being said here is unanimous and stays, and the next guy will be just as articulate and intelligent as this one.. don’t you worry about Canada!

Seeing the support from all the people from wherever they come from, it gives me hope. All the hate is tiresome. Just wanna say no matter who you are, thank you

Well thank you so much it's time to fend for yourself and ourselves from all the fake stuff and stuff that matters as for drug your kids where told not to talk to strangers or do drugs that have no control you are all grown adults!

Thank you Trudeau for standing up to Trump. You have my respect no matter what ?

So a foreigner has to teach the American people on the real consequences of a trade war. What Donald is unable to do because he understands nothing on that matter.