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The real reason why the rest of the Muslim world won't take the Palestinians, to the point that countries that border Gaza and the West Bank have sent their military to the border of Gaza and the West Bank is because they actually already tried that in the 70s. The result was Palestinian terrorist attacks in order to overthrow the governments in Egypt and Jordan.

As a Vancouverite, I find it weird that some Torontonians claim Toronto to be Hollywood North. Maybe New York North. Vancouver is actually north of Hollywood. Toronto is a lot more east of Hollywood, than north. Toronto has a lot more in common with New York than California. Vancouver at least has similarities. West Coast, for starters.

As an American I am pleased that you've made this decision. Islamic values are TOTALLY incompatible with the West and I'm sure you'll be happy in any Muslim country. Muslims always had assimilation issues with the west and will continue to have, no matter how much a muslim tries to adjust to western values (which muslims actually don’t try anyways). We all can understand your plight Muslims. Your support for Palestine tells it all. I've heard the azaan go off in Dubia on the same street as a Discotheque, meaning they are adjacent to each other. I'm sure this isn’t hypocrisy.

oh my god this search-for-work - obey - die schedule people go through is so disgusting! A medical professional not being able to find work and leaving the country is ridiculous. Any thoughts on the future of this country? The political topic that you said you didn't want to get too deep into was actually very interesting. Also check out the movies Interreflections and Zeitgeist: Moving Forward and text back what you think.

Interesting! Making an announcement that you're leaving a country and going to another country before you decided which country you want to go, looks a bit impetuous. Also leaving Canada and going to another Muslim country where literally 99.9% people are trying to go the opposite way makes me think this announcement is premature. \nAlso, I know lot of people that made an attempt to go to India from US/Canada for reasons of not wanting to raise the children in Western Culture. Among them about 90% came back to the West in less than two years. In my estimate it's even more difficult in the Islamic countries except Turkey and Dubai (which one may question if are even Islamic). \nAnyway, if you succeed and were actually able to settle, you're in the tiniest percentage of the people who were able do that; not a small feat! Anyway, best of luck!

What all Indians miss is the dirt cheap labour to which the Indian middle class has access in India. I watched the whole video to find what actual problem you faced but could not identify a single one. I myself live in Europe since last 35 years and every time I visit India I see how people are constantly obsessed with eating out and show off. It’s obvious that if you are brought up in India then you will not be able to shed the bad habits younger used to.

It´s actually Christians that are subject to most religious hate crimes in the world. And Jews of course. I´ve heard alot about people leaving Canada and the US lately.

Suggestions to international students: Never listen to this lady. University of Toronto is the most prestigious (and the best) University in Canada. It's ranked #18. If you want to study in a field that actually requires above average IQ, Toronto should be on top of the list. She hasn't seen NY or LA and how sh!tty is there compared to Toronto.

If they want to leave there in Palestine they should start behaving like people and learn to live with their neighbors ( Jews, whose actual land it’s theirs) so, Palestinians should be grateful the Jews are letting them live on their lands!

He didn’t answer the question at all he just cleverly used the word “weight” to mean something other than was originally meant. He is suggesting that Palestinians are not trying to flee into neighbouring Countries but if that is the case then he should simply say that. Instead he tells a half-truth by implying that Palestinians all actually want to stay in Gaza and that they are simply trying to help them do that by not letting them into their Country. It’s shameful really.

Canada was beautiful. Current Canadian PM destroyed it. Vote him out. Change is possible with good leaders who actually have morals.

Remove Hamas and get a government that actually cares about the Palestinians.

I was so empatic before the muslim part, which actually occupies the rest of your video. Seriously?

I despise postmodernist stuff like gender studies, but now I actually see that it can serve a purpose.

Actually saying 'Being Muslim first and foremost', seems derogatory to Islam as it is a lifelong study, and therefore cannot be first and foremost as a belief if you haven't reached the end of the study, no? I mean, if I'm reading a book of nuclear fission and put my belief in nuclear fission first and foremost, what's your outlook on that? Mine would be to think I'm a donk... But, whatever makes ya happy!

Big cities in Canada actually aren't higher in crime. The worst crime is probably western small towns. But even really nice cities like Fredericton NB have far higher crime than Toronto does. This may be changing fast enough that we will see a change, but Toronto is almost an outlier in the world on crime rates. So Pickering is an A- on crime. Fredericton is an F. You would never guess it walking around. Though the same report says Pickering is a D- on health, while Fredericton is an A-, which is ridiculous because you can't get a doctor in Fredericton, unless there is one in the family. So maybe the stats are bogus.

From a non Muslim, and actually ‘non religious’ person. Good luck to you and your family. You seem like the nicest people.?

No Islamic environment = No terror , that's actually not bad reason

I want to leave Germany actually, and for the very same reasons you spoke about, but it is very much more complicated in my case unfortunately.. May Allah help you to choose the best..

The actual country of Canada is fine and quite vast and beautiful. However, since it is such a tiny market compared to the US, the pay is way too low, there are few well paying jobs and the cost of living is through the roof. So it is just unaffordable.

Sharia. Law does that mean the men have to wear dresses over their trousers and grow a beard around the face not actually on the chin and bow down to false god 3 times a day. And worship a peadophile named Mohammed. Good luck with that. Why force a religion on someone. Only a certain type of Shitlicker. Does that. Goons

Interesting that Arab world pretends to care about Palestinians, but no one wants to actually take them as refugees.

I wish i could muslim country too and enjoy all the privileges i have. I am a a Queer muslim and it was not easy. I am very appreciative of the opportunity that is given to me in the west and not being judged at a work place how i may appear. I am glad you made this video and making the best decision for your family. Even as queer peeson i am supporting drag queen story tiem but you made it sound like it is happening every library and every where. I only read it in news paper and never actually saw it in reality. Leaving Canada doesn't do anything for supporting for Palestinians. You could have used your voice and voting power in support of Palestinians. I do understand it may be best for your children. Again i wish i had what you have.

No it’s actually a disappointing answer. Surely it is the responsibility of a neighbouring country to take refugees when they are in crisis but then again what would you expect from a Stone age kingdom. If not for oil the Saudis would still be in the ages of the camel.

Basically you're arguing against multiculturalism, just without realising it or at least not expressing it that way.\n\nAnd although im a traditional liberal left winger, I've come to agree actually, I would hate for Canada, which is a largely secular country built upon judeo Christian beliefs end up something else entirely just to appease one particular religious group.\n\nI lived in the middle east for almost 6 years and it was a fascinating experience as well as rewarding from a career and financial perspective.\n\nOf course I had to comply with local cultural norms, which I absolutely did as I'm a respectful person but had I not done so I would have been shown the door / the inside of a prison cell. If I started complaining that Islam was homophobic or arguing about the hijab that would not have gone well for me.\n\nI think in the West we need to start being much more explicit about our values - such as freedom of speech - and not lose them down to a woke fear of offending minority groups.

I am a South African and today more than ever, I can say I am a proud South African. \nIt is not always all sunshine and roses. ? Well, actually it is sunshine. At least 300 days of the year.\nI don't live in an Islamic state but in my country we make provision for all religions and cultures. \n1.7% of the population is made up of people of islamic religion. That is more than 1million muslims living here. 78% are Christians. We have Mosques, halaal food in nearly every city and Islamic schools in certain areas where there is a higher populations of muslims.\n\nFor the muslims who prefer to attend a normal school, provision is made for islamic cultural and religious events within these schools.\n We hear the Athaan 5 times a day. In fact we hear it so often that we dont hear it anymore. It has become part of who we are as a nation. We hear the church bells ring. This reminds us of who we are. I live opposite a Jewish cemetery that has a synagogue. With religious events we cant get out of our drive ways because of the congestion if traffic due to this. But we still respect and understand. \nWe have a very diverse culture and most of us respect the diverse cultures.\nI live in Cape Town and would not want to live anywhere else. \nGood luck with your journey and follow your heart.

You guys , you say every now and then « that’s why I left canada ». But actually, the streets are becoming more and more congested and the houses are becoming more and more scarce ! So who are these people in streets ??

What kind of answer this actually u don’t want to do anything for them be ready for judgment day Allah will ask you

I have said this since the beginning everyone wants to live but terrorism cannot tolerated from either side the sooner we hold everyone accountable the better off we will be and people can actually live in peace

For seasonal affective disorder, get a Biomat. It heats up the body and makes a difference. I actually find the mini Biomat more useful because I can sit on it all day. Smaller and not as powerful as the full-size Biomat, but way more hours.

Actually probably the same reason people are leaving California, both Canada and California are run by complete woke idiots.

This is actually a cop out for an answer. it is the responsibility of neighbouring states to take in refugees during times of crisis. Even far poorer nations such as Kenya have hosted refugees from neighbouring countries such as Somalia. If anything this answer just highlights both Saudi and wider Arab hypocrisy when dealing with refugee crises in their backyards. Also yes I totally understand why this question was asked as often a lot of European states have taken in refugees from middle eastern countries whilst the neighbouring gulf states have taken none.

I’d rather live in Singapore over Canada where the government actually cares about the future of the people and isn’t just laundering its citizens tax money in wars and international organizations.

Actually Vancouver is known as hollywood North, not Toronto. Vancouver had 112 movies made in the city in 2018 alone, but we all know Torontonians believe the country starts and ends with Toronto...

Toronto has such a self-righteous, entitled psychology. Do voters think the real world doesn't apply to them? The chickens always come home to roost. Stop electing woo-woo lefties and choose competent centrist administrators. But then you'd have to actually vote, which 60-70% of eligible voters don't do. Go figure.

Lol you mentioned the housing crisis is the worst in Canada but it's actually even more worse in Australia. Canada and Australia are eerily similar. Both lazy former British colonies. Seriously this video could have been about Australia. At least you guys banned foreign buyers from buying houses, Australia has done nothing.

No hate involved, but you seem surprised that there is no 'islamic environment' in a Western country.\nJust read that again. Maybe that's kinda.. normal? \nIf you want to be surrounded, I assume day by day, by an islamic environment, I think it's a very good idea to move to a place where that already exists. Because your want (or need) to be surrounded by a certain religion, is your want. Not the want of people and culture of a Western country.\n\nA few minutes further your say it yourself: You live your way of live and I live mine. \nThough this not mean 'I can do whatever I want in this place and culture'. \nCulture are places where certain believesystems, values and way of live are intertwined with eachother so people can actually live together. You can't expect a certain culture to just change it's core values to accept your core values so you can go on and live an islamic live in a place where certain values are at odds with those values. \n\nYou might think, 'well is that argument again - does a christian or a buddhist have enough space to do their thing in Islamic countries?' I would lik you to really ask yourself that question and try to answer it from a neutral standpoint.\n\nI sincerely hope this comment can be read without the standard 'oh just another rightwing islamic hater' response.\nPeace to you all.

Believe it or not, with the higher salaries in Canada and the fact that the apartments are huge over there, you're still actually getting a great deal compared to cities like London

I hope you have a safe Journey back home. (Wait are you actually from Pakistan?)

Are you guys actually moving out of Canada? I would like to see if that really happens. So far, it's just a thought. Best of luck.

Me and my husband are trying to leave the US for similar reasons, life is hard and no time to actually enjoy our kids s childhood and we want our kids to get a islamic education and enjoy life as muslim in muslim country it s so fun, i personally started suffering from social anxiety i can stay home for a whole month because i feel i uncomfortable with the bad looks and the negativity to the point that i don’t take my kids to the playground because im afraid they ll be treated in a bad way because it happened in the past , we r thinking about going the arabia saoudi or morocco\n i work with individuals with disabilities i will miss them so much my father asked me to not leave that job and to do my best to make their life easier, i feel like i ll miss them the most, may Allah unite me with them in jannah ameeeen

Canada is now a country for that's good poor economic migrants coming from poor countries or war torn countries... People living in middle income countries are actually better off with a lower income than in Canada where you will struggle even with a higher income.

Very surprised with your Reason No.3. Actually, Canada is a sanctuary country for Muslims. They are actually a protected species. Based on my personal experience.

Thanks for the video. Actually, it's awful. I earn 50, pay 15 for the rented flat. I'm a single mum with two kids and I can afford to go to the cinema sometimes. So move to Russia and be happy?

actually yea, go back you are better off in a muslim country. and not really destroy the culture of the west. I wish you well

Healthcare is great actually but too many immigration. With no plan or affordable place to live. Good for scummy bankers and developers no one else .the standard of living has been sod to rich Asians ?

So he didn't actually answer the question. If that doesn't work, will they take some Palestinians in or not, that's what he needs to answer. Or is it a polite way of saying that they don't want them ?

I appreciate the way you present the reality. One way to cope with salaries and taxes is to open you own enterprise. This is the canadian way of growing fron a wealth point of view. As a person leaving from a salary, it is still possible to grow depending on your skills. But beggining your own business to exploit your skills will make you 'fly' to the next level, which is the actual way of growing. It took me a lot of years to realice this. Just think about it, provinces allow medecins to incorporate what means that they will pay less taxes and become richer sooner. This is just my thought, other people may think in a different way, I just try to give positive ideas.\n\nSecondly, Canada is still a country to live in a bit better than other countries considering many things happening around the world. Crime and economics is worst everywhere also. But, it all depends on what criteria counts for you. About society, it's not easy to make real friends except other inmigrants that need it too. Climate is not attractive specially for older people. Etc.\n\nHope you find my comments interesting and that you find your place soon.

The government supports the current whatever at any given moment!, remember it wasn’t that long ago the whole Parliament gave a standing ovation to an actual Nazi.

Wise choice, actually.\nWish you well in your lifestyle preferences.\nAlso, Canada deserves to keep their own culture, as much as you deserve to practice yours.