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Food prices are a hot topic right now. Interestingly, I was in Fort Myers Florida recently shopping at Publix and I was astonished by the high food prices versus stores around Toronto. 1.5L of Tropicana orange juice was $7.99 USD compared to $5.99 CAD, green/red peppers were much more expensive. Cereals, bread, potatoes, meats…. everything I found was consistently more expensive in USD versus CAD. Once you factor in the exchange rate it was just that much more painful. Perhaps Fort Myers is unique in this respect, or maybe it was a Publix issue, but I was happy to come home to much more reasonable food prices. \n\nWe definitely have our issues in Canada, but I love Canada. Our lakes, wilderness, and wildlife are truly majestic. We have virtually unlimited freedom to explore and roam this beautiful land. As one comment stated wisely, too many people live beyond their means and make unwise purchase decisions that create stress. Having said that, I realize that wealth and income inequality have never been worse, and many people face very difficult daily struggles. I do think Canada offers a better social safety net structure vs US to help people through those struggles, but we are definitely heading in the wrong direction in that respect. These are complex issues that are difficult to solve.

People in other video, “american should respect the other culture you are staying at”, people at this video “foreigners have right to follow culture norm in any country”.

If you come from the UK, Canada is much better in every respect. So many variables but good points made here.

Crappy country in to many ways though I do understand and deeply respect my parents ‘ sacrifice in working so hard .. and losing so much of themselves to bring my siblings and I here ????

Your excellency..who is going to lift the weight..\nThe Arab world can lift the weight.. who else can hold their hands to lift the weight the Palestinians are slaughtered. Respectfully Your answer is your are not getting involved. This is Alaqsa mosque you are talking about

All my respect to our foreign affairs minister excellent reply to most stupid question

Respectfully could this have been covered in a 5 minute to the point video ? We can do so much with modern technology in a short amount of time; cheers

So the Jews have the right to live in their God given land, the right to defend themselves and the right to stop Hamas from repeating the Oct 7 experience. Palestinians do not want to leave their land but they will suffer the consequences of not respecting the rights of Israel.

Father is embarrassing his daughter and losing her respect by not being in control of himself. He must be booked for aggressive behaviour. Out of empathy, the daughter should be given free counselling.

These journalist..double standards and hypocrite against the Palestinian people...respect good answer sìr.

Saudis developing some self respect, which they had lost in recent years.

well spoke mashallah wise man he said it all respect ❤

Respect for Saudi❤???

❤come Jamaica respect u brother .

MAD RESPECTS ?

Respect always

I immigrated to Canada in 2010, and here are my experiences inside and outside Canada. I am grateful for a good education; having a Canadian passport opened up many opportunities in other countries to build a higher-level career. However, if I had known the amount of stress, health, and financial damage that I had to endure, I wouldn't have chosen to come to Canada. I would have remained in the US or EU countries where I could achieve even more without suffering to the level I did here. \n\nMisleading immigration promotion: The government-sponsored Canadian immigration program oversells what Canada can offer. It withholds information on the cost of living, chicken-and-egg problems like Canadian work experience is required to get a job at the same level as you are in, Canadian credit history is required to rent a proper apartment, Canadian education is required to secure a high-level job, etc. \n\nHiring process: I knew the Canadian system was not ideal for immigrants over a decade ago, but it got so bad now that even the born citizens are unable to survive. The Canadian government and employers lack a basic understanding that ambitious, high-achieving people immigrate to other countries for high-level positions using proper channels. It's ridiculous to see that Canada uses a point-based system to choose highly qualified personnel to enter their country yet expects them to pursue low-paying entry-level or labor jobs just because they have brown/black skin. At first, I thought having a Canadian degree and experience might help me get high-level jobs, and I didn't think how I spoke or looked would matter when I had high credentials to show off. So, I got my masters & Ph.D. from the Univesity of Toronto, which consistently ranks #1 in Canada. I have a bachelor's from a prestigious university in Asia and had a high-competitive, well-paid federal government job in another country. Still, none of that was recognized in Canada, and I had to volunteer for over 6 months, 10 to 12 hours/day, in a research lab that led to a funded PhD program. I worked even harder during my Ph.D. with many accomplishments, like 40+ research and leadership awards, internationally recognized scientific discoveries, and innovative technologies. I checked all the above and beyond in various domains (research, teaching, leadership, business, engineering consulting, collaborations, etc.). Yet, employers couldn't see past my race, gender, age, etc., and refused to give me the opportunity at the level of my qualifications. Luckily, I managed to secure short-term work in the UK & the US, and it changed even how I see myself. I was highly respected for my credentials, given higher positions than I applied for, and paid 3-4 times more salary and benefits. Of course, bias is an integral part of every society, but my race, gender, age, etc., were not as big of an issue to begin my career at the mid-career stage in these countries as opposed to Canada. \n\nHealthcare: Access to healthcare was another big challenge for me. When I moved to Canada in 2010, due to extremely low temperatures, I developed hives all over my body, my eyes got red, and I coughed for many months. The doctor said there was nothing wrong with me and refused to give me any medication. It took us years to get a family doctor, and we got one through my personal network. In 2015/2016, I developed an autoimmune disease, and my eyeballs popped out. As of today, I did not get to see an eye specialist as they have only 1 specialist in the area, and the waiting time is for years for the first consultation. Every time the family doctor told me that I had iron deficiency, even when I insisted that they should run additional tests and they cleared, they were flagged. The doctor never diagnosed my autoimmune condition. Luckily, during my short-term work in the UK, I saw competent interns who completed my care. NHS is poorer than the medical system in Canada... they are understaffed, don't have hospital beds after surgery, or don't have stock of paper gowns, yet the staff are highly competent and caring. Within 1-2 years, they did complete diagnosis by sending me to various specialists, completed eye surgery, and even found a lifelong condition that was preventing me from realizing my full potential. Following, in the US, the doctors confirmed the diagnosis of all the conditions within 1-2 months and put me on two small pills for life. It has dramatically changed my life, and I have even more admiration for the medical profession. While in Canada, I suffered for over a decade, and every time, I was treated as a hypochondriac and never given a single prescription. \n\nQuality of life: Big cities like Toronto are mainly affected by high crime rates, overpopulation, cost of living, low employment, low salaries, etc. A few months back, there was a huge auto theft, and one of my contacts lost their Lexus car within minutes of parking. Despite being a scientist, I have no faith in politicians or individuals fixing these problems. The salaries are not increasing, but the taxes and cost of living are on the exponential growth curve. The ridiculous part is that Canada expects you to pay taxes even when you are not employed or living in Canada! I lived in London and Boston, and they offer a much higher quality of life and pay. \n\nGrowth potential: No wonder Canada, being a G7 country, falls at the bottom of the list in innovation, equal opportunities, economic growth, etc. It has a decent education system but, due to its inherent bias in the hiring process and monopoly of certain businesses, loses talented immigrants and highly qualified Canadians to the US, the UK, and EU markets. Unless there is a dramatic shift in policies, Canadians, especially new immigrants, cannot expect any positive experience in Canada except for being discriminated against and losing valuable time and money by being there.

Respected Minister provided true facts to the uninformed reporter with the rightv wing narrative. Palestinians have land and the right to live there peacefully. .

This what we expect from the Kingdom, respect ✊.

Total respect for this wise man.❤

Ukrainian chose to flee, palestinian stick to their land. We have to respect the choices made.

Respect to you sir

What a stupid question,from a stupid person.\nBut he replied in a fair,smart way.\nMy respect to hims

My full respect to an arab who speaks Engish \n In a manner I have grown accustomed \n To fair play to you Sir ?

Give the land to Iran or Rusia. They respect more these leaders.

I waited till he stated the right of the people to their homeland. Now that I can respect.

Answered question with a lot of respect, dignity and common sense that the journalist clearly does not have!

There is NO other country I would ever choose to live in. Born and bred here in Canada. Things are broken everywhere. Still believe my country is a wonderful place to live a beautiful, mostly peaceful, non gun hungry population, life. No place is perfect. But we seem to have laws that respect ALL people that are legally here. There is ALWAYS room for improvement. No gonna lie. Again. I wouldn’t live anywhere else.

He's doing a wonderful job with his sweet and kind words, that's where my respect for MBS and all the Arab nations who put Palestine in it's current situation and the only thing regarding the Arab nations is that above everything in the universe they love their money and fame.\nThey could have taken action long ago and toned down when their father Benji threatened them.

Yea well as long as Hamas owns, operates, and moves thru Gaza the Palestinian people will never be truly free. They will continue using the Palestinian people as pawns in their pursuit to decimate Israel. That’s the main goal. All the while using propaganda as sympathy towards the west to align them to their agenda. If Hamas would just be honest about what their true intentions are instead of being cowards they’d have a little bit more respect

Nobody wants them so why should Israel remove the blockade to allow them to come in and cause terror on their streets? Not logical. Respect to the saudis tho they know if they let the Palestinians in they will have Hamas disguised as civilians in their land

I respect this Arab for his intellectual answer\nThe Palestinians should be allowed to leave on their homeland with respect dignity and safety ?

An excellent answer. Respect for him.???❤️

Respect bro

Hey, I noticed you mention a pot of studies and articles, but not once do you mention the publishers or authors of the studies? Unfortunately it makes it very hard to trust anything shown in the video because of the unknown potential bais of the original reporting and sources. For thw stifles you seem to have spesificly cut out the name of the publication & writer which normally is above and below the headline respectively. Great video otherwise but, would you consider including your sources on screen, in your script, or in the description? (I saw near the end you kept the author for one of the studies - University of Maryland B. Pellegrino so thank you for that one!)

In most parts of the world this recording action can lead to permanent ban for Visa applicant. This applies not only to India but everywhere. \n\n1. Visa officers have complete autonomous authority to approve / reject applications \n\n2. Filming in any Consulate without prior permission is a legal offense with harsh penalties. I am pretty sure here no consent was taken because it's usually never granted anywhere. \n\n3. Uploading this video serves as a proof for crime against the Consulate of India. \n\n4. Repeating again Consulate officer has to be treated with utmost respect irrespective of your application outcome. There is a very big difference between their authority and privileges compared to any other government employee

Hardworking, honest , and respectful....are qualities, along with accountability, absolutely absent in Indian culture. Caste system does not teach you respect for fellow humans nor humane behaviour. Etc.

This is a great example of people without pride for their nation. This woman is not Canadian so of course she’s leaving Canada. I also notice most of these people are people without children. \n\nYou talk about Canada like it’s a state in a nation. Have respect for that great country and leave without trying to badmouth it. They took you in and you make videos like this to thank them. Get gone ?

I also love canada... In india we dont respect our own fellow citizens.. we divide indians in religion caste and language ..

This President didn't take actions to respect our sovereign rights his Coast Guard always trespassing to our own Philippine Waters Exclusive Economic Zone . Im disappointed to this Man!

It's good that indian's show much respect to Pakistani elders, something which should be done regardless of borders

Biden! Biden! Biden! Hell. NO ONE. \nAND I MEAN NO ONE RESPECTS THE LAWS OR THE SOUTHERN US BORDER.

U people come here disregard our laws have no respect for our law enforcement go back do that in your countries n see ehat happens to u Asylum has qualifications u do not qualify go back take your drugs back with u

I have no respect for people who let their country fall apart and say there is nothing they can do, imagine if We said that when the British were ruling us and didn’t fight,one thing is for sure we wouldn’t have a border problem because we wouldn’t be America,but I can’t stand when people dont put in the work and just want the rewards

Mashallah yrr Today I see this vlog Literally I'm shocked Yrrr Inshallah inshallah one day youu get success and do every dream's True to yourr mother Hugee Respect for youu I really appreciate you Girll ❤️??

Lots of native Irish are leaving Ireland too. Our governments no longer serve us our respect, our opinions. We are the sheep and they are the farmers

18:58 I am North Korean, and it is the best country in the world, thanks to our most beloved and handsome Respected Comrade Marshall Kim Jong Un! ???

People like this should not be allowed in the USA. who does not respect the women in our country should be deported

Respect their laws

Should respect law