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Well Canadians made their choice and we will all live by it. Good thing we don't need to wait for another 4 years to decide again. If all the people that normally vote NDP but voted for Carney do the same, so be it. Live goes on.

SIRTee15:
TRUMP HAS NOW IMPOSED 35% TARIFF ON CANADIAN EXPORT TO THE USA.

Canadians voted for Carney with the illusion that he could navigate Trump's policies. It has become clear that Carney doesn't have the political skillset to navigate us through these trying times.

Sure, Carney is an economist, but that doesn't hold water when you have a president like Trump that is redefining economics: Everything Carney learned through higher education won't help him deal with Trump's version of economics.

Canada needs a seasoned politician who is pragmatic and willing to break free from personal political ideologies. That means letting go of utopian, pie-in-the-sky policies which hinder development of canada key export-- natural resources.

Unfortunately, Carney is not that politician: His personal ideology has proven to clash with the expansion of natural resources, and most importantly, will discourage foreign investment: Canada will not be able to out-compete the U.S. In the meantime, under Carney, Canada will be left playing defence at a significant cost to Canadians.

And for Carney to think his idea of granting Palestine statehood is a brilliant idea in the midst of trade negotiation with america shows lack of tact and high level of diplomatic incompetence on his side. It would seem prudent when negotiating trade deals not to offend the one you are dealing with. Tough Carney is not only not tough but not wise either.

Carney, the Great Negotiator, in reality seems to be the Great Pretender. All the people who voted for Carney because of the propaganda that he would be best to handle tariffs and Trump must be shocked by this outcome. Now we have the same old Liberal debt, immigration problem, bloated government, poor green policy, etc and higher tariffs.

For nursing in Alberta, it depends on what you want. If you want to be a Registered Nurse with a degree from Nigeria, you can look into 2nd degree nursing program. I know University of Alberta and Macwean in Edmonton offer this program but not sure if any university or college in Calgary offer it. The program is very comprehensive from what I've heard from people. If you want to a License Practical Nurse, you can look into that program. It takes 2 years to complete and the requirement to enter is High School diploma. I think Bow Valley College in Calgary offers the program.

JhyMedex:
I'm still in Nigeria. But landing in Calgary soon.

The best way to go with accommodation is to search for one after arriving in Regina. Hopefully the friend can accommodate her and the child for some days before sorting out accommodation. It will be difficult to find a shared accommodation with a child. It is better to look for a one bedroom apartment, studio suite or something similar. Roommates will not want to have a roommate with a child. My one cent advise.

Judasiscarriot:
Hi,

Please, i need help/advise

My wife and toddler son will be coming on an immigrant PR visa by next month. We have chosen Regina, saskatchewan because she has a friend there.

We need a shared apartment for rent, preferably a 3 bed. 3 bed rooms seem cheaper, when the cost are divided among 3 people (Please, i have no experience, just google searches. Kindly correct me if i am wrong).

Now, my questions are, how will she meet like minds of interested co flat mates, to make payment with, or how can she see other flatmates to join in a shared bed room and pay rent?

Also, please if anyone has any cheap accommodation in any province, we are interested

I'm not calling it rubbish. To each his own. Over my 17 years of working professional in Canada both in private and public sector I have never attended one and no one has called me out. Same way I have no issue with people calling Christmas period holiday period.

RodgersAkpafu:
EXACTLY 💯
One can decide to politely decline activities
It's not by force

But when you begin to call it "rubbish" or "mental illness".....
Then the hammer (rightfully) will be slammed on such a person

Freedom and Tolerance goes BOTH WAYS....

The good thing in Canada is that you have freedom of association. You don't have to participate in such events. You can go to work and decide to attend. No one can force you to participate. Participation can never be compulsory.

Sheron50:
Please I have a question. My workplace has already selected a day to celebrate Pride Month, but participating in this event doesn't align with my personal faith and values. I want to be respectful and professional ,how can I politely excuse myself from participating without causing offense?

Not a problem but nothing wise about it. Just common sense.
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eniola1010:
Thanks oh wise one

Some answers to your questions below.

[quote author=eniola1010 post=135625636]I wanna ask some questions

1) are winter tyres a necessity, i mean are they worth it, would they pass thru 80% of snowy conditions?
Also, is it wise to put it on all seasons or you have to change it to normal tyres when its summer. Interchanging as the season comes and go seems stressful too me, i’d rather just leave it on irrespective of the season. But i wanna hear you guys opinion.

Winter tires are advisable during winter. Not advisable to use year round. Winter tires are designed for cold weather and winter driving. To reduce the stress, you can have them on different rims.


2) also, whats the best place to get a used reliable car, i checked autotrader and fb market and their prices are so so high. Is copart a good alternative?

You can get cheaper vehicle through private sale. However, they will come with no guarantee. You can check Kijiji as well as autotrader and fb marketplace. The risk with copart is very high but you can get good deals from time to time. If you are buying a used vehicle, pull the carfax yourself. Don't depend on what a dealer gave you some of them alter the report.


3) trying to buy a 2015 suv and most of the mileage i am seeing is mindblowing. Why are most cars in canada having so much mileage? Is it because the country is big or what. I am mostly seeing = or > 150k km.

A 10 year old vehicle with more than 150K km is normal. On average people drive very close to 20K km a year. If I see a 10 year old car with less than 150K km I will check the record well before buying it. The size of the country is a contributor.


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All this talk is not new. The only time there won't be complaints from Alberta is when you have a Conservatives government with less regulations and over reach. If a referendum happens today, the probability of Alberta voting to exit Canada will be very low. Albertans love the public health care system, which is not the case in the US.

That chart shows the importance of having a well managed resource sector. Oil and gas investment is the major driver of it. https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/13ab3f73-6e4e-4aac-b56b-bff38800aa65/resource/3c029971-1171-470c-8576-144d1ccc7dd3/download/4170759-2011-07-economic-spotlight-2011-07-08.pdf

Alberta has been a positive net contribution to Canada because of high per capita income and profitable oil and gas company. If you do the same chart for individuals, you will see that very few make positive net contribution to the country. Should those people say they want to exit the country?

jedisco:
Interesting... saw this graph a ehile back.

Brexit and recent global events have shown such narratives shouldn't be taken for granted as they can slowly fester and in these days of social media algorithms, be even pushed on by foreign powers with aim to destabilise the nation.

I hope Carney has the guile to calm tensions without feeding the beast.

I think it depends on the type of the work permit. If it is an open work permit, you have absolutely nothing to worry about but if it is a closed one sponsored by an employer, you may be pulled to secondary.

Everr:
Hello guys, I would appreciate clarification on something.
I have a valid visa to Canada and a work permit that expires next year. However, I entered Canada last year and stayed for about 5 days and since then, I have been in the UK to finish up with a program.

Would I still be able to re enter Canada judging that I have been away for about 6 months?

A response will be highly appreciated .

What is the nature of the job and where is the job located?

Frizzy128:
closed work permit

To determine if it is a good deal, more information is needed. What is the nature of the job and where is the job located?

Frizzy128:
hello house,
i want to ask a question, a company offered my friend an $18 cad per hour job, but the company will give him accommodation and pay for house bills as well, i want to ask if its a good deal and they only paid for hours worked for, but will be staying full time in the accommodation and he will only be spending on foods alone transportation is also sorted out by the company.
NOTE: The company sponsored him down to Canada and pay for all flight expenses. so it's a visa sponsored Job

The funny thing is that the programs like express entry, 3-year post graduate work permit and part way for international student to permanent resident were all introduced by the Conservatives the party against immigration. When many people say such, I asked them when they came to Canada. Before the start of express entry, it could take at least 4 years to process federal skill worker permanent resident visas from Nigeria. The Conservatives made some changes after winning election in 2006 before arriving at express entry.

Nothing wrong with promoting climate change but not by make people poor.

Gerrard59:
Nice points to read. It seems these days, it's immigrants that want to protect their new found lands from becoming worse than they met it.

Hopefully, Ndi lovey dovey don't accuse you of being an Uncle Tom or trying to prevent other immigrants from entering the country. To Ndi lovey dovey, only so-called liberal parties know the best for a country.

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P.S. I would never take a politician who promotes climate change as a serious person.

I'm still undecided on who to vote for. If election was last November, the Conservatives would have had my votes. Carney hasn't convinced me yet. I am waiting for the debate before choosing who to vote for. The other issue is that Carney is just copying Poilievre platform. It sounds like he would do everything to get elected.

Kenn55:
I agree with you. This is why Trump prefers a liberal government cos it favors the US. He knows that Mark Carney will not do what it takes to reduce dependence on the US cos they are too beholden to their ideology that they throw away their common sense.

Liberal stupidity in the west is the cause of this current rise of far right populism we are now seeing in the west. They are not realistic. If they had moderated their ideology to reflect reality, we wouldn't have had someone like Trump.

Let's hope if MC wins, he will back off these stupid ideologies for the sake of national unity. Maybe Trump's 51st comment all along is not necessarily to get the whole of Canada which is not realistic but to poach Alberta into the US. If the rest of Canada don't want Alberta oil then maybe America that wants it should have it.

Whatever issues Carney had in the UK, non-Canadian should stay out of Canada elections. It is the choice of Canadians to make not leaders from other countries.

jedisco:
And what did Liz Truss do/how did she end?

Senseless criticism is the bedrock of British politics

Since your spouse is already in Calgary, your integration should be less stressful. Career wise in Canada, I will advise you to be open minded. Look for opportunities anywhere you can find it. You may be able to find banking job or other related jobs but don't limit yourself to it.

adesbaba:
Happy Sunday all,

Please I should be heading to Calgary on Spouse open work permit in a month or 2 as my visa has been approved,I will like to ask if there are settlement programs I am eligible/can join in Calgary to assist with Jobs e.g ACCESS employment that is in Ontario??

PS:Worked in banking operations (branch) for 7 years??

Thanks for this suggestion. The problem is that with the current cost of living, most middle income earners don't have spare cash to invest. I wish we could go back to the time when spouses can split income for tax purposes or go to the point where family file taxes as one.

GraciousWords:
This is not financial advice but.....

Regarding transfers to spouse or common law partners....a couple in the scenario above may want to speak to their bank or accountant about spousal
RRSP. Or the higher earner pays all household expenses and low earner does most of the investments. Investment income will be taxed at part time earner's marginal tax. Also ask about spousal loan. Lower earner borrows from high earner at CRA rate and uses money to invest in a non registered account and pays lower tax on investments

The wealthy and middle class have access to information, spare cash to invest and tax efficient strategies but anyone can benefit from these.

Not new. Failed asylum seekers are always deported. It means there are more failed asylum seekers.

SoftSport:
Canada's toughening stance on immigration is really starting to ramp up with these rising deportation numbers.

Not my point. All I’m saying is that any time the NDP reaches their target it means a Conservative government. Both times they were the official opposition, the Conservatives win. It is not looking good for the conservatives right now, same way it is not looking good for NDP. If elections were in Nov/Dec, the Conservatives would have had my vote without thinking about it. I mentioned it in one of my comments earlier. Trudeau’s liberal is too lefty for me. Now with a new Liberal leader even with all he has said about carbon tax, I must think a lot about who to vote for.

The rich will always have a way of paying the lowest tax they can. They have the means to always reduce the amount of taxes they pay. NDP message is always the rich not paying their fair share. I have never heard about them suggesting empowering the low income to move them high income. To me their messaging sounds like they have a problem with the rich. The last election somebody came to campaign for NDP at my door, I asked him if they have problems with people getting rich, the guy couldn’t answer me. Their message does not resonate with me and with most Canadians. The issue is the Canadian tax system. It goes beyond the rich not paying their fair share. For instance, in a household where one works part time and the other full time, the system does not allow them to transfer income from one spouse to the other but if they claim to be separated and one spouse makes support payment to the other, their total income tax obligation is lower.

Unfortunately, giving the tax system in Canada, the middle class will always be the ones that will feel the effect of increases in taxes more. They are not rich enough to take advantages of what the rich can take advantage of. At the same time, the government said they are too rich to need help.

ferfer:
The reality is that they won't get the status of official opposition and it is not looking good for the Cons. You know this already.

It is a problem to be rich with NDP? Nope. That is wrong. They have always advocated for everyone to pay a fair share of taxes! The rich always have the wherewithal to exploit the tax system such that the lower/middle income are left to hold the bag. It is disingenuous to call that 'controlling everything' or having a problem with the rich!

There is no need to see how the dental program will work out. It is always cheaper and effective to prevent people from jumping into the river than to pull them out of the river. The dental program is a health promotion campaign and since Canada has a universal / publicly funded health care system, it is simplistic at best to claim that the middle class have not benefited from this program.

It will be the-same tax paying middle class and others that will fund the more expensive downstream issues that would have been cheaper to prevent if done earlier.

Absolutely, official opposition is a target to aim for especially for NDP. If NDP achieves this target, it puts Conservatives in power. By NDP standard it is a problem to be rich. Everything much be controlled. Everyone should end up with the same after tax income.

One of the legacy that Trudeau will be known for is the child care policy. No one no matter their political leaning can't take that from him. As for the dental care program and pharma care will see how that will work out.

ferfer:
Official opposition is still a target to aim for and it does not take away their antecedent that they are the only party that does not sell the people out to the rich.

Oh and by the way, Canada's health care is publicly funded so as long as the dental program and proposed pharma-care prevents spending more money (which it does) down the line as a result of poorer health outcomes, then all taxpayers have benefited.

Imposed carbon tax to comply with the international treaty on climate change? So, countries with no carbon tax are not complying with such treaty. If Canada stop emitting GHG, the impact on the global GHG emission will be less than 2%. We can continue protecting the earth while taxing ourselves so much that we can afford basic stuffs. There are places in Canada where the only source of heating is natural gas or propane. Not matter the rate of carbon tax, they will still need to use natural gas or propane no other solution. Carbon tax will not change their behaviour. Good you mention the many politics involved in it, the same politics made Trudeau that is so passionate about protecting the earth decided to exempt home heating oil from carbon tax. Home heating oil is one of the largest source of GHG emission and is used mostly in Atlantic Canada for heating. This really shows the policy in it. I have read so much about the climate stuff helping in international trade but no one has pointed out to me the trade agreements that have climate stuff in them. Hopefully, someone will show me one day.

[quote author=vhickky post=134588122][/quote]They impose the carbon tax to comply with the international treaty on climate change. Canada hasn’t really contributed their quota to it until Trudeau came in, he is passionate about protecting “earth” . Also the climate stuff helps in international trade too, many politics are involved in it, they can’t get rid of it easily like that.

When it comes to voting, I make an educated choice. I will never understand the concept of carbon tax in Canada. Like you you mentioned we all know climate change is an issue but why tax ourselves so much when countries with more GHG emission don't have such policy. The tax increases the cost of production in Canada and we can all tell what has happened to GDP per capita, investment per capita, food prices since the introduction of the policy.

Kenn55:
There is a reason why NDP can't win an election in this country cos people are not stupid. It sounds good to parade those bogus programs but who is going to pay for it? NDP never thinks about how to grow the economy, this time around they will be wiped out. They had the chance to force an election that would have favored them but was aligning with JT, now they are not part of the equation again.

MC has an impressive resume but I can't trust him. He has switched his position on almost everything he believed in from carbon tax, pipelines, capital gains tax, deregulation etc. and he is doing it cos of the election. I'll rather stick with PP whose views on these are original. The good thing is that PP is not anti immigrants unlike Trump and his gang of crackheads so I don't see any reason to fear him.

What we need is common sense not ideology. Climate change is real but to kill or limit our industries while the like of China and India are still building and firing coal is a no no for me. It is either the whole world do the same thing we do or we do what others are doing. Even if we unilaterally end fossil fuels, we will still feel the impact of climate change as we share one climate so why weaken ourselves for something we can't unilaterally solve? This is my problem with the Left.

There is a reason where the possible best the so called people oriented party will get in Canada is an official opposition. A lot of their socialist policies are not popular for a reason. In my circle of friends full of middle class no one has benefited from the pharma-care and the dental program.

ferfer:
Yea, right! As long as you have written an encyclopedia about climate change and lay in bed with Greta, we can conclude that you will continue with that idea against the will of the people, even if your predecessor 'died' on that hill and a majority government is unlikely with other parties not on board with said idea.

The reality is that if some section of the Canadian (middle class mostly) is not sold down the river by climate change policy of the liberals, another section (lower + middle class) will be betrayed by the Cons through another unpopular policy. Choose your poison or should I say choose your reward?

There is only one people oriented party in this country that will not sell out to the rich/powerful and it is neither the Liberals nor Cons. And it is the only party that has consistently canvassed for people policies like National food program, pharma-care, dental program and even challenged grocery chains like Loblaws about price gouging etc.....

lol @ shadow carbon tax! Perhaps we can add Sellout Singh, Carbon Tax Carney, Justinflation, Axe the tax, Canada is broken now Canada first e.t.c. Too much exposure to Pierre's soundbites and trite slogans...

Only the Liberals have their manifesto published right now since they are in power. By the time election is called all the other parties will publish their manifestos. I like watching the debates before the elections. They are always very interesting. Each party will promise us what they will do.

geekybabe:
Lolss.


Suddenly Carney is the best thing after slice bread. Somebody that was barely a known name in Canadian politics 6 months ago.

I’ve spent the last few months following political convos in the U.S. and canada. You see the US, let’s not talk about that one. At least Trump has a known legacy.

But you see Canadian politics? Annoying. Very very annoying. And Canadians are so accepting of everything they should speak up against. Especially in the moment. Suddenly everyone has forgotten all the Trudeau problems, yet it’s the same liberal party. Or tell me how are party ideologies different because it’s a new face?

If something has not worked for 3 terms with the same party. Then at least give room for change. But again, none of the other parties even have a strong manifesto. Pp is busy running antagonistic Ads. Singh is a sneaky one and he’ll never be appealing to most Canadians. Except maybe when Bollywood takes up 1/4 of the Canadian population.

But Carney isn’t a saint. These changes and show ups he’s doing his all just to win the election. Go and read about him. The one things we’ll definitely be paying more for is tax and funding global ideologies & projects that will not benefit the average tax-paying Canadian resident.

U-turn? Not yet. He has not repealed it. He can't repeal it until the parliament is called back. He only reduce the rate to zero, which is allowed by the legislation. However, the industrial carbon tax is still in place and he promised to keep it for the large emitters. When they questioned him more on what that means for Canadian industry competitiveness, he said he will apply a carbon adjustment price to imports from countries with no carbon tax. I don't see him letting go of carbon tax.

ferfer:
I am taking a drama/math/humanities teacher over a career politician anytime, any day. A teacher is a respectable member of any community compared to a politician, any politician.

JT has his foibles but I do not for a minute doubt that his mistakes would not be an exact replica of PP raised to a power of 7 if he were the Prime Minister. He would also let in record number of immigrants simply because it will ameliorate the shockwaves created by COVID and more importantly because of the private sector. PP voted against establishing a National School Food program and it is a fact that his top advisor lobbies for, yes, Loblaws.

We can't take it from MC that he has the pedigree to lead the country in this time of economic uncertainty with his experience. H[b]e may be one of the backers of the Carbon tax but he is wise enough to know it is unpopular and he has taken a u-turn on the carbon tax by repealing it. [/b]
I do not think that those policies are nonsensical, they just went too fast with them in a short period of time without doing due diligence in many areas including the area of public enlightenment.

I moved here from western Canada almost three years ago. I moved for a job.

Cost of living have gone up. Houses are cheaper than where I moved from and Ontario, but food is more expensive. I can't say much about the job market. I have not applied for a job since I moved here but I heard the job market is currently very tight like everywhere in Canada. If you don't have a job waiting or something you want to come do in NB, I won't advise someone to move to NB.

Kaycee20878:
cost of living?
Job market?

How long have you lived there ?
Is it somewhere you’d advise someone to move to ??

I currently live in NB. What information do you need?

Kaycee20878:
Hi guys.. I hope you’re all doing well.

Please I’m considering moving from Quebec to New Brunswick. I don’t know much about NB. Sounds crazy but I also don’t know anyone there😂, not a soul. I need any type of help I can get. Not financial help nor someone to accommodate me. I mean tips, advice, more information about the job market, cost of living, the environment. Anything anyone is willing to share. Please if staying in NB or have lived there before any information or knowledge you share will be helpful. Thanks in advance 🫂

The agent you used has really messed up your profile. He submitted your application and forgot about it. I wish there is a way to deal with such demonic "agent". Just forget about Canada for the next 5 years. The misrepresentation should have been attended to when IRCC raised the issue.

tolley2kool:
My GCMS note came in this afternoon and I have been refused since last year sept 26 and my agent had been hiding this. But then please who can explain what’s written on this two pages for me please 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 And I see that one page had a date created by year 2017 🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️ I have never put in for Canada application until last year feb. Thanks

In case you don't know, when you remove oil export from Canada to the U.S., the U.S. is in a trade surplus with Canada. By importing cheap oil from Canada, U.S. is able to export their more expensive oil to the rest of the world.

IamtheTruth1:
Nothing wrong in putting ur economy and country first. We are not used to these in Nigeria that is why people see him as a Bully.
Canada does not buy American products and yet they pump their products into USA? You don't see the effects? Companies that can not sell will drop staffs which will lead to high unemployment ratio. Yet you treated to cut off Electricity at the mention of increase in Tariffs?

I know you won't understand what I'm saying..next election they will give you 10k to vote na.

Just like everything we do in life.

aestake:
Ok. It should be encouraged with cautions.

I have seen this happening as well. The husband graduated from masters programme just before they got married. They have been married for over 12 years now and still together.

aestake:
PR vs PR is not a problem. The issue is when you come in on a visit visa or study visa and you want to marry a PR or CC when the latter is esp a female.