以下内容摘自”The Ottawa Citizen” May 4, 2005, A19 “Arguments”版的”Found on the Internet”. 令本人感兴趣的是象”The Ottawa Citizen”这样较倾向于conservative的主流社会报纸在这时候从网上摘录这些我们新移民一直在争论的”回去还是留下”的讨论给它的读者们看看.
标题: Immigrating to Canada? Think again
The following was posted on the Forum section of www.canadaimmigrants.com, a website created by Georgina Vazquez, who immigrated to Canada from Mexico in 1997. Her goal was to create a “resourceful and analytical website about systemic racism in Canada, whose influence would draw local, national and international attention in order to improve the situation of immigrants, especially of visible minorities, in this country.” April 22 ? 2005
Top seven reasons not to immigrate to Canada
7. Out of control cost of living.
From rent, to utility bills, to shopping, to phone bills, to insurance to basically anything you have to pay for or buy, the cost of living in Canada has become astronomical. Recent immigrants are astonished as to how expensive everything is. It is estimated that compared to most countries around the world, the cost of living in Canada is on average five times greater.
6. Health-care disaster
Doctors in Canada are in a shortage, one in four Canadians cannot get a family doctor. Canadian doctors are leaving to move permanently to the United States. Statistics Canada and the Canadian Medical Association both have identified that for every one American doctor that moves to Canada, 19 Canadian doctors move to the United States. Doctors in Canada are overworked and underpaid.
5. Very high taxes.
Yes, you have the GST and the PST, totaling 15 per cent, on practically everything you purchase and many other taxes taken out of our weekly pay-cheque. You have to pay a whopping amount to the government, out of your hard-earned salary, so that the government can turn around and give it to beer-drinking, hockey-watching welfare bums. Fair? It does not matter, it’s Canada.
4. Money-hungry government.
Canadian embassies around the world lie to foreigners, painting the picture that Canada is Utopia, because they want foreigners to come to Canada. Why? Because foreigners bring money! So, after being deceived, these foreigners immigrate. They have to bring with them at least $10,000. Canada has an immigration quota of 250,000 per year. So please do the math, 250,000 multiplied by $10,000 each equals a whopping $2.5-billion that Canada gains from immigrants every year.
3. No culture.
Unlike almost every other country in the world, Canada has no culture. Actually American culture is what dominates Canada. When was the last time you had some “Canadian” food? What does it even mean to call yourself a “Canadian?” Nothing really. Everyone in Canada still identifies themselves as to where they “originally” came from.
2. Worst weather.
Yes, Canada has the worst weather conditions of any country in the world. Freezing-cold temperatures, snow, ice, hail, winds, storms etc. From the Prairie provinces to the Maritimes, from the Territories to southern Ontario, the weather is so horrific and disgusting that many Canadians leave Canada simply because of this reason alone.
1. No jobs.
Yes, from coast to coast, there are no jobs. Immigrants are highly qualified (MDs, PhDs, lawyers, engineers etc.) but they are driving taxi cabs, delivering pizzas or working in factories. Even people who graduate with bachelor’s degrees from Canadian universities cannot find jobs after graduation.
This is the tragedy associated with immigration to Canada. I feel sorry for those immigrants who are stuck in Canada for the rest of their lives. It is indeed a very sad and hopeless future.
ASAD R.,
Brampton, Ont.
标题: Immigrating to Canada? Think again
The following was posted on the Forum section of www.canadaimmigrants.com, a website created by Georgina Vazquez, who immigrated to Canada from Mexico in 1997. Her goal was to create a “resourceful and analytical website about systemic racism in Canada, whose influence would draw local, national and international attention in order to improve the situation of immigrants, especially of visible minorities, in this country.” April 22 ? 2005
Top seven reasons not to immigrate to Canada
7. Out of control cost of living.
From rent, to utility bills, to shopping, to phone bills, to insurance to basically anything you have to pay for or buy, the cost of living in Canada has become astronomical. Recent immigrants are astonished as to how expensive everything is. It is estimated that compared to most countries around the world, the cost of living in Canada is on average five times greater.
6. Health-care disaster
Doctors in Canada are in a shortage, one in four Canadians cannot get a family doctor. Canadian doctors are leaving to move permanently to the United States. Statistics Canada and the Canadian Medical Association both have identified that for every one American doctor that moves to Canada, 19 Canadian doctors move to the United States. Doctors in Canada are overworked and underpaid.
5. Very high taxes.
Yes, you have the GST and the PST, totaling 15 per cent, on practically everything you purchase and many other taxes taken out of our weekly pay-cheque. You have to pay a whopping amount to the government, out of your hard-earned salary, so that the government can turn around and give it to beer-drinking, hockey-watching welfare bums. Fair? It does not matter, it’s Canada.
4. Money-hungry government.
Canadian embassies around the world lie to foreigners, painting the picture that Canada is Utopia, because they want foreigners to come to Canada. Why? Because foreigners bring money! So, after being deceived, these foreigners immigrate. They have to bring with them at least $10,000. Canada has an immigration quota of 250,000 per year. So please do the math, 250,000 multiplied by $10,000 each equals a whopping $2.5-billion that Canada gains from immigrants every year.
3. No culture.
Unlike almost every other country in the world, Canada has no culture. Actually American culture is what dominates Canada. When was the last time you had some “Canadian” food? What does it even mean to call yourself a “Canadian?” Nothing really. Everyone in Canada still identifies themselves as to where they “originally” came from.
2. Worst weather.
Yes, Canada has the worst weather conditions of any country in the world. Freezing-cold temperatures, snow, ice, hail, winds, storms etc. From the Prairie provinces to the Maritimes, from the Territories to southern Ontario, the weather is so horrific and disgusting that many Canadians leave Canada simply because of this reason alone.
1. No jobs.
Yes, from coast to coast, there are no jobs. Immigrants are highly qualified (MDs, PhDs, lawyers, engineers etc.) but they are driving taxi cabs, delivering pizzas or working in factories. Even people who graduate with bachelor’s degrees from Canadian universities cannot find jobs after graduation.
This is the tragedy associated with immigration to Canada. I feel sorry for those immigrants who are stuck in Canada for the rest of their lives. It is indeed a very sad and hopeless future.
ASAD R.,
Brampton, Ont.
