On 23 Nov 25  08:13:46, Rob Mccart said the following to Digimaus:

RM> Canada is referred to by many as a Socialist Democracy, yet is one
RM> of the most popular countries in the world people want to immigrate to.

I understand the sentiment, even as my visceral reaction is to ask "Do you
live here". The feelings tend to be a little different expressed by people
who immigrate and eventually figure out that:

- Its difficult to immigrate "normally" unless you aim for the refugee route.
- Even then, refugees are often dumped in Toronto, homeless and destitute.
- No such thing as freedom of speech but there are "hate speech" laws.
- Immigrants from cultures do not take too kindly to overabundance of LGBTQ.
- Government regulation and taxes are high.
- High "Minimum wage" results in higher cost of goods, cost of living etc.
- High unemployment in major cities immigrants decide to settle in.
- Rental apartments/housing are EXTREMELY difficult to secure in big cities.

To say nothing of the huge culture clash... ie. the palestinians, Muslims, 
Sikh's, Nigerians, Jamaicans, Saudi's, you name it, a ton of gang violence, 
gun crimes, sex crimes, trafficking etc... not an exaggeration.

Did I mention our socialist healthcare system is broken with long wait times, 
crowded ER's, a shortage of doctors and nurses, constant threat of union 
strikes etc? Immigrants find it nearly impossible to secure a family doctor so
the walk-in clinics are slammed, jam packed, a very sad site to see up close.

Yes there are many who "make it" here, but its not the sunshine and roses 
socialist-democracy paradise often touted as a model the Americans should 
follow.

Just my two cents...

Nick

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