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[–] LazyBaby@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Americans joining in on the boycott lol

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 week ago (4 children)
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Any Canadians want to adopt a guy in his mid forties? I can cook and clean and love poutine.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Honestly Canada vs USA is kind of a "grass always is greener on the other side" situation if you're a middle aged white guy like me. Clearly for women or POCs it's a lot safer up here.

But as far as starting a life, not a lot of housing options, new builds are all hella expensive, not a lot of entry level work opportunities unless you can afford trade school or want to go work up north.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I’ve got a job I can do remotely so that helps.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is your job cool with that though? I’d lose my remote gig if I wasn’t stateside anymore.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Since I’m in a pre-sales role it matters less.

Honestly it would be nice to hand off those customers to someone else.

[–] Shortstack@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago

Sign me up for trade school then

Here in burgerland the trades are apprenticeship based and you get paid to learn, I’d hope it was the same up there in Canada?

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Not just grandchildren, any and all descendants of Canadian citizens.

I have submitted all my documentation linking me to my [Canadian] great-great-grand parents. Don't worry, Canada. I'm not moving up north anytime soon, but since I qualified I figured I'd do it.

[–] LazyBaby@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Adopted children weren't Canadian citizens?

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If they were adopted by a Canadian citizen, who was born in Canada, they were. This just adds that the adopting Canadian citizen could also have lived in Canada for three years, before adopting, to pass on the citizenship.

[–] LazyBaby@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Oh okay, that makes more sense, thanks

[–] Quokka@quokk.au 1 points 1 week ago

Oh cool, I can be Canadian.

And now that I think of it Canada does cover gender reassignment surgeries. Hmmm this is very tempting now.