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[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 47 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yes! I hope Canada becomes the art capital of the world!

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 40 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Canada should take advantage of this situation to hire US scientists and doctors too.

[–] Mvlad88@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reminds me of another place that took in a lot of scientists running away from a Nazi rejime.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago

Hey. We don't fault talent for being born in a decline. We'll just be rescuing them.

Oh. And doctors and nurses and air traffic controllers and computer coders too. Sorry, but thanks.

[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sadly the opposite is happening right now for healthcare and research. Wages are low, housing is expensive. In the states wages are higher and housing is cheaper, its a no brainer. I've seen MASSIVE brain drain over the years, hopefully wages adjust or housing crashes or both but we definitely need to reassess our priorities.

One thing to note, though, with the current situation in the US is that people are deciding against coming here for work in many of those sectors. From science and engineering to doctors and college professors, I've heard multiple people saying that their European colleagues have turned down jobs in the US.

Canada has been fighting a war on science almost as long as the US (I remember hearing about issues with the conservative government in Canada back during the 2000s), but this is a real time of opportunity to bring smart people in.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Ouai! Projet Trombone! Sera fantastique!!

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

#MyFaceWhen my best 'project paperclip but in Canada' joke falls super flat. Ah well.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

They're already the movie and TV show making capital. They've got a head start.

[–] faltryka@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I get it, but also regret that there is one less person voting against evil, assuming that will continue mattering.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

One less rich person contributing taxes to evil.

[–] radiohead37@lemmynsfw.com 18 points 1 year ago

Given the stupidity of the electoral college, odds are they don’t live in a swing state therefore their vote don’t matter.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

We don't get to vote against evil here.

[–] Whirling_Ashandarei@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

American here. I'd love to do the same. My company even has a branch in Toronto that maybe I could transfer to, but I'm under a year in and I don't think they'd allow it currently.

Y'all got rid of the grandfather clause for citizenship, right? My grandmother was born in Newfoundland, wish I could take advantage of that.

[–] whodatdair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Look into whether your profession is listed under their β€œexpress entry” program, they fast-track skilled labor.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry.html

Interesting, thanks! Looks like I'm at least a TEER 2, possibly TEER 1, and otherwise fit a lot of the metrics for points due to age, education, language, etc. Gonna discuss with the wife.

[–] SilentStorms@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your grandmother might not even be Canadian, if she was born before 1949 and left.

[–] Whirling_Ashandarei@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

She was, and did. Long dead now, so doubt it matters.

[–] SilentStorms@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You might have a claim to British citizenship. It would be really difficult to prove, though.

[–] prodigalsorcerer@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

British citizenship only passes down one generation to those born outside the UK (same as Canadian).

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

grandfather clause for citizenship, right

You'd first have to get your parent in the club, I think. Then, as half, you get a leg-in.

Both her and my father have passed, so probably can't do much lol

[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] doc@fedia.io 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

Where have you been?

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

By the way, which one's Pink?

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago

Have a cigar and an upvote

[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Watch The Wall, they give you a very insightful look into Pink

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I wish I had the resources to do similar.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Bob Ezrin, for those who don't what to click on a youtube link.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago

I wonder how much that cost him. There's an exit tax on your net worth of, what, 10%?

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Happy this guy did this, but don't forget Roger Waters is a piece of shit and supports Russia in this war. Probably fondling Trump's balls at this very moment.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64580688

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Ugh. Since when was Pink Floyd political?

Everyone knows that art and politics never mix.

/s obviously

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Next thing you know, rage against the machine n system of a down are gonna get political too.

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That would be a travesty. As an apolitical person myself, I love punk rock. The lyrics really resonate with me.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hate that you had to go back and add the /s

Yeah, I don't really like that I had to do that either. Figured using specifically Pink Floyd as an example would make the sarcasm obvious.

[–] index@sh.itjust.works -4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I remember people arguing against russian people saying that they shouldn't be allowed anywhere outside their country and if they are unhappy with it they should march to the cremlin. I'm gonna guess same goes for americans, right?

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Excellent straw man

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I would prefer that Americans to stay and fix their own country, yes.

But I also understand and sympathize with marginalized and vulnerable populations (including but not limited to: LGBT folks, racial minorities and women) wanting to move somewhere safer.