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ednut1:
its not gone. He is ing it on to industries who will in it back to consumers lol
New sheriff in town lets see what he would do 😩

Ah!
So na backhand
I bet he will be better than Trudeau

ednut1:
its not gone. He is ing it on to industries who will in it back to consumers lol
New sheriff in town lets see what he would do 😩

It was always applicable to industries and consumers, it was removed from consumers who were essentially paying what was ed on from industries and their own tax.

jedisco:
Interesting and close.

Trumps istration has really 'benefited' the C

Haha, benefit, eh!...sarcastic Wednesday.

The election has come and gone. A few personal takeaways -

1) The hyperboles, the catch phrases like 'Axe the tax', 'bring it home', 'build the homes' did not work. I'd say it is more of 'pee the bed' with Pierre's performance. The obstreperous personality of Smith and Moe – the premiers of hydrocarbon-rich prairie provinces, with their threats of secession from the union has also come to nothing.

2) The 'leader of the opposition' lost his riding to a political debutant who was doing the grunt work (the basic, often physical or repetitive, and sometimes boring work that is necessary for a project to succeed but is not considered glamorous or prestigious) of knocking on doors and being visible in the community. Whilst the 'leader of the opposition' transverse the whole country, boasting about sold-out crowds and basking in the adulation of strangers and partners-in-rebellion, he forgot the small rule of not 'eating where you defecate’ - he seasoned the pit-fire roasted pigs (Literarily, the Truckers cooked whole pigs over an open fire on the street of Ottawa) and helped procure coffee to wash down the bovine grub of the Truckers who spent up-to 20 days on the streets of Ottawa making the life of his constituents miserable (The reason for their protest? Covid-19 social distancing protocols, mask and vaccine mandates). Actions have consequences.

3) The infatuation with reducing complex issues to simple is a dangerous habit. It was too easy to point at Trudeau as the reason for the increase in cost of living and inflation. Hatred of Trudeau and the carbon tax became an article of faith and with it the inability to pivot which resulted in political seppuku for Pierre. Some people even jubilated the day Trudeau's divorce became public. Of-course Trudeau left ignominiously, there is no single picture of him with Carney even on the day he handed over to ensure that he does not besmirch the latter with his political persona. Within hours of becoming Prime Minister, Carney knocked off the consumer carbon tax, now the 2 main point of for the opposition no longer exist. Yet, they continue to foam at the mouth at both.

4) Politicians are like medications. Regulators/voters have to be sure that their benefit far outweigh the side effects/mistakes. If you do not have a need for that medication, do not take it because you are taking poison if there is no indication. The present situation needs someone like Carney, he will make blunders, but his economic knowledge, demeanor, ability to read a situation and act/pivot accordingly (see 3 above) means he should be more beneficial overall. A minority government will serve as a control mechanism to check his excesses.
Although, I am not a fan of his because of the capitalist affiliations but his firm stance against bully by the southern neighbor deserve applause. Again, the ability to pivot was key.

5) All in all, the transient nature of life is always good for a man to ponder in addition to an awareness of his other limitations. Like the bard of Stratford-upon-Avon wrote -

All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances....

The main political players of the past 3-4 years have been 'retired' or sent off - Trudeau, Singh and Pierre. One can say Pierre can remain the leader of the Cons, after all a big picture analysis of their performance show that they got a better share of the vote than when Harper (the last Con PM) had a majority and their catch phrases resonate with the youths, but the baggage of losing your own riding will dog him for a long time to come.
N.B - There is still another backdoor way for him to be an MP, but that is risky.

6) The major source of disagreement between the Liberal-led Ottawa and Conservative-leaning resource-rich provinces like Alberta, Saskatchewan has been the lack of 'empowerment' of the energy sector in these provinces. When two behemoths tussle, the minions around will be strafed.
An ideal situation for us immigrants is to get to a point where these political swings/strife does not lead to major turnarounds in our ‘economy’. If that means we need to explore ways of having viable, long-term careers that confer immunity to the boom-bust cycle of the energy sector so as to preserve and improve the strength of our communities, then so be it.

ferfer:



How about school rankings for provinces like NB, MB, SK etc?

Thanks.

Fraser Institute only rank schools in the top 4 provinces (na play o!)

Seriously though, looks like you may just have to search for rankings per province or even city to see if anyone covers them.

For interested "high-schooler's" parents here is a list of IB schools across Canada
https://www.ibo.org/programmes/find-an-ib-school/?SearchFields.Country=CA

IB is a fantastic program (superior in my opinion to the Canadian Diploma and even A levels) and can be used to get into Uni across North America and Western Europe.

Happy Parenting!

The election came and went. I was suspicious of Pierre when he was having fights with Ford within his own party, and Ford is the premier of Ontario the largest seats in Canada. You shot yourself in the foot. His adverts also were sketchy, always focused on attacking liberal rather than just spewing his plans and all.

Well we move, to continue to thrive in this economy it is so very important to build one's sense of confidence working in this part of the world. There will be so many things that will want to make you feel intimidated from our accent, having co-workers say "could you repeat that" as if it is not English we are speaking already. These little little comments often prevent a lot of professionals who relocate to this part of the world from presenting comfortably at work. And presentations, being bold and eloquent is part of the expectation of most jobs here.

You can read more about how to overcome this in the thread https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/8356654/building-self-esteem-confidence

Pantokrators:
The election came and went. I was suspicious of Pierre when he was having fights with Ford within his own party, and Ford is the premier of Ontario the largest seats in Canada. You shot yourself in the foot. His adverts also were sketchy, always focused on attacking liberal rather than just spewing his plans and all.

Well we move, to continue to thrive in this economy it is so very important to build one's sense of confidence working in this part of the world. There will be so many things that will want to make you feel intimidated from our accent, having co-workers say "could you repeat that" as if it is not English we are speaking already. These little little comments often prevent a lot of professionals who relocate to this part of the world from presenting comfortably at work. And presentations, being bold and eloquent is part of the expectation of most jobs here.

You can read more about how to overcome this in the thread https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/8356654/building-self-esteem-confidence

Our accent is thick and problematic though
Let's not kid ourselves

Nigerian accent of the 50s - 70s was the quintessential one
But due to decades of bad education
Our accent and the way we speak have regressed into something

One has to work towards speaking and pronouncing words properly because truly ppl don't get us

RodgersAkpafu:


Our accent is thick and problematic though
Let's not kid ourselves

Nigerian accent of the 50s - 70s was the quintessential one
But due to decades of bad education
Our accent and the way we speak have regressed into something

One has to work towards speaking and pronouncing words properly because truly ppl don't get us

They cant hear most people because they trying to speak like them and too fast

Nigerians should stop forming oyinbo accents and speak normally. There is nothing wrong with our accents.

Americans cannot pick up when British ppl speak, Australians hate American accents. Even English people struggle when scottish or welsh people speak.

Wetin philipino, mexican, india people go say if you say Nigerian accent is bad, na our people dy form accent wy there tongues are not made for. Nothing problematic about the way we speak.

AirBay:


They cant hear most people because they trying to speak like them and too fast

Nigerians should stop forming oyinbo accents and speak normally. There is nothing wrong with our accents.

Americans cannot pick up when British ppl speak, Australians hate American accents. Even English people struggle when scottish or welsh people speak.

Wetin philipino, mexican, india people go say if you say Nigerian accent is bad, na our people dy form accent wy there tongues are not made for. Nothing problematic about the way we speak.

As per paragraph 2

A LOT is indeed wrong with the conventional Nigerian accent
A lot of words are pronounced wrongly
And that's the truth

If we work on diction and syntax, people would understand us better

As per paragraph 4
As "bad" as our accent is
It's still WAYYY better than MOST of the alternatives you listed up there

Doesn't mean that there is nothing wrong with it

Again, refer to how our grandfather's who were educated in the 60s spoke
Unique Nigerian accent with a proper intonation and twang
And you know the best part?
They could speak and read indigenous languages too

Now it has gone bad

"I will now come and go and" lmaooo
This is the English you say is alright

First thing I did when I moved here was to lose my Nigerian accent almost kpata kpata

I was fed up with "pardon" and "come again"

But different strokes sha

Hear the diction of the kids in Nigeria who go very good schools

Not money miss road schools o,
Like actually good schools where the teachers teach them diction, syntax et al

Hear how they speak
That should have been the "conventional" Nigerian accent

"you are using me to play"
lmaoo
"My Care" (Michael)
Bwahahaha

RodgersAkpafu:


As per paragraph 2

A LOT is indeed wrong with the conventional Nigerian accent
A lot of words are pronounced wrongly
And that's the truth

If we work on diction and syntax, people would understand us better

As per paragraph 4
As "bad" as our accent is
It's still WAYYY better than MOST of the alternatives you listed up there

Doesn't mean that there is nothing wrong with it

Again, refer to how our grandfather's who were educated in the 60s spoke
Unique Nigerian accent with a proper intonation and twang
And you know the best part?
They could speak and read indigenous languages too

Now it has gone bad

"I will now come and go and" lmaooo
This is the English you say is alright

First thing I did when I moved here was to lose my Nigerian accent almost kpata kpata

I was fed up with "pardon" and "come again"

But different strokes sha

I once met a Nigerian man that said exactly the same thing you posted now " he avoided speaking or typing in pidgin so his british accent wont be affected" wtf..amd hm skin black like charcoal. I considered that low of lows

abeegii, my work/friends both in uk and canada does not require or mandate me to speak like queen of England. Also i have worked with people from the English 5 and they always say pardon when they seem not to hear what the other person says. So do Australian have bad education because theree accents is not from America? Or do the british have bad education because the Americans say pardon to the them?

As per your last paragraph.. he who wants to speak like the king of England or lady of scotland abi na wales should carry dm load go live for Buckingham.

AirBay:


I once met a Nigerian man that said exactly the same thing you posted now " he avoided speaking or typing in pidgin so his british accent wont be affected" wtf..amd hm skin black like charcoal. I considered that low of lows

abeegii, my work/friends both in uk and canada does not require or mandate me to speak like queen of England. Also i have worked with people from the English 5 and they always say pardon when they seem not to hear what the other people clearly even when some others seem to hear me clearly, some of them cant.

As per your last paragraph.. he who wants to speak like the king of England or lady of scotland abi na wales should carry dm load go live dor Buckingham.

Well, not speaking pidgin so as not to "corrupt" your "British" accent is extreme and "somehow"

That your padi, na wa for am oooo

Again, like I said, different strokes for different folks
I'm in a field where I speak and speak, so I had little choice than to do the "needful"

It's also okay to speak how you feel most comfortable in....
Nothing bad in that
No sha vex when they tell you to "come again"

That's it

BTW, Australians and Americans and British people pronounce almost ALL WORDS with a very narrow difference in diction

It's the syntax AND the unique words that make the difference
Standard Austalian Accent, Standard British and Standard American accents have narrow differentials to them and are clear to each of them

Can we say same about ours

This is the thing
Africans like "agidi" too much over things that does not need agidi lol

No Brit American or Australian will pronounce Michael as My Care

lmaoo

ferfer:


Haha, benefit, eh!...sarcastic Wednesday.

The election has come and gone. A few personal takeaways -


3) The infatuation with reducing complex issues to simple is a dangerous habit. It was too easy to point at Trudeau as the reason for the increase in cost of living and inflation....

6) The major source of disagreement between the Liberal-led Ottawa and Conservative-leaning resource-rich provinces like Alberta, Saskatchewan has been the lack of 'empowerment' of the energy sector in these provinces. When two behemoths tussle, the minions around will be strafed.
An ideal situation for us immigrants is to get to a point where these political swings/strife does not lead to major turnarounds in our ‘economy’. If that means we need to explore ways of having viable, long-term careers that confer immunity to the boom-bust cycle of the energy sector so as to preserve and improve the strength of our communities, then so be it.

Well said especially the bolded. I have seen thesame in the UK where the right wing solution to everything is 'just end migration'
From traffic, to British youths not ing the military, to education, crime, healthcare e.t.c their answer is 'end migration'.

The average bloke hears that and tells himself dem immigrants are the reason for my state.

I'm fairly new to Canadian politics but the strife between Alberta + Saks needs to be sorted out. Carney should have this top on his list.

As migrants (as with everyone alike), we're inextricably linked to the economy we live in. Even high paying jobs e.g those in oil and gas can be retrenched during a downturn. But true, we need to start adressing the real issues for our problems and not heaping it on others.

joo2018:
WELCOME TO LIVING IN CANADA/LIFE AS A CANADIAN IMMIGRANT PART TWO

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I’m researching better ways to send money from Canada to Nigeria without using banks. Anyone here using fintech apps instead? Curious about your experience.

AirBay:


They cant hear most people because they trying to speak like them and too fast

Nigerians should stop forming oyinbo accents and speak normally. There is nothing wrong with our accents.

Americans cannot pick up when British ppl speak, Australians hate American accents. Even English people struggle when scottish or welsh people speak.

Wetin philipino, mexican, india people go say if you say Nigerian accent is bad, na our people dy form accent wy there tongues are not made for. Nothing problematic about the way we speak.

Well said,
You speak confidently and loud and folks would hear. It's up to those who don't to ask or sort themselves out. Also, we shouldn't be afraid to throw in our own 'pardon' when we don't hear them or when we feel they are being annoying.

when I visit 9ja, people still ask why my accent has not changed. I tell them it never will.
Recently, I had to explain to a relative back home that the English they speak is as good as it gets and comparable in quality to English spoken in the UK. Reminded them I have taken IELTs twice with less than 2 weeks preparation and came out with top scores and I don't speak better than they do. Still told them that English is another language I speak among many others (Hausa, pidgin, Igbo). Most Englishmen speak only one language. I stopped leaning English after I completed secondary school and I am certainly confident of my control of the language and I'm not seeking further learning on it.

I often speak to very old people- most who have hearing issues. I once had a question come my way on what the older people who struggle to hear do. My response was simple- they do not have a choice. I also struggle to hear them and make the effort to- again they do not have a choice. Or would that be asked to a northern English man or Scotsman most of whom I struggle to hear?
The person speaking started mumbling. Finally had to let him know we have more English speakers in Nigeria than there are people in GB


We need to understand that we are here on our merit and we speak and write English which is also another language.

Pinklipbalm:



I’m researching better ways to send money from Canada to Nigeria without using banks. Anyone here using fintech apps instead? Curious about your experience.

i use lemfi. No complaints

Pinklipbalm:



I’m researching better ways to send money from Canada to Nigeria without using banks. Anyone here using fintech apps instead? Curious about your experience.

I use Expedier or Lemfi. So far so good overall

Hello Nairalanders,

My husband and I are planning to move to Alberta, Canada, around July 10, 2025, and we are currently looking for an affordable apartment to rent in either Edmonton or Calgary.

We are hoping to find:

A studio, 1 room in a shared apartment or 1 bedroom.

Budget-friendly (please share if utilities are included or not)

Located in a safe and accessible area

Close to public transport (preferably)

If you live in Alberta or know someone who does and can recommend, please drop a comment or send me a message.

Also open to suggestions on Facebook groups, websites, or agents that are reliable for newcomers.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Kwealthhoney:

Hello Nairalanders,


Thanks in advance for your help!

Your most likely option
would be a 1 bed basement. Prep at least 1200 for calgary.

AirBay:


Your most likely option
would be a 1 bed basement. Prep at least 1200 for calgary.

Thank you.

jedisco:


Well said especially the bolded. I have seen thesame in the UK where the right wing solution to everything is 'just end migration'
From traffic, to British youths not ing the military, to education, crime, healthcare e.t.c their answer is 'end migration'.

The average bloke hears that and tells himself dem immigrants are the reason for my state.

I'm fairly new to Canadian politics but the strife between Alberta + Saks needs to be sorted out. Carney should have this top on his list.

As migrants (as with everyone alike), we're inextricably linked to the economy we live in. Even high paying jobs e.g those in oil and gas can be retrenched during a downturn. But true, we need to start adressing the real issues for our problems and not heaping it on others.

Certainly!
Alberta Eyes U.S. Statehood? Petition Sparks National Debate

A new petition circulating in Alberta is calling for the province to leave Canada and become the 51st U.S. state—a bold move rooted in long-standing frustrations over federal policies and economic disparities.

Alberta, known as Canada’s conservative heartland, is an economic powerhouse with the fourth-largest oil and gas reserves in the world—81% of which are owned by the province. Despite this wealth, many Albertans feel their contributions subsidize the rest of the country while Ottawa imposes regulations that hurt local industries.

This isn't the first time Alberta has challenged the status quo. The 2019 federal election, where no Liberal candidates won in Alberta, ignited the “Wexit” movement. More recently, the province ed the Sovereignty Act, asserting its right to ignore federal laws it deems harmful.

Proponents of the petition argue Alberta shares more in common—economically and culturally—with U.S. states like Texas than with eastern Canada. The province is also world-renowned for its beef and robust resource sector.

While the petition is largely symbolic, it signals a growing sentiment that can't be ignored. Whether this is political theater or the start of a serious movement, Alberta’s message is loud and clear: it wants more control over its future.


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GraciousWords:


Fraser Institute only rank schools in the top 4 provinces (na play o!)

Seriously though, looks like you may just have to search for rankings per province or even city to see if anyone covers them.

For interested "high-schooler's" parents here is a list of IB schools across Canada
https://www.ibo.org/programmes/find-an-ib-school/?SearchFields.Country=CA

IB is a fantastic program (superior in my opinion to the Canadian Diploma and even A levels) and can be used to get into Uni across North America and Western Europe.

Happy Parenting!

Thank you.

ariesbull:



Certainly!
Alberta Eyes U.S. Statehood? Petition Sparks National Debate

A new petition circulating in Alberta is calling for the province to leave Canada and become the 51st U.S. state—a bold move rooted in long-standing frustrations over federal policies and economic disparities.

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.

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//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.

Comfort0626:
Please is there anyone here in Yellowknife northwest territory, abeg drop comment, I will be moving there soon, just want to meet people in that province

Still in Yellowknife??
I just moved there

ednut1:
i use lemfi. No complaints

Thank you. I’ll check it out

Kenn55:


I use Expedier or Lemfi. So far so good overall

Thank you
I’ll check it out

ferfer:


Hello,

I searched 'a good road test trainer in calgary reddit' on google and came up with these -

https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/comments/1bwm8oo/driving_school_recommendation/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/comments/5czw2u/good_driving_instructor_to__road_test/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/comments/143hygm/driving_instructors_in_calgary/

There are also tips here - https://www.reddit.com/r/alberta/comments/1ez0mt7/i_am_taking_my_class_5_road_test_tomorrow_any/

How was your knowledge test?

Thank you so much. Omo. This country whine me no be small but we meuve. ed at 3rd attempt. It was actually for my spouse. And he did it in Centre street I think.

So sorry I haven't been here in months. Thanks again for the links.

lanresz:
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//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?

The whites are indigenous to the UK. In Alberta they are not. This is not the same. Even if you convince the indigenous nations to leave Canada, how will Alberta get their oil to water for shipment ? You can't get your oil to water as a Canadian province, but somehow you can do it as a foreign country ? Lastly in Canada Albertans are conservatives. In America they are more Liberal than the democratic party. Universal Healthcare ? Tough gun laws ? Etc. Puerto Rico would get statehood before them.

Kenn55:


I use Expedier or Lemfi. So far so good overall

Noted, thanks. I’ll check that out.

AirBay:


They cant hear most people because they trying to speak like them and too fast

Nigerians should stop forming oyinbo accents and speak normally. There is nothing wrong with our accents.

Americans cannot pick up when British ppl speak, Australians hate American accents. Even English people struggle when scottish or welsh people speak.

Wetin philipino, mexican, india people go say if you say Nigerian accent is bad, na our people dy form accent wy there tongues are not made for. Nothing problematic about the way we speak.

He made a good point. The difference between those people and us is that for many of them English is not even their first language, e.g. Mexico. There's no reason we should enunciate our words clearly and speak fairly understandably, given that for most of us English is the sole language. The point was well made that years of bad education has caused incredible regression.

NuCypher:

He made a good point. The difference between those people and us is that for many of them English is not even their first language, e.g. Mexico. There's no reason we should enunciate our words clearly and speak fairly understandably, given that for most of us English is the sole language. The point was well made that years of bad education has caused incredible regression.

I disagree, although e no put money for my pocket. Personally i speak Yoruba, my native dialect, a bit of Finnish (studied in finland, had to learn), a bit of French (had to do TEF) and English...so if i pronouce some words and it doesnt sound like how queen of England would pronounce it, do i blame naija education system...... while learning french, sometimes i use french words in English

I forgot to add pidgin sef. I didnt grow up in lekki, so English was not my sole language

@Bolded Most of us communicate using the English lanuage while in school for 1-6hours, the rest of d day na our local/native languages.

Infact I would say students only speak English durimg class periods

NuCypher:

He made a good point. The difference between those people and us is that for many of them English is not even their first language, e.g. Mexico. There's no reason we should enunciate our words clearly and speak fairly understandably, given that for most of us English is the sole language. The point was well made that years of bad education has caused incredible regression.

I know I made a very good point
It's just that some of us like to make issues out of these things lol

Nigerian accent in its real form was educated Nigerians from the 50s to the late 70s...
The retrogression after that was a disgrace and anyone telling you that it's fine is just "cope"

During my second masters program and even after that, I came across Chinese people who went to the American school in shanghai for their secondary school and speak incredible English

I had a German lecturer as well and she spoke very good English, in addition to Danish and German.

He even mentioned Indians
Do you know that upper caste Indians wey go better schools for India speak very impeccable English?

Like I said before, it's okay if one feels comfy speaking bad English

But don't be deceiving yourself that "there is nothing wrong with it"
Imagine if other Nigerians spoke our indigenous languages with very bad accents, don't we just stop them from speaking it?