NewStats: 3,263,814 , 8,181,489 topics. Date: Sunday, 08 June 2025 at 04:28 AM gm35

eniola1010:
I wanna ask some questions

1) are winter tyres a necessity, i mean are they worth it, would they thru 80% of snowy conditions?
Also, is it wise to put it on all seasons or you have to change it to normal tyres when its summer. Interchanging as the season comes and go seems stressful too me, i’d rather just leave it on irrespective of the season. But i wanna hear you guys opinion.


2) also, whats the best place to get a used reliable car, i checked autotrader and fb market and their prices are so so high. Is copart a good alternative?


3) trying to buy a 2015 suv and most of the mileage i am seeing is mindblowing. Why are most cars in canada having so much mileage? Is it because the country is big or what. I am mostly seeing = or > 150k km.

Hello, hope this is not too late.

1) I drive a sedan, I realize that winter tires are really helpful, I have never been stuck in snow. If I am grounded, that means the whole city is shut down because of significant amount of snow. Some people say if you have an AWD, winter tires may not be necessary - I have no experience with AWDs.
It is annoying to switch tires every Oct/Nov and May (May long weekend is usually when I switch out the winter tires). Costco offers one of the best price around especially if you bought both sets of tire from them.
There are adverts for this service on Facebook marketplace, caveat emptor.

2) Speaking of fb market place, you can set a reminder for the type(s) of car you want - immediately it is posted, you are alerted to go check it out. It is a competitive market for good deals. I have good experience buying a vehicle there - private seller, wanted their cash and it was a Sunday. Ensure your car inspector is ready at short notice. Also, ensure your is well funded. You may have to make transfer via your online banking (especially on a weekend when bank branches are not open). Private sellers may need the money immediately and not want to wait.
Some one mentioned sourcing your carfax report yourself - this is very good quality advice. Look through the report and ensure that it is well serviced, high or low mileage is neither here nor there, it is the every 5k miles/6- months servicing that matters especially for makers like Toyota.

3) Please refer to the last line above.

Goodluck out there.

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.

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.

maternal:


Please post this poll, or where you got the info, that the majority of Albertans want to leave Canada. Do people even know the logistics of what's involved to accomplish that ? Then the US needs to vote them in. The Republicans consider Albertans Liberals. It won't happen.

If Albertan somehow becomes a nation, what makes you think Trump won't slap Tarrifs on the nation ? It looks like the Liberals will win. An unreal 180. PP inability to pivot, and Danielle inability to keep quiet and not rock the boat caused this. Canada is a diverse nation, and not everything is about oil. Nobody outside of Alberta is buying the separation threat. Its better each province and territory works together. Energy projects will be more favored now. Canada's economy independence and prosperity depends on it.

These are calm and wise words.

On the assumption that majority of Albertans will vote Wexit ( but this is not the case, at-least according to this poll - https://angusreid.org/smith-shapiro-sovereignty/), the constitutional battle alone will torpedo any progress. It is the-same reason Canada will remain a constitutional monarchy and the crown will never be expunged as the head.

Canada is a beneficiary of treaties between First nations and the crown. The Natural Resources Transfer Acts allow treaty lands to be transferred from Ottawa to the provinces. Secession breaches this Act and that means the treaties come into focus again. Good luck with 'seceding' that! What about the reserve lands that are strictly under federal jurisdiction?

Reality will set in after the election.

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They are the kings of double-speak aka British diplomacy.


Hehehehe...2025 is the new 1984 and Orwellian doublespeak is here to stay.


https://www.ourcommons.ca//en/votes/44/1/205 and https://globalnews.ca/news/11097024/poilievre-promises-to-keep-dental-care-pharmacare-if-elected/

lanresz:
Absolutely, official opposition is a target to aim for especially for NDP. If NDP achieves this target, it puts Conservatives in power. By NDP standard it is a problem to be rich. Everything much be controlled. Everyone should end up with the same after tax income.

One of the legacy that Trudeau will be known for is the child care policy. No one no matter their political leaning can't take that from him. As for the dental care program and pharma care will see how that will work out.

The reality is that they won't get the status of official opposition and it is not looking good for the Cons. You know this already.

It is a problem to be rich with NDP? Nope. That is wrong. They have always advocated for everyone to pay a fair share of taxes! The rich always have the wherewithal to exploit the tax system such that the lower/middle income are left to hold the bag. It is disingenuous to call that 'controlling everything' or having a problem with the rich!

There is no need to see how the dental program will work out. It is always cheaper and effective to prevent people from jumping into the river than to pull them out of the river. The dental program is a health promotion campaign and since Canada has a universal / publicly funded health care system, it is simplistic at best to claim that the middle class have not benefited from this program.

It will be the-same tax paying middle class and others that will fund the more expensive downstream issues that would have been cheaper to prevent if done earlier.

lanresz:
There is a reason where the possible best the so called people oriented party will get in Canada is an official opposition. A lot of their socialist policies are not popular for a reason. In my circle of friends full of middle class no one has benefited from the pharma-care and the dental program.

Official opposition is still a target to aim for and it does not take away their antecedent that they are the only party that does not sell the people out to the rich.

Oh and by the way, Canada's health care is publicly funded so as long as the dental program and proposed pharma-care prevents spending more money (which it does) down the line as a result of poorer health outcomes, then all taxpayers have benefited.

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There is a reason why NDP can't win an election in this country cos people are not stupid. It sounds good to parade those bogus programs but who is going to pay for it? NDP never thinks about how to grow the economy, this time around they will be wiped out. They had the chance to force an election that would have favored them but was aligning with JT, now they are not part of the equation again.

The do not have to win an election to play a role. I would assume that there are some functionally thinking Canadians who are aware that the effect of these programs are being tracked and there are policy documents outlining their economic benefits - from the dental program to $10 a day child care.

lanresz:
U-turn? Not yet. He has not repealed it. He can't repeal it until the parliament is called back. He only reduce the rate to zero, which is allowed by the legislation. However, the industrial carbon tax is still in place and he promised to keep it for the large emitters. When they questioned him more on what that means for Canadian industry competitiveness, he said he will apply a carbon adjustment price to imports from countries with no carbon tax. I don't see him letting go of carbon tax.

That was a wrong statement for me to use. He has removed consumer carbon tax.

I see him letting go of the consumer part permanently as he has done already. Also, I think he will look for a way to pacify resource dependent provinces like AB, SK etc by not hampering their moves for extraction/prospection etc. Dude is a billionaire with a lot of influence...these kind of folks know how to compromise and horse trade.

ednut1:
someone who wrote a book that talked about climate change change/sustainability , someone whose wife is an expert in sustainability and also said Canada carbon taxes is a model for the rest of the world to follow suddenly removes carbon taxes and you think it real. He simply will introduce and shadow carbon tax 😂

Yea, right! As long as you have written an encyclopedia about climate change and lay in bed with Greta, we can conclude that you will continue with that idea against the will of the people, even if your predecessor 'died' on that hill and a majority government is unlikely with other parties not on board with said idea.

The reality is that if some section of the Canadian (middle class mostly) is not sold down the river by climate change policy of the liberals, another section (lower + middle class) will be betrayed by the Cons through another unpopular policy. Choose your poison or should I say choose your reward?

There is only one people oriented party in this country that will not sell out to the rich/powerful and it is neither the Liberals nor Cons. And it is the only party that has consistently canvassed for people policies like National food program, pharma-care, dental program and even challenged grocery chains like Loblaws about price gouging etc.....

lol @ shadow carbon tax! Perhaps we can add Sellout Singh, Carbon Tax Carney, Justinflation, Axe the tax, Canada is broken now Canada first e.t.c. Too much exposure to Pierre's soundbites and trite slogans...

ednut1:
Trudeau a drama teacher won elections 3 times. All of a sudden liberals now care about qualifications and pedigree that Carney has lol. He obviously is a good candidate but he is the poster child of those net zero/ sustainability bullshit policies.

I am taking a drama/math/humanities teacher over a career politician anytime, any day. A teacher is a respectable member of any community compared to a politician, any politician.

JT has his foibles but I do not for a minute doubt that his mistakes would not be an exact replica of PP raised to a power of 7 if he were the Prime Minister. He would also let in record number of immigrants simply because it will ameliorate the shockwaves created by COVID and more importantly because of the private sector. PP voted against establishing a National School Food program and it is a fact that his top advisor lobbies for, yes, Loblaws.

We can't take it from MC that he has the pedigree to lead the country in this time of economic uncertainty with his experience. He may be one of the backers of the Carbon tax but he is wise enough to know it is unpopular and he has taken a u-turn on the carbon tax by repealing it.
I do not think that those policies are nonsensical, they just went too fast with them in a short period of time without doing due diligence in many areas including the area of public enlightenment.

jedisco:


Lol... after siding with the Republicans before the election, chap is now torn between. After years of hardwork, he is now left praying that Trump et.al reduces the volume

Mark on the other hand is a good and likeable candidate with a brilliant economic pedigree- one the public could trust in this period of Trump-induced economic uncertainty. I wouldn't blame any Canadian who doesn't trust PP to take on Trump.

Hehehe...
I believe politicians of any shade or hue are not to be trusted. Their benefit must outweigh the harm they cause.

But I have a personal distrust for the ones who have never worked any other job - the career politicians. This guy (P) was born in '79 and apart from a brief stint in corporate collection for Telus, has already spent more than 20 years on government payroll as a politician!

jedisco:
The Trump effect...

Someone whose first name starts with P (Pierre) has not been sleeping very well.

lol

Kaycee20878:
Hi guys.. I hope you’re all doing well.

Please I’m considering moving from Quebec to New Brunswick. I don’t know much about NB. Sounds crazy but I also don’t know anyone there😂, not a soul. I need any type of help I can get. Not financial help nor someone to accommodate me. I mean tips, advice, more information about the job market, cost of living, the environment. Anything anyone is willing to share. Please if staying in NB or have lived there before any information or knowledge you share will be helpful. Thanks in advance 🫂

I think you should consider other cities/provinces too since there is nothing pulling you towards NB.

Do a SWOT analysis.
Look at economics, weather etc
Consider what is best for the kids/spouse.
Always pray, if you are the spiritual type.

jedisco:


True- fact is he who has is more likely to have more. Daddy and mummy made their wealth from property/stocks/business decades back. They have 2 kids who are well educated. They'd gift them thousands to get on the housing ladder in the 20's. Pikin wey get sense would build from there. Ultimately, parents would on and leave another chunk.

Many migrants on the other hand, come in and start paying rent. Hehe. We can only work hard+smart and push for the society to remain meritorious (and affirm certain adversities) while at it plus effective taxation to help redistribute wealth. Also, not to shy away from wealth generating opportunities which manytimes could be in business, property or both.

Incontrovertible fact that - when you have, there is more likelihood of having more. And no one can begrudge these hardworking parents the fruit of their labor and for sure, they reserve the prerogative to bequeath their wealth to the next generation. It gives them and their kin a head start compared to people who are just coming into the system.

The reality of some immigrants leaving their home country and coming to a new environment may be akin to taking a step back, with the addition of factors like an unfavorable job market, expensive accommodation (rent or acquisition) etc, it becomes really challenging.

Working hard+smart can get one close to an even footing compared to those who have lived here for generations and it starts from before setting foot in a foreign land like Canada. How do we set our expectations? Do we bother to even questions the things that we have heard before coming in or even when we hit the ground?

For instance, with a freshly minted PR, I am hearing that Canada has free health care. Is that a license to indulge my excesses? Yes it is free, but is it readily accessible? Have I any inkling about the wait times for surgeries? What about Pharma-care, is that free too?

I am also hearing that schools are free! Wow, free education for my kids...awesome. Will the school system (free or otherwise) alone without my consistent and regular input take my children where I want them to get to (most of us want our children to be doctors, dentists, engineers etc). Is the culture in the school system compatible with the virtues I want in kids?

Oh I don land now, snagged a good job and started working like Simone Pepe - piling up the OTs, not missing even a day of work. They have started calling me champion and the boss kept asking for more overtime. Will it be at the expense of devoting 30minutes per day to do a memory verse or go through your kid’s arithmetic with them? Is it worth it to deprive the kid of that? What about my relationship with the Missus?

Gbemu! The government of Canada will pay child care benefit for my pikin every 20th of the month? What is this money for? To get a better mortgage pre-approval or chop am joor after-all groceries are expensive? Can I put it into an RESP which will pay for the kid's college!

End of spiel.

I am not sure how we can push for this society to be meritorious. I look forward to reading what you mean.
I am careful about merit especially in a multicultural environment like Canada. The concept of merit assumes that success is based on ability and effort whilst ignoring the human proclivity for bias which perpetuates inequality and other factors. Sorry, I am not a fan of Ayn Rand and her dog whistles for something more sinister.
I do not believe that any human society can truly be merit based, we can try but it is an utopia - personal opinion this. With that said, some societies do try to ensure merit plays a role whilst others are just getting high on cronyism and mutual back-rubbing.

jedisco:


Interesting... lots of money would be ed down - most tied up in property. Call it first mover advantage but I don't see recipients complaining about high property prices when they have a large house bequeathed to them.

This almost locks out current migrants and means they have to work doubly hard to attain same standing. Also, if adequate taxation isnt in place, it can entrench inequality.

A 'ridonkulous' amount of money.

Interesting that this is not the only thing being bequeathed to the next generation and the least concerning - personally I think there is something else.

For sure, these type of people will not complain about high property prices, after all the Bank of Mummy and Daddy is the home gift that keeps on giving.

Anyway you look at this, African immigrants need to band together and form strong communities that help each other whilst eschewing immediate gratification. The panacea for levelling this field and having an advantage is working smart and doubly hard.

GraciousWords:
Fraser Institute school rankings for Elementary & High schools in Alberta, Quebec, BC and Ontario......for interested parents.

https://www.compareschoolrankings.org/pdfs

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

Thanks.

GraciousWords:


If you're worried only about quality of education and not so much the religious...maybe re-consider the CBE schools (Calgary Board or Education) i.e. public schools.

The Fraser Institute does a ranking every year. See if you live near any of the top rated ones or are willing to change community to be within the school zone of one of the top 20 for example.

Another option is not to worry so much about elematary and focus on getting into a neighborhood with an excellent mid and high school.

The CBE find a school site allows you to see the zone for each school and also works only on PCs not phone. CBE also have TLC traditional learning centres where they wear uniform and give home work but these are usually oversubscribed. Look through the CBE page for more details.

There are also charter schools which have a designated focus e.g. gifted, science, art, classics etc.

CBE also has French Immersion Schools ...early immersion for kids from kindergarten and grade 1 with zero French or late immersion for grade 7 entry.

Just Google all the options above and talk to people in each to get their .

My kids go to CBE and I've been fine with the quality......as the efiko wey I be ....we still supplement at home with extra work and add our own personal world views too.

https://www.compareschoolrankings.org/

https://cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/Pages/default.aspx#

The non-Catholic Christian schools e.g Bearspaw Christian, Calgary Christian, Glenmore Christian are good but as you already know...pricey.

Gracious words, GraciousWords!

The bolded is under rated in today's world.

Parents are the first teacher/life coach of the child and there should be no situation in which we are too busy or outsource our responsibility to another entity.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/a-trillion-dollar-tsunami-canadians-grapple-with-unprecedented-wealth-transfer/ar-AA1znZnq?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=705ecb66a31940c9b687aea49c8573cb&ei=11

Hmmm

BornToSucced:
Dear friends, Please, I need help with getting accommodation in British Columbia, preferably Richmond, Surrey, Kitsilano, Yaletown, etc.

I can take care of myself, but I just want to get a place before landing next month.

I would appreciate any suggestions.

- Can you get in touch with churches in the area?

- Also start checking out airbnbs and rental adverts in the area.

- Look for Nigerian groups/resident associations.

jedisco:


It doesn't surprise. One of their points was that once one s for married families and college education, earning between whites and AAs equalise.

A more traditional approach to raising a family should suit them better. It's also a strong factor in many relatively successful ethnic communities

I will come back to the importance of college education as a success factor and how tricky it may be for both first gen and second gen immigrants, especially getting one that guarantees middle class income in Canada.

jedisco:


Nice... though it is right leaning and would have wanted contrasting opinions included (in a non-adversorial) manner, I love the clear message. They are obviously introspective and focused on making their community better. I love how the focus of the conversation tilted towards that from about 22 mins. No blame games- just improve.

Interesting fact is how an increasing proprietary of frican Americans have voted Trump ober the years. From 8 to 12 to 20%. Interesting

Yes, they are definitely right-leaning - not a fan and will probably never be one.

Their solution for improving the fortunes of the African-American (AA) community sound simple - stay married and get a job. But a closer look reveals they may actually have a point as shown by the screen shot below. The married AA family is closest in of earning to the 'folks at the top of the pyramid'.

These are labor earning stats so there is sufficient reason to believe they are valid. The limitations of this data include how old it is (2016) and generalizability/extent to which it can be applied to other A communities.

Interesting.

https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/regional-economist/second-quarter-2019/earnings-gap-marital-status-race-gender

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIiyIEyUxu8&ab_channel=HooverInstitution


What is your take on the opinions expressed in this video?

Oluwapomile1:
Hi all. Please can anyone recommend a good trainer for the class 5 road test in Calgary. Preferably SE. Thank you.

Ps: Over 10 years of driving history in Nigeria.

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?

This is what happens when we let prejudice/bias in through the door, it becomes local.

First, it will be 'others' then it will be 'inhouse'.

A thread about how to make the community of Nigerians living in Canada stronger has turned to this!

orjohn24:


Please disregard any negative comments. The majority of individuals, particularly Nigerians in Canada, often face significant challenges, as many are on low wages and struggle to make ends meet. However, having come from societies where they experienced oppression, they tend to view their new life in Canada as a great improvement, even if it still comes with its own difficulties. For many, the contrast to their previous circumstances leads them to perceive even modest progress as a valuable opportunity, despite facing racism, health challenges, and a lower quality of life in Canada, as they have already come to view suffering as a way of life

- Where is your proof that majority of Nigerian - Canadians often face significant challenges? Share the data please.

- I thought it is implicit in migration that most people are fleeing one form of challenge or the other. So should we begrudge people of the thought that their life in Canada is a step-up on their previous life? It is their life, their thought.... Life will always have its challenges, being 6ft under presents none.

- Next time, try and engage in creative gestation and be original. Using AI to generate content in of discrimination is unbecoming. The people who came up with AI were busy working to provide solutions to people's problems not engrossed with bias.

RodgersAkpafu:


All your assumptions are WRONG
That's the problem you ppl have
You think expressing reservations have to do with personal interest

Migration to Canada based on my personal circumstances won't be so difficult for me IF I CHOOSE TO.
The UK has been so good to me these years I've been here

Everything I say here is for two reasons

1. To call BS out AND
2. To warn gullible and impressionable newcomers from my country going to Canada (or the UK, my side of the fence)

That's it


You say I am "picking fights"
Picking fights with who ?
Most definitely not my fellow nigerians (cos I love yall) and most definitely with no "pajeet" either

All I do is to warn ppl of how SOME of these fellows can be....
It's left for you to accept

Or continue living in dreamland and "being in solidarity " with people who hate your guts.

It's up to you

- There are no assumptions here. I have attached proof that your antagonism and racial slurs against a whole people/nation is borne out of scorn due to being unable to 'get in'. By the way, your hope is to remove hatred and scorn from your mind.

- The problem with people like you is that they think life is all about dichotomous outcomes. Because I refuse to frolic in the mud with you and call people derogatory names, it means I am shilling on behalf of those people. It pays to stop seeing things in black or white only.

RodgersAkpafu:


All it takes is one or two nasty experiences
And all these sheepish dovism will be slapped out of your face
Then you go know what's up 😊

Some of you think life is a "game show"
When u deal with real mercenary behaviour, una go know wetin dey

1) Slapper. I do not play in the 'mud' so I would not know what those nasty experiences are. You should try flying one of these days. It is civil up there and people do not call others derogatory names.

2) Let's do the basics. You are 'unhappy' with a group of people because you feel they are gaming the Canadian immigration system. The reason you are unhappy has to do with the fact that you have tried to and probably are still trying to move to Canada but age is counting against you and this is not obviated by education attainment.

3) It's a new year. Another birthday and your score reduces by multiple points. Instead of talking to people about what you can do to boost your score, you are here picking fights. What is funny is that there are folks in Canada hailing your racist comments oblivious to the fact that they have more to lose - a case of the Judas goat leading the naive and simple to the slaughter.

4) I expect you to take a moment to think about the solution to your problem. You can explore learning French , PNP , Atlantic Immigration etc. Reposition your mind away from all these gripes and start acting!

olalekan9320:
This is my last post on this topic sha. To iterate to those moving here, I know as humans we're all inherently bias but please take people has they come. If you have hatred for some set of people it might consume you first sha that's the thing.

These people are far from perfect just like every other group of people in this country but don't internalize those things that you see on twitter

You have spoken well, Chief.

“If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?”
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago

jedisco:
So far, Trumps shenanigans hasn't had a significant effect on the Canadian market as he seems to have been posturing.
I wonder how that'd feed into the next election with the current government raising alarm bells

Some POVs. ....

1) The orange-haired one is a clown. I will not dignify him and his adherents with even mentioning his name. But let's not be scornful, so we will oxymoron-ize him as a crafty clown!

2) The hot mic comments (I do not even believe it was a true hot mic. JT is no clown but he's crafty - he and Macron are the only leader of a G7 nation that survived COVID. These embers are dying but they can burn) by Trudeau yesterday means the orange-haired one's motive matches his comments. But his action is having the opposite effect, Canadians are not rolling out the red carpet to welcome 'America'. Now Canadians are unified (?) against his 51st state comments.

3) His 51st state comments and the threat of tariffs are mutually inclusive. Stay with me, it will get 'gooder'.

4) The position of the official opposition in politics means that they will break out in paroxysms of schadenfreude if something bad happens. This is what my people will call - Jakinidodo. Something bad happens when tariffs are levied against the country (Yes, the removal of interprovincial barriers to trade means that shortfall from tariffs can be offset to an extent).

5) Notice how the tone of PP changed when there was just the lone threat of tariff and when it was the double barreled threat of tariff + 51st state comments - he was suddenly advising the government and dialing down on the vitriol. After all, as long as it is projected in the media that the tariff problem is averted, then JT shines. The Liberal stocks soar with the increasing anti-American sentiments. PP's egungun will be careful now, this is 190km/hr highway.

6) The moment anything comes up that ties PP (including dual citizenship - see Andrew Scheer) or the Cons to 'looking forward' or 'wanting' the tariffs to happen so the whole economy can come crashing down and they get to point fingers at JT/Liberals . Wahala don happen for them Cons. polling experts are being cautious about PP's chances of forming a majority government with the emergence of MC (look away now CF) as the front runner for the Liberal party flag bearer. Also, PP needs majority because he may not have allies. Yes, they can form a minority government with BQ but Liberal stocks are rising in Quebec again to the extent that it is even matching that of BQ.

7) Expect a lot of jinks and feigns in the incoming weeks/months.

angrybutsane:
Pls has anyone done LPN with a background in ARTS from Nigeria ? Based in Edmonton , Alberta . I would like to ask some questions . I have googled but I would like to personally know someone experience before I think about a big career change

I know someone with Arts(?) background in Nigeria who is in the final year of a BSN program in Canada (Saskatchewan precisely). She has 2 kids less than 5 years old and had her second whilst ed in this program!

You can do it, Sister!

Here is my little bit....

1) Research, research. This is a no brainer. What is their fees/tuition like? Experiential learning opportunities? What AES accommodation do they have? This is important especially if you have kid(s) to drop at the daycare at 8am and lecture starts at 8am. If you are ed with AES, they can record or make other arrangements for you.
Compare multiple LPN programs if there are multiple institutions offering it in your area.
This may not pertain to you but looking at out-of-province/city LPN programs is also something some people may be willing to explore.

2) Money! Money answereth all things. If it is a thing, money will most probably make it all easy. How will you finance this career pivot? Student loan +/- grant? Some provinces allow both to not be mutually exclusive now. Some also charge interest after you have completed the program whilst some do not. How about some part time job? As a student caregiver, you can with alto (https://findalto.com/careers). There is a lot of flexibility in being able to choose jobs.

3) system. Look for friends ed in the program who share the-same objective, background etc. You should not have to look too far. If it were courses like Vet Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy - e fit be only 'you' but LPN, you will have the luxury of being around lots of folks.

4) As you start the program, you are bringing experience and perspective from multiple continents. No gree for anyone o and make sure 'you know your stuff'!

5) Lastly, I know you have already been divinely inspired on the choice of LPN so this may be for someone else. How about a Bachelor of Education since we are no longer in a place where the reward of teachers is in heaven? They should be able to transfer some credits from previous degree which will shorten the 4-year BEd program.
I have attached the pay grid for teachers in Saskatchewan below, other provinces' are similar +/- a few thousands. With a freshly minted BEd, it is class 4 level 1 and each year of teaching adds another level. If you have a BEd+M.Ed, it is Class 6 and with 9 years experience it is ~6 figures.
For some people, it is not much and for others, it is the dawn of a new era.
This collective agreement is obsolete though since it's 2years old, there is a freshly minted one in arbitration and it is definitely better.

This is my perspective with the assumptions that the recipient is a parent and a non temporary resident.

jedisco:


Well said!

Your post about black folks in the criminal justice system is rather chilling: 'From 8% in 2002, 19% in 2006 and reaching 29% in 2020. Indeed, one-half of Black inmates in the CJS are 30 years of age or younger....Factors such as discretionary policing tactics in Black and economically marginalized neighbourhoods, harsher arrest decisions, police reliance on child welfare agencies to resolve conflicts within Black families instead of service provisions to sub-standard service delivery mechanisms, have been cited as major causes of these increases'

Work has to be done to reverse this trend.

I am glad you homed in on the excerpt above! You see that bolded, it is laden with meaning. The system does not understand us. They are giving western interpretations to African problems and that will always exacerbate the issue.

Even the doctors may not understand African ailments! That was an excerpt from a black history month poster in a top tier Canadian university. Look at the extent of that oversimplification, the nerve!

We need to get into the system and start being reckoned with - social work, doctor, pharmacy, police officer etc. We need more of our folks going into the mix, that is one of the most effective way to advance our community.