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Travel Info How d'you like/dislike the country? Which city/province do you like the most? and why? Is there any city/province that is not so freezing during winter and not so hot on summer? Are the immigrants there really have outnumbered the Canadian born? To Canadian born citizen, do you hate the immigrants? Since I heard that the people are coming to Canada from almost everywhere, are there any racial/religious discrimination issues ever occurred? if yes, how bad was it? How about the native people, Canadian Indians? Are they mingle with other? where are they mostly live? Thanks guys! ;-* Travel Tips I am a Canadian, and live close to the Oka indian reserve, so I feel I have a good perspective on your question. I like Canada in general, although I dislike some of the governments priorities at the moment. For example, we spend money on sending troops to Afghanistan and debate Quebec separation, when our road infrastructure is falling apart (we had an overpass collapse recently), our city water pipes are rotting and bursting at times in the year, and we have 10-12 hour waits at hospital emergency rooms (depending on the severity of your medical issue). I have only been to cities in Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec, so I can't speak much about the others other than what I see on the news. My favourite city was Calgary, as it had pleasant people, a great design, nice greenspaces, and it's a little more laid back than other cities. If you are looking for areas of Canada that are has a great climate, you need to consider British Columbia or someplace in the Maritimes. BC has very little snow on the southern coastline where Victoria and Vancouver are located. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and PEI are all eastern coast provinces and these tend to have milder winters and cooler summers due to proximity to the ocean. The number of immigrants arriving in Canada are indeed outnumbering the number of babies that are born to existing Canadian residents. Young Canadians are not having as many children as they used to. Families in Canada often had between 3 to 5 children before the 1970's. Now it is not uncommon for a young couple to have no children, or just one. Do I hate immigrants? Not at all. However, I do believe that when you come to live in a new country, you should bring part of your culture with you, but you have an obligation to also adopt and/or respect the local cultures too. (The saying goes "...When in Rome, do like the Romans...") I get a bit irritated when the government does things like taking a christmas tree out of a government office because a few small groups protest that it is a symbol of Christianity. Or when a Sikh insists on bringing a Kirpan to school. (Yes, I know it is a religious symbol and not actually used as a weapon, but if a Catholic child insisted that a holy dagger he was bringing to school was a religious symbol, I would require him to leave it at home too. Is it not possible to create a medallion that can be worn that is shaped like a Kirpan? It is after all only used as a reminder of the fight for justice and against oppression) Currently in North America, the "scapegoats" from the fallout of the terrorist bombings are people from the middle east. I think people are still a bit nervous and so they are keeping an eye on the muslim community. Sadly, the actions of a few extremists have affected the entire group. However, I think that Canada is a little more moderate. And finally, the indians. I live next to an native american woman and her husband, and I went to school with several indians. As with any culture that feels they have been given the short end of the stick, you have some who work towards making a better life within the system, and you have others that want to fight back at the system. They are proud, strong-willed, and emotional. Canadians in general should show them more respect and make sure that we clearly define things such as land rights, treaties, and the like so we have less confrontations like has happened in the Oka Crisis, Ipperwash, Kahnawake Mercier Bridge closing, and Caledonia. Others OK, I'm American living in Canada and here are my opinions. Canada is beautiful year round, country is clean,well kept, Canadians are friendly & try to be helpful. I like Ontario the best, lots to do here,good jobs,11/2 hours I can be in New York or Michigan. Southwest Ontario is not freezing cold, in fact where I'm at, this year we really didn't see winter until January thru March. Temps lately have been hovering around 88 degrees farenheit. I can't speak as to immigrants out numbering anybody, all I can say is Canada is very culturaly diverse socity. My wife is Canadian born and I don't think she hates me,yet. Not really any discrimination here, that's really frowned upon here. Canadian Indians, now thats a soar subject. Most Canadian Indians are great but there are a few trouble makers and are always trying to affect life as we know it and refuse to work and live off the government dime which is your dime. Canadian Police & people go out of their way NOT to offend them it's sickening. These people are here and there across Canada. I have a cure for this problem but my wife hates it when I say what it is. |
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