[–] [S] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

There's definitely a divide between Edmonton (at least the city center & university area & few other ridings) and the rest of Alberta, which is unfortunate. Edmonton has genuinely good urban policies but the you see pee is making it harder to live here every day...

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    And also unfortunate. Immigration is a strength of Canada. The problem is we didn't build enough infrastructure and housing to support newcomers.

    Still, the solution isn't to turn on migrants. It's to build more homes and support our services so everyone can thrive

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

    What's the definition of "most?" 90%? 80%?

    If one looks at it, PRC+ROC's population is only around 1.4 billion, which is only around 16.8%

    If one adds in chinese diaspora, which is 60-70 million, that is still less than 18% of the world's population

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago*

    Speaking of which, I feel like many people are missing the context here (ahem redditors)

    When Canada ended PGWPs for colleges in fields that aren't in demand, it only applied to people enrolling after a certain date. These students were enrolled before then.

    Another thing is IRCC never mentioned anything about non-credit classes being ineligible for pgwp until after they graduated and applied for PGWP. So by our rules, these students can get a work permit but Canada won't give it to them.

    Now this is scary. Why? Because it shows IRCC is willing to make up its own rule and enforce it without regard to others, especially to applications already in process. And people aren't going to trust Canada to respect them while being here. It's basically "I'm altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it further" line from Darth Vader.

    That's why I believe these former students deserve PGWPs. They're not the norm. They are the exception. And it's simply following our own rules. We've asked international students to follow the rules here. It's time we also follow our own rules as well

    And we're not going to get cases like these in the future with the changed rules

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    True or not, I, a canadian also agree that excess data centers are bad for our lives. I don't know if that's a chinese propaganda or me realizing the water & electricity costs of it

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