This is vaguely politcal in nature.
With the exception of the indigenous native population, yes we are all immigrants at some point.
We can thank Trudeau for this policy of a multi cultural society….......and I dont have to agree with it. I have so many friends who had to pay tens of thousands of dollars to get to Canada. Most speak three or more languages fluently and all of them speak “English”. All are very skilled. None have ever collected welfare or UIC. Some, have been sent back to their native land for some “error” in paper work. Some I do not know move into a condo, then have their children and grandchildren move into the same condo, then cook and watch the property value of (said neighbors condo where Mr and Mrs retired live) the condos that surround them drop like a stone. It all becomes a matter of perspective.
As a boy, my father sponsered many immigrant families by giving them jobs and a roof over their heads. There was many a month where I had to give up my bedroom and sleep in the basement to make room for a young family. As a boy, my father went beyond the Berlin wall to bring relatives back to the land of the free.
I have no issue with immigrants coming here. none what so ever. I would prefer that those who do come make somekind of effort to at least learn one of our two official languages. before I go much further, this multi cultural society to which we “think” we live in…...go acroos the pond and check out Serbia, Check out Darfur, the Congo, Kenya, to name a few….........from my perspective it doesnt seem to work and their countries are much older then ours. The European Union is working and I can assure you, that all those who belong share the same values. It’s direction would appear to be heading (albeit slowly) into a singular cultural direction.
I have never been one to judge people by their hair, their colour, thier creed but it irks me when I drive to Markham and all the street signs are in some foriegn language. This is CANADA…..not CHINA. It’s CANADA, not INDIA. We have this constant push to have Jewish courts, Islamic courts, always seems to me that the rights of the minorities supercede the rights of the majority. This is a democracy, where the majority wins, not the minority.
I am always curious about politics. Finger waving and racist remarks. Take for example “Palistine” and the “occupied Territories”. I am curious as to whether Syria, had they won the six day war…....would they have granted the Palistininas their own country, they sure want Isreal to do what they wouldnt. I’m not trying to play favorites but near as I can figure, theres a lot of money in Arab nations….........why dont they offer some $$$$$ to building Palistine, to their hospitals and schools?..........I digress
Do you think, that if you you immigrated to Iran that they would let you speak your native tongue, that you could remover your Burka. ...............how about Saudi Arabia?......How about Pakistan? All countries I would love to see.
People come to this country because we have an excellent health care system, an excellent educational system, an excellent infrastructure, and we are tolerant. We dont blow our horns claiming to the world how great we are. We are, for the most part, a polite bunch. People will risk their lives to get here. People will spend tens of thousands of dollars to get here. People come here, say good bye to friends and family from their home country knowing that they might never see them again which to me, means that what they left must be pretty rotten…............why, do they want to turn Canada, into what they left behind?
The day that religion/church was seperated from state was the day the human mind expanded exponentially. We have conquered flight, space, desease, plagues. The earth is no longer flat, we quit burning witches at the stake. As far as I am concerned we should have one set of laws for every one. It is for the politicians to change that the laws that are unjust. We should have one eductaional system for every one.
Religion doesnt belong in the state, the schools or the courts….........period.
If you dont want to wear a helmet…...............buy a car…... Knives in school because of religous beliefs?
For some reason it bothers me when I ask a person in Canada, who they are and they answer…...”I’m Chinese” or “I’m Indian” or “I’m German”
What ever happened to….........”I’m Canadian”
To think that our men and women are over seas risking thier lives and dying for peoples rights to remain “disrespectful”......for freedom
-- Central northish Ontario
