I AM LEAVING CANADA.... and it makes me sad.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- If you would have asked me 10 years ago if I wanted to live permanently outside of Canada, I would have said NO. But now... things have changed.
As someone who has lived in Canada for most of their life, it makes me extremely sad to realize that the country I've called home for so long has created some very bad situations for its citizens and I'm just not sure when and if it's going to get better. The cost of living has gotten so out of control that tent encampments are popping up everywhere, the middle class is shrinking and economic growth has become stagnant in Canada (if you take away the numbers from mass immigration). Of course this is not a problem that is unique to Canada, but it is forcing people all around the world to look for new opportunities that are better suited to their particular needs. I'm still in the process of what that's going to look like for me, but I hope you guys will join my journey of figuring it out!
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im 35, i cant find a husband, i cant buy a condo, i cant walk around at night, i cant get a family doctor and 30% of my income goes to taxes. every day i ask myself why am i here?
I can help you with the first item, if you are a family woman!🙂
All we do is work, work, work nothing to do.
@@localjess838 Work for the landlord, he needs fun! 😁
"i cant get a family doctor" Which Provincial Government?
work for the landlord@@localjess838
Canada has a very small window to turn this around . The first move is getting rid of the idiots in federal government.
The window is closed. Unless we are willing to remove the illegal and a lot of problematic immigrants.
Agreed. I think about leaving but at the same time most countries in the world are being driven into the ground by their own governments, so I am going to wait it out a bit, because everything in life goes in cycles. I think the next one with a new government will be better, or at least it could not (hopefully) be any worse.
Those idiots were voted in. At every election.
@@iCipher i dont think its possible to turn it around. Slowing the decline yes but stopping it no way. The next govt will either accelerate or slow it. Theres no going back.
@@jbye5353 Wait till you see what they have in store for you... Hope your far, far away from the cities. All the best.
The Canada the kids of today will know is nothing like the Canada I grew up in. Not in a good way.
Lol canada is go gay. Now lol over 70% of residents are lgbt...no less
Your parents and their parents said the same. I heard the same from my grandfather 20 years ago.
@@JTDPMJ , You didn't grow up in Canada.
@@joshg72826 I tend to disagree. Information technology has had an unprecedented effect on the speed at which we change societal norms. Speed is fine if you have control. Our tech is getting better, but our people are less resilient.
I completely understand.
So I understand why Canadians feel they way they do. Especially the ones born and raised here. I'm 31, was born here, and I often feel the same way everyone else does. The only problem that I see is that the issues that are in Canada are also in every other Western country. I'm concerned with the future, but I also know that throughout every generation, there are ups and downs. I'm willing to stick it out. I live outside of Toronto,I love the lack of natural disasters and access to water, and I still feel very safe. Although crime is up, it is nothing compared to the U.S.
I'm actually living quite comfortably. Although my costs have gone up, I have made smart decisions in my life that allow me to live well. I own my own house, don't have car or credit card debt, and I only need to earn 40k a year to cover all of my bills. Every cent extra I earn goes to paying down my mortgage, gym, and golf once a week.
The question is, is it better l elsewhere? I don't know, but I am trying to be happy with what I have instead of what I could have had by being born 30 years too late. Ultimately, I would rather stay here work within the system to change it and continue to make smart decisions that put me ahead. Starting out all over again makes my stomach sick, and I love this country, despite it's flaws and its government, it has great people and beautiful nature.
Best wishes to all of you other Canadians, and let's make it the Canada we want and deserve again.
Last September I was referred to a Cardiologist in Toronto.
Two days ago August 13th I received a call to book an appointment sometime in 2025.
I was on the waiting list to make an appointment for 11 months.
Referred in 2023. Appointment in 2025. That's for a Cardiologist!
Meanwhile Trudeau dumped 1.3 million immigrants in the country just last year.
Any cardiologists in that lot?
@@tomd6103 Even if there were, our idiotic policies prevent them from working as a doctor. They have to go through medical school and pass all the exams all over again, and then get an internship. Internships are limited, on top of that.
Wow. Here in the U.S. there is rarely a wait. I got my cardiologist on my first call with an appointment in a week. I have a healthy heart. I used to envy all Canadians. I loved your country. Your current government scares me. I hope that you will change your government's direction if that is what you actually want. I am rooting for you folks.
@@jimmichalek2692 I moved in 2009 to a different location. I was placed on a waiting list for a family doctor. I was finally advised I could have a family doctor in 2017, a week before I moved away from that city. Now I'm in a different city. Guess who still has no family physician. This is what happens when we pour money into filling the country with immigrants, and cut all spending for infrastructure, housing and medical care.
divide and rool
I came to this country as an immigrant in the 80’s. Back then, people were proud to be Canadian and they “advertised” it by wearing small maple leaf pins on their hats or backpacks when travelling. The Canada that I came to WAS a proud country, respectful of its veteran citizens, and WAS a beacon of western ideals.
This Canada DOES NOT EXIST ANYMORE. This is not the country I immigrated to. It has regressed socially, economically, politically and militarily. If the Canada of today existed in the 80’s, I would not have come here.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD ALSO CARE TO ASK THE ORIGINAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF THAT LAND HOW THEY FELT WHEN FOREIGNERS LIKE YOU CAME TO OCCUPY AND TOOK OVER THEIR COUNTRY. MANY ATIMES, WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE ME, ME, ME PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT OTHERS AND HOW UNHAPPY THEY ARE , BUT INTENTIONALLY FAIL TO TALKS ABOUT HOW THEIR ACTION IMPACTS ON OTHERS. REMEMBER -WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND.
@@JustinSyd YES FOR YOU IT WILL ALWAYS BE AN OLD ARGUMENT UNTIL NEW IMMIGRANTS COME IN , THEN YOU WILL BE THE FIRST TO MOAN AND COMPLAIN 😂😂😂 ABOUT NEWCOMERS. YOU CANT HAVE IT YOUR WAY ALL THE TIME!!!
Well said 👍
@@joemensah9557 capital letters don't make such a lame argument better
@@johnberinger1 IT’S YOUR CHIOCE. READ IT OR READ ANOTHER POST. YOU ARE NIT COMPELLED TO READ MY TEXT. I BELIEVE IN GIVING PEOPLE THE CHOICE.
I am physician who is an employee at a hospital (the hospital does not allow certain physician specialists to incorporate). With my salary I am paying 150k per year in taxes. The money is essentially paying for Trudeau and his lackeys to stay at 5 star hotels and eat expensive meals while violence and homelessness spiral out of control. I am thinking about leaving as well...
@@doctorshawn3461 Good for you! Your skills will be in demand wherever you choose to go. I wish you a happy and prosperous life.
Wow a physician. I didn't realize there were any left in Canada.
I think it's much the same story in the US. The private practice is dead. My dad is actually retiring tomorrow after 50 years in the profession. He witnessed medicine go from becoming a profession to a business. He says he's glad none of us (now 40-something) children followed in his footsteps. And I know he really feels for the younger generation of doctors. Year after year of grueling coursework and exams and debt all just to become an employee of some kind of pseudo university/business Frankenstein monster of an organization for relative peanuts. There are easier ways to earn a dollar, American or Canadian.
Cry me a river. Doctors still get a better tax treatment than almost any other Canadian. You know it,but still you whine. Go ahead,leave. Nobody cares about your rich,broke person life.
@@doctorshawn3461 teach English and culture somewhere. Enjoy people.✌
I left Canada for Taiwan 10 years ago. Thought about moving back with my wife and two kids, but your video is making me reconsider...
Don't. Canada is going full steam ahead towards third world country level.
Don't do it! If you want the best for your family you won't put them on a sinking ship! Stay where the culture is rich, the food is good, and the weather keeps things green year round.
I live in Canada more than almost 30 years now no going back to Taiwan. I got my wheelchair and ramps for free. Government help with groceries. My hu who only have high school diploma works in nuclear facilities. Kids are musicians and teachers. I can never get these in Taiwan
you konw chinese?
Don't. It's bad
I'm from Texas. As a young fool I married a Canadian woman in 79. I'm a military man, army strong. So, many deployments all over the world. Oh, wife was also military, Canadian military. Our time together was limited. She left the military in 1990, got sick with cancer in 93, died in 93. I moved to Canada then, to be with the kids. Kids grew up, and I moved away. I recently returned to Canada after roughly 30 years away. I'm also leaving. I can't stand this place. And I've learned that the insanity in Canada is worldwide. I don't recognize the UK, Italy, Poland, Germany. Everything has changed. Right now I'm in Texas panhandle, on the ranch my father and his father ran. Thousands of acres, horses and cattle and dogs. I almost never see the neighbors. I love it.
Dear Patrick, I am a Bavarian and the situation in Germany is not the best. Poland is not so bad at the moment. Yes, I was allowed to be a guest there for a month. But I can understand you very well. I think I would feel the same way.
All the best to you, everyone on the other side of the pond. Peace with you. Stay safe and a hearty Servus from Bavaria
I wish I could join you on your ranch... I am sure we would never even see each other! Just sounds so amazing! Anyways Your story touched me! I lost so many members of my family recently my life feels a bit empty. My aunt and uncle that were Canadian citizens have now passed on as well, both had cancer and strangely the "GREAT HEALTH CARE in Canada' FAILED them both! I agree about EUROPE changing, I loved traveling around Germany and was so shocked the last month I was there when Syrian army poured into the country and was housed in an old US Army barracks near where I was staying...They called them "REFUGEES" ugh!! Anyways best wishes in TEXAS ,I do love that state!
Poland is pretty good
US is not that great anymore…
Your comment is what people need to hear.
You can't run forever, sooner or later you need to stand your ground Texas style
Canada was my biggest dream, but unfortunately also the country that destroyed my life. I lost everything I had in this life, including the apartment in my native country, in order to survive in Canada. I kept hoping that the situation would be better for me, but it wasn't like that.
At the same time, it was the country where I felt like a slave...employers do not have the slightest respect for employees. Not having the right to go to the toilet seems inhuman to me. Also to get only 10 days of paid holiday it is inhuman as well.
Unfortunately, for dreamy immigrants like me, Canada is a country that sells well...and is overrated. They claim that you have finished your degree, know English, have experience, be young, to approve your visa...and after you get there, you are "thrown" to the most mediocre jobs, all your previous experience no longer has value.
Because of this experience, I ended up destroying my mental health, having anxiety and depression problems... crying because I lost everything I had saved in this life. It's hard to recover from such a trauma.
same
@@08kaper I am sorry...
Canada used to be great for immigrants like 30, 40, 50 years ago but it's not the case anymore. Cost of living is way too high.
@@JJs_playground Yes, it is very expensive there. The rent is insane 😯
@@JJs_playground I left Canada 31 years ago. Was Canada great then? Generally, it wasn't difficult to find many things to like about it. I was a new immigrant but I wasn't foreign to Canada. I had attended high school in Ontario and graduated as a provincial scholar from one of the finest business schools in Ontario with two years of international trade experience after that outside Canada. But when I successfully emigrated back to Canada, none of my international (including business experience in European and Asian markets) work experience counted for anything - the only jobs I could find were low-level white-collar positions reporting to people who didn't even have to go to college. (My Canadian classmates at business school were already one or two grades more advanced than me by then.) After a few years, I finally made it to mid-level positions but found myself consigned to doing sales in far-flung territories which required unearthly hours of travelling and where picking was slim, still reporting to people who didn't need a college degree in their position, much less a top business degree. It became obvious that the soft and warm culture of Canada masked a very deep-seated, hushed culture of discrimination. After a few years, I made the resolute decision to return to Asia which, back then in the 90s, was beginning its boom years. And I have never regretted that decision. My banking career in Asia has afforded me three decades of business travel to most parts of Europe and Asia. I still hold a soft spot for Canada, that Canada which I cherished in my student years. I am now retired, and very financially comfortable, in Asia. My last visit to Canada was a few years ago. There wasn't the slightest hint of the Canada I once loved so much. For any Canadian starting his/her career today, I have no reservations in recommending that he/she leave Canada and look to Asia for his/her professional future.
I left Canada in 2021 and came back this week for the first time. I am in complete shock I honestly don’t know how people survive. I bought a TRAVEL SIZE conditioner, soap, eyebrow pencil and toothpaste and the total was $47 at shoppers 😮😮. I went to a restaurant with a friend. we shared a meal and got two kid size meals for her kids and 2 glasses of wines . The total was almost $200. Since I’ve been abroad for a while I wanted to go to the doctors and utilize my work insurance. Impossible! Wait time is 3-4 weeks just for an initial meeting. It would be easier for me to pay out of pocket abroad than use the “free” services Canada ( and my job) offers. I have no children and work in tech and I’m grateful but even working in this field I wouldn’t be able to have a quality life living here. It’s so sad I was born and raised here but I see no future for myself in Canada.
That's very sad to hear.
Shoppers Drug Mart is the worst place to get anything. At least a 50% markup on same items from other places.
Travel size is by far the most expensive way to buy things.
Costco has great prices. You'll have to wend your way through the crowds.
The USA isn't far behind.....
It's the same in Sweden, even worse with gangs and shootings, explosions and cars/buildings on fire. Safety and a sense of belonging is a thing of the past.
Same cause too: the corporate globalist mafia. The UN's main mass migration salesman told the world, a decade ago, that they don't believe in national sovereignty.
When was the last time Swedes felt safe? Is there any relationship to immigration? I've heard of "no go" cities where the police just let lawlessness reign. Sad that a charitable motive led to this. We know there's a chronic problem throughout SW Asia. Call it a cultural plague that spreads to other parts of the world. Civilization is encountering problems we hoped had been solved.
@@thwe0016 unvetted immigration
I thought that the natural born citizens keep the moose limbs out of Sweden. "Gangs, shootings, explosions and cars/buildings on fire," here in the U.S., it's not Caucasian natives responsible for this......
Well, the white people there had a greater safe country, but that was not enough. Liberals wanted to bring in third world uglies and there you go.
I was born in Sudbury in 1973 and we moved to Ottawa shortly after. Growing in Ottawa in the 80's were the best years of my life. I obviously didn't know that back then! Nowadays, there's not a week in Ottawa without at least more than one shootings. The houses our parents bought in the 70's for $35000 are worth now more than $600000... I sincerely don't recognise our society anymore. It's almost as if all that we knew back then is gone! I'm really sad for today's teenagers and young adults. I really wish we could go 40 years back!!!
Its what happens when people vote for open borders. We have the exact same development in Sweden. It is happening in all the west.
Many dream of the 70's didn't know how good we had it.
I was born and raised in Ottawa in the same time period and I can honestly say, without hesitation, that the city is now trash. Ottawa was a great place to grow up in but it has now been destroyed. Lowertown, the Byward Market and Downtown were my playing grounds. I had a blast back in the day. Times have changed. All it is now is drug addicts, homeless people and all-around deranged folks. The place is rife with crime and I do not feel safe shopping or spending any time there anymore. The people at City Hall do nothing to solve these issues and the problem is only escalating. I know this is happening is in all major cities in the country. Canadian society is crumbling apart and I can't wait to leave it behind.
If a publicly traded company opts to outsource overseas to reduce expenses, it should begin by outsourcing the CEO position. By saving millions in this manner, the company can maintain the employment of numerous American workers. These employees, in turn, will contribute to the local economy in various ways.
I was born near montreal, lived in Toronto and Ottawa. Retired and moved to Africa with my bf who's from here. I have no regret. The way things are, I have a 'plan B' of asking for refugee status if forced to go back to Canada.
I came to Calgary in 1983, and since then, I've seen Canada change for the better and worse. I moved back to my native country of Malaysia in 1997 and lived and worked there until 2012. I can honestly say that my native country is so much cheaper to live. I don't need to wait months to see a specialist and wait over an hour to see my family doctor despite already booking an appointment. Doctors just want to get you out of their office fast so they can see more patients. Got a second health concern, well, book another appointment. What a joke! In Malaysia, I can get full body check-ups, including x-ray, ECG, and blood work, including results the same day. What's the use of free health care if the service takes donkey months? I've decided to move back to Malaysia in about two year's time and enjoy the warm weather and cheaper cost of living. Canada is a GREAT country, but the elected government just screwed things up. Will miss the Calgary Stampede for sure.
Canadian health care is an embarrassment on many levels. Someone was telling me recently, how he went to see a doctor (in Taiwan) without an appointment, and did a lot of tests (range of blood tests, X-ray plus other) all in one morning. And this was not a private health facility. In Canada, it would take weeks to do all that at the best of times. These days, it would take months.
Canadian health care is far worse than a 3rd world country. My wife of 3 months pregnant couldn’t find a doctor trying everywhere, it’s a joke. We’re both in our 30s and paying combined close to 6 figure taxes, how in the world we can’t get a doctor when we are 3 months pregnant?? Canada has become a clown show and joke.
Hi! I am from small town SK as well. Which did you live in? I so miss the Canada it used to be. I’ve been thinking of leaving too. 😢. Devastating, but it has changed so much. I live in Prince Albert now and it’s scary.
@@Peter-sz1sn I went in Moldavia for an extensive dental work. I did medical test as well...all in one day! Blood test,x ray,ultrasound,seeing the hearth and lung specialist in one day. Altough the people are telling is a very poor country I can asure you ,we are like a fifth world country here in comparasion with that country. The food,the air,the medical and dental services are top noch!
Blame the public health care underfunding doctors...
It’s not just the taxes and living costs but the decline of every basic facet of life: healthcare, infrastructure, education, etc. it’s all gone downhill
Can you suggest a better country?
Thailand
Lots of ugly apartment buildings and ghettos. Sadly.
Yes, it's the management incompetence causing the problems.
And garbage everywhere, dirty washrooms in the shopping malls. I can’t recognize this country anymore, it’s like a 3rd world country now!
My story is similar to yours Alina, moved to Canada at 15 y.o., lived there for 20 yrs and now moved away. It's been hard, Canada has been the place I'd call home and thinking that I may never come back to live there is a little heart wrenching. Looking forward to learning what place you picked for yourself. From my experience, it will not be easy whatever place you pick. The social connections, daily life, it will all take a long time to set up. One thing that helps is keeping in touch with the most important people in your life - whereever they may be.
Homelessness. Poverty. Drug addiction. Real estate costs. Crime and home invasion. Gun violence. LONG waits for health care. These (and more) are relatively recent developments in Canada, and I too am saddened by it.
I was born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, 70 years ago. I remember a much different country growing up.
Today, our government has become sclerotic, especially under Justin. Our economy is much weaker. Our foreign relations with China (my parents' home country) are in the toilet. And we recently gave a standing ovation to a Nazi war criminal in Parliament. What the f--- is going on???
Sudbury wasn't always the prettiest city in my youth, but it was quickly becoming a shit-hole the time I visited in last years Winter. The whole area of Northern Ontario is turning into a fucking ghost town at this point.
Get a job. 😂
@@aammssaamm cant foreigners stole it
Just like everything else they stole
Hong Kong is not China
I am also leaving Canada this year. I was born here and have spent almost 4 decades living in Canada, but for now, I cannot stay. Will be moving to South East Asia in a few months. No immediate intention on returning any time soon. The spell that has taken over the country's politicians, elites and even many regular citizens has destroyed my home and I don't see it changing.
@@bobby_c07 So you'll be tearing up your Canadian passport in disgust? That would be putting your money where your mouth is, right? Do you need me to come and help you pack and drive you to the airport? Every time a crybaby leaves, the country gets better.
Whatever you do don’t chose Philippines
left many years ago and also live in SEA (thailand). you'll love it!!!
@@freyafoxmusic so much hate right there hehe
Come to china
In the 80s and 90s Canada received thousands of immigrants who believed they were living the Canadian dream and obtaining nationality was a great honor, what happened to Canada to get to this point, every year I see dozens of farmers selling their land and emigrating to Brazil, and prospering in soybean plantations and raising cattle, when I ask a Canadian farmer why he came to Brazil, I only see a tear drop and answer Canada is in the past and he needs to guarantee the future of his family.
I see.., but why Brazil ?, what can it offer that other countries not ?
@@armando3811 the Agro business in Brazil is Very Power Full.
Brazilian farmers are usually millionaires but Brazilians aren’t rich, Canadians succeeded because they take their Canadian dollars so they do to Brazilian what happens to Canada amazing world we live in 😂
Paying Brazilians peanuts and living with a shtgun under your pillow,
After becoming a Lula president, Brazil is sunshine in Latin America. It's time to move to Brazil
But here in Brazil the left-wing party president support terrorist group to invade the farms.
I am a pharmacist who own his business .making 160 k a year .i can’t make it any more .very depressed and I think I wasted my life here.being living in Canada for almost 25 years old .it become in sane to live here .currently suffering from depression as the country getting worse everyday .. not sure where is the way out . Need to retire soon and relax .. it is like a trap here no way out ..
seriously, you can't make it on a $160k salary?
@@Citadin Not to mention Pharmacists are university educated professionals. This fellow writes like a semi-illiterate. That or they are drunk.
@@CitadinThat's no way to respond to a person struggling with discouragement. The truth is, if you're used to a certain lifestyle that gets harder to maintain each year, the strain on a person or a family is the same no matter what they earn. And, frankly, the more money the further the fall... so try and have some compassion for all Canadians who are suffering the hell that's now upon us.
Read the Bible. Jesus is the answer. Trust me... you'll thank me later 😇
@@catherinecastle8576 You are wrong. There is nothing wrong with the statement. The problem is the reader interprets this as a negative statement when it is clearly not negative.
@@Citadin He said he doesn't make that pay anymore. Not that he can't make it with that pay.
My wife and I are retired living in San Francisco... It looks a lot like Toronto. We have traveled a bit to over 40 countries, but we find ourselves going back more often to Malaysia. Each visit we stay longer and longer. Malaysia is affordable, has great food, and everyone speaks English.
Love the US, but there are crazy people running it. 😢
We are in Europe and our destination is Malaysia too. We worked and visited there as well. Hope soon we too can move. Good luck to you both!
I'm Canadian but have visited the Bay area often since the 1990's. i've watched it change a quite a bit and not for the better. If you voted Democrat in that area the past 30 years then you contributed to the problem there.
I spent a couple of months in Malaysia the last 3 yrs. I love KL and George Town. It’s a bit too far away to make it permanent, but I will keep going. I’m from the beltway [Washington D.C area], and it’s just crazy expensive here.
So you’re just here to flex on us then?
@@outdoordaily6463 ?
I'm 54 and my wife and I are VERY worried about our future, gas and food prices rising daily. We have had our savings dwindle with the cost of living into the stratosphere, and we are finding it impossible to replace them. We can get by, but can't seem to get ahead. My condolences to anyone retiring in this crisis, 30 years nonstop just for a crooked system to take all you worked for.
I feel your pain mate, as a fellow retiree, I'd suggest you look into passive index fund investing and learn some more. For me, I had my share of ups and downs when I first started looking for a consistent passive income so I hired an expert advisor for aid, and following her advice, I poured $30k in value stocks and digital assets, Up to 200k so far and pretty sure I'm ready for whatever comes.
Digital Asset"? What is that? Does it have some intrinsic value or is it a made up ledger of imaginary ones and zeros?
That's actually quite impressive, I could use some Info on your FA, I am looking to make a change on my finances this year as well
Brian Humphery Services was my hope during the 'bear summer' last year. I made so many mistakes but also learned so much from it, and of course from Brian.
He is really a good investment advisor. Was privileged to attend some of his seminars.that's how I started my own crypto investment
I was born in Ottawa. Over the course of my 45 years I have watched the country become progressively worse the entire time I've been alive. I don't begrudge anyone jumping for their lives at this point. My only wish is that everyone in the world acknowledge that the only thing that makes Canada a horrible place to be is the government, or at least the government for the past 45 years.
Same story in the US. In our case, even the world's mightiest military couldn't save us from our own filthy politicians.
@@BH6242KCh I lived there for over a decade. I agree. The people are amazing, and the country is filled with splendor. The Bush, Clinton sandwich did not suit my culinary tastes.
45 years? Are you sure it's not a "you" problem?😮
@@visaman 100% certain.
@@visaman Your question makes no sense. Canada has been in decline for decades, why would that be a "you" problem?
Also from Canada here.
You're right. Wife and I are also moving and will be raising our families in the Dominican Republic.
Wish you the best.
I'm headed for the DR as well. Lived there many years ago and am going to retire there. The situation in Canada is untenable right now and will take decades I don't have to recover. 😟
@@kevinklein959 There is no plan for recovery. Finished.
good luck guys
Enjoy the spiders the size of kittens
@@cm2047 enjoy your woke and ukranazi population with one braincell for the entire Clownada
You shouldn’t have to explain why. Anyone who doesn’t see the obvious of what’s happening must be blind. Good for you. You’re doing the right thing. The key is choosing the right re-location.
because being selfish is paramount right?
@@vincec3773
LOL
Please explain in what way that would be considered SELFISH.
@@NobodyYouKnow98 same as drafted soldiers in WWI and WWII running to another country instead of choosing defend their HOME
in our Declaration of Independence it says we are obligated to overthrow oppressive government not go get comfortable somewhere else , the truth is it wiill catch up to these selfish people no matter where they flee ill take it further theyre cowards
@@NobodyYouKnow98 LOL laughing at this is demented or my opinion is laughable when its the efffing truth
Open immigration is pricing out the middle class in western countries. More people means higher housing costs, higher food costs, more competition for services and lower wages. Young people have bought a line of b.s. by accepting "diversity" and anti-racism" without understanding what open immigration policies mean to their quality of life.
Population replacement. Feels like an attack from a foreign government(s) to be honest. Is he Fidel's bastard? He'd like nothing more than to sink us and sell us out.
I come from a country that had high unemployment. If you were lucky enough to get a permanent job as a police man you could buy a house on 1 wage. Women were not expected to work outside the home. So no chiikdcare cots. No foreign holidays either. So now 2 wages are needed to buy a house before you even think of having kids. So if a woman is a project manager salary as part of a couple sge should get 2 and a half times her salary. Basing her salary st 100000 that 25000 euro. Where would you get a house for that price. Leaving aside tge supply there is no rational planning of towns cities around affordable access to couples to buy a home on 2 wages. If 1 was a nurse does he have to travel 90 to 160 minutes to work and move out further and further. We have had this fundamental problem for 25 years. The only duffrence is the banks and vulture funds are making more money out it.
That's the elephant in the room ..
Putting the migration issue aside, what are Canada's main sources of income? I googled it and it seems to be the service industry and perhaps oil and petroleum. Canada exports mainly to the US (73.4%), that's a huge percentage...basically you have all your eggs in one basket. Tourism only makes up 2.15% surprisingly, I thought it would be higher. I'm trying to identify a sector with growth potential....I can't find one.
Immigration made Canada worse. First nations didn't have the concept of ownership of land, they kept a balance between hunting and fishing. They didn't pay taxes.
In fact, aiding immigrants put them in reserves, lost their lands, culture, etc.
My cousin also left Canada last year. He also believes that things are going downhill in Canada.
Ladies and gentlemen.everyone who reads this comment. all of you who live in Western countries have a great chance to escape from this madness by moving to Russia. Yes, it is to Russia, because it is here that traditional values are enshrined in the constitution. now Putin has introduced a law where you can get a temporary residence permit for a year or more without knowing Russian. it is enough to be from Western countries, and if you believe in God as much as we do, come to Russia, we are waiting for you, and we will be glad to all people from Western countries.
@@Domkuzya You can have the people we don't want, and we will take the people who want to get away from the likes of you. Fair swap IMO.
The average price of a home in Toronto is $1 MILLION CAD or about $800K USD. The average Canadian home is around $600K CAD ($480K USD). Most Canadians make an average salary of about $50,000 USD. Do the math. No one can buy a home on that income. Not that much better in many parts of America or the UK or Australia or New Zealand either. I'm American but I read the CBC daily. It is rough for everyone.
Well like the old saying goes, “ the Grass is always greener on the other side “
Stop reading cbc, read True North or other online non government sponsored news, not cbc, ctv, nor global they all are so bias left it's sickening
Get a plot of land and live in an RV. It's the only way to quit feeding into this god awful system.
It is all across Western Europe Central or Eastern Europe that are parts of the EU very same situation, is part of the destabilization order, economy, mas immigration from destabilized middle east, far east, Afrika regions, ongoing war and destruction, people displacement , responsible for those events aren't people but special interest structures of the establishment.
@maxfrost9149 easy to say when you're not suffering
3rd generation here, I can retire next year as long as I leave Canada. If I remain, I will work until dead because it is so very expensive and getting more so under the cult of climate change. It pains me to witness what our governments have allowed to happen in our communities. Drug abuse is rampant, mental health is staggering, youth are medicated, gender confused and climate terrified. A homeless shelter for drug addicts is being built less than a 4 minute walk from my home which is in a seniors park....we will all be victimized by theft and vandalism. We are also divided thanks to trudeau who has labelled and categorized us so deeply he ran elections based on divisions. We are no longer the kind polite people we once were. Churches burning epitomizes the moral or lack of moral ground we live and act upon. So I am moving next year to central America, Panama most likely...I can afford to retire there, never need to heat my home nor worry trudeau is going to ban my furnace and my car. It saddens me to no end for I have grandchildren, 5 generations, of investment in this country.
Retire in thailand. Im planning to do that when im older. Good health care lower cost of living quite stable
Ah that's brilliant. All the issues you've mentioned and you come to the decision to move to central America. Have you not spotted all the people coming the other way.
It's been alot
GOD-BLESS YOU.
Please Pray for us in Canada 🇨🇦
Travel safe. Do not try to survive on your own. Seek out an ex-pat group that can help you with red tape and right choices.
The reason is definitely not covid, but the policies that Canada's leadership is pursuing - migration, allowing substance use, cost of living, and so on
They are also trying to destroy the economy by destroying the electricity supply, and manufacturing..the "new leaders" are very evil
no don't blame the government blame yourselves for not having kids if you weren't worried so much about dogs and this youtube is a perfect example of how much girls like her care more about themselves than their country and the future of the people who live in this country she should be married with children right now yet she decided to travel the world with her pathetic videos marco poloiling the world then they come back here say things like ,,,,,,oh crap our country is unrecognizable
Ladies and gentlemen.everyone who reads this comment. all of you who live in Western countries have a great chance to escape from this madness by moving to Russia. Yes, it is to Russia, because it is here that traditional values are enshrined in the constitution. now Putin has introduced a law where you can get a temporary residence permit for a year or more without knowing Russian. it is enough to be from Western countries, and if you believe in God as much as we do, come to Russia, we are waiting for you, and we will be glad to all people from Western countries.
Everything was the same when the conservatives were in power, lmao.
I'm 67 so I'm stuck here, but if I was young I would leave and never come back. This country disgusts me now. The politicians in this country hate the people and are doing everything to destroy us.
Sounds familiar since it's happening on OUR side of the North American continent as well....and as I type this, this is an Election Year. By the way, thanks for the Coffee Crisps and the Kit Kat bars that are MUCH BETTER than the ones we get in the U.S.
@@jburtonca 67 is not too old... Just leave if you hate Canada. Or are you all bark and no bite like most Tory whiners
They are in power because YOU are electing them! Or they are stealing the election...
No it's just grass is always greener mentality. I am out of Canada and can't wait to go back
@@larrybxl5406 I'm not a Tory or a member of any party. Politicians of all parties are corrupt scumbags.
I am a trained Canadian doctor. I left as soon as I graduated. Canada is a collapsing country
My daughter is a radiologist and her husband is an ER. They are thinking move to the US because they are paying too much income tax.
@@iancheng6527
The same WEF agenda is happening here.
One of the local Doctors has 3 kids all in Med school to become doctors as well, they're not coming back to Canada either.
Anyone in medical field from Canada can do better in U.S.
@DolfSmitler You are not a Doctor
Canada is bigger than USA with a population less than California. They have as many natural resources as Russia. They are sitting next to the biggest market where you can export even stones if you attach a story. Canadians can all live well from anyone of the following: Export wood, Fish, Oil, gas, electricity, wheat, potatoes, etc... Just one item is enough. Yet Canada manages to have so many homeless and poor people
But to live in Canada is like spending half your life inside a freezer.
this is because Canadians are woke. they just focus on being politically correct, don't develop the economy, people get use to "free" stuff from social services and demand.more and more. They just focus on being "inclusive", lives in the moment and has no future planning. This is quite embedded into the Canadian culture
A rich country, yet with so much debt.
We in Canada are not even close to having the natural resources that Russia has, and if you discount inland waterways, the majority of which are in the arctic both the USA and China have larger land masses.
@@BartBart22 Canada has lot of resources, forest, oil, gas, and many that are not discovered because nobody looks for them. Canada gas in Alberta does not even flow to canada, but down to USA. Canada problem is that it is considered under the ownership of the neighbor.
@@MetaView7 ... Canada has the lowest debt per GDP of the OECD
*I hope this video reaches those in the Middle East who are selling everything, both cheap and valuable, just to move to Canada. Once they arrive, they often face the harsh reality of high taxes, poor quality of life, and disappointing services, especially in healthcare. By then, it's too late, and regret sets in.*
hope people in Asia also see this before they sell everything they have in their native country and find out the harsh reality by migrating.
@@manuelr1405 I've seen many of my Canadian friends who emigrated to Canada learn the lesson the hard way. Now, many of them are returning to their home countries or moving to wealthy Arab countries, especially in the Gulf, where they can earn more money with lower taxes. Plus, they enjoy excellent healthcare services, often covered by company-provided insurance that includes most medical needs, even childbirth! 😊
They start questioning, 'What is the h*ll am I doing here in Canada?' especially with the long, harsh winters filled with snow.
That's why I encourage my Canadian friends to come back home. Believe it or not, there's a growing trend of people returning, known as reverse migration.
At least in Canada, we have 24/7 electricity.
@@user-rj6jy9xx2x In most Arab countries, especially in the GCC, electricity is on 24/7 without a glitch! Meanwhile, some Westerners still imagine we’re riding camels to work. 😂
It’s always hilarious when my European friends land in places like Qatar, Saudi Arabia, or Dubai and their jaws drop at the high-tech world they find-e-services, e-banking, and all that fancy stuff that makes them wish they had it back home!
Oh, and by the way, there’s no income tax on employment in Saudi Arabia!
Immigrants coming to Canada from non-desperate circumstances will experience SEVERE REGRET!!!
I have a bumper sticker on my car that reads "Giant Meteor 2024: JUST END IT ALREADY!"....it speaks volumes about my pessimism about the future of the social order going forward in ANY nation on Earth, NOT just in North America as a collective whole. I'm living paycheck to paycheck, living out of my parents' basement, subsisting on ramen noodles and tap water since groceries have become insanely expensive, and because my hours and pay has been reduced, I'm seriously thinking about NOT celebrating Christmas this year, which would break my mother's heart since she LOVES Christmas so very much.
I will come to your country . I live in Russia and eat rats and drink muddy water.
There's actually an asteroid that's supposed to fly by the earth in 2029 at a fraction of the distance between earth and the moon. It's called Apophis, and some astronomers think it's going to crash into the Pacific. I also wouldn't be sorry if it did.
Well that was a waste of 15 minutes listening to her ramble about how Canada is great and how she still considers it home yet she’s leaving! Most people watching are considering doing the same and are curious about your destination yet all we hear is blah blah Canada…
Because Canada is still a great nation. Just going through growing pains.
lol
I stopped the video and preferred to read the comments 😂 lol
@@rosegold.sunset4749 Same lol all these videos are just clickbait and rage baits I've come to discover
@@yqmlife1757 Growing pains or death rattle? Trudy Castro has been the golden child of the WEF and the venomous viper to the Canadian people. Praying the justice of Yahweh gets him.
The wife and I are looking for a new home too, this country that was once the envy of the world has turned into a dystopian nightmare under a Trudeau/Singh government.
Yes now its oh Canada my home and corporate land, our peaceful village is a bankrupt garbage can....
If you think that South Asia is the land of freedom and that people love the Whites. you are simply naive... This can change really fast and you can lose your houses..
Many Westerners are expressing similar sentiments. I read nearly identical comments from residents in the UK (who, not understanding the social changes taking place in North America, often misguidedly list Canada among their destinations of choice) on a regular basis. We're not allowed to speak openly about the reasons behind this, although they're entirely self-evident. How interesting that others, recognising the commonalities amongst the population centres experiencing these changes are, instead, looking east, to nations that maintain a strong sense of national and culturally conservative identities.
*I bet Alina is moving to China.*
Get over it. Letting yourself get so angry about a government is your own fault.
I came to Canada in 1984 as a refugee from former Czechoslovakia. What a fabulous place Canada was then!
Now, if things don't change (!), it looks like I will be soon living in 1984 again. In Orwell's 1984 that is. My kids are not panicking yet, but they understand what I am warning them about. If they decide to leave one day, having no debt will be the key. People with debt will be locked down.
Central and Eastern Europe is better now. Things have changed. Many return home even after decades.
Same us, in 1984 Canada was a dream country. Came also from former Czechoslovakia. Was so proud of he flag and the anthem. Now it makes me so sad, how is this going to end ? Don’t think there is ever going to be the same 😭. The children are all grown up and maybe they will decide if there is better place .
nice me too and my family we came here in 1984
@Mr.
The grass always seems to be greener on the other side.
@@emajurkova9500- I concur, but what's the answer? Grass ALWAYS seems to be greener on the other side.
I came as an international student worked really hard, got job and doing well! Canada has been really good to me and gave me all the good opportunities, met fantastic people and it is not the same 12 years back. But hey we can still make it a better place and fantastic country! Wish you the best!!
We’re waiting until the next federal election and will exit Canada if the Liberal party is somehow re-elected.
Liberal party has no chance to be re-elected. The question is, can the country be fixed?
Same here I will leave Canada if the Liberals gets in
Please don't take big life decisions based on which party is elected. At the end of the day, these politicians are nobody's friends. They are people like us who are doing their job and always focus on their personal growth and well being. If you like Canada, stay here. If you really dislike the country, then i don't blame you if you decide to move. Even if the government changes, things not gonna change in a day. Just my 2 cents. Thanks.
You should stay until you are jailed for posting unsanctioned opinions in social media comments
@@financenumber2953maybe Canadians should be included through voting when decisions are being made in government. Especially when they live there.
Hi Anna. Sorry to hear that.😔 Canada is like a home to you. Hope you’re doing ok. Sending hugs and love to you.❤️🤍
Question: What is "first world" if US is "third"? Look at Europe. Populism on the rise everywhere. People may snicker, but Al Gore was clairvoyant in 2000. If there is failure, it is the species that has failed. Thomas Malthus long ago told us we don't have infinite choices. Positive checks or preventive. Don't like preventive? Here comes plague and starvation.
Wherever you go, I wish you good luck. I am sure you will achieve all your goals
Thank you very much!
@@AlinaMcleodiNDiAN naTive Karma spirit will follow you all spell on
Canadian teenagers are having to compete with the whole entire world for entry-level jobs. They have no hope of ever owning a home. Tuition is expensive but so-called "safe supply" opioids are free. Things are so bleak 😓
Do you really think it's better elsewhere? The world is what you make of it. If you don't like it do something about it. Quit yer whining.
@@billiho1 Honestly, nowadays Canada is even worse than Greece was during crisis. Back in 2017 i bought an apartment 34 sq/m 6 floor for 28000eur in Athens by working food delivery for 70hrs/wk, while living on rent(a furnished basement 35sq/m for 150eur/mo. I got all the amount on cash, no mortgage. I have a friend living in Calgary now, working overtime in a restaurant and after tax, rent of a room he has around 850cad left to survive there. ...+the weather is awful.
@@birdakasiakwvos LOL, try comparing Canada to Greece now instead of Greece 8 years ago to Canada now. BTW, they have 20% unemployment rate, 3.1% inflation rate, and a average salary of 1000 euros a month. Meanwhile Canada has a inflation rate of 2.5%, average wage of almost 5000.00 per month, and an unemployment rate of 6%. And if you actually compare Canada to Greece in 2017 we were also far better off. Greece debt to gdp in 2017 was 198% and the country is going broke, so of course everything is cheap because no one can afford anything. It's 237% now, way worse. Alberta has very low minimum wages, so maybe your friend needs to find a better job? Also, parts of Greece are becoming uninhabitable due to the heat.
@@billiho1 Greece is better now than it was in 2017. In canada is worth it only if you have higher career or your own property already or being a businessman. In Greece most people have their home, so if we lose our jobs we'll not become homeless and eating from dumpsters
@@birdakasiakwvos Greece 69% vs 66% Canada home ownership, so a whopping 3% difference. If you think a debt to gdp that has gone up by 39% is better, and wages of about 1/3 of Canada's, along with massive increase of house prices of In Greece's urban areas, which soared by 10.76% in Q1 2024 from a year earlier, following year-on-year increases of 12.48% in Q4 2023, 13.05% in Q3, 15.22% in Q2, and 15.91% in Q1, according to figures released by the Bank of Greece. It was the tenth consecutive quarter of double-digit house price growth. Quality of life index for Greece is 48th while Canada is 30th, so according to facts you are incorrect, but who cares about facts, right?.
Your reasons are totally valid and a stark reality if we are all being honest. I wish you the best in future!
Thank you!
I left 1999 and returned 2223!!! OMG! It sucks! This is not the Canada I know. I'm here for my son who is going thru cancer treatment. He never wanted to leave Canada. My other son left for Australia & my daughter in Boston. They will never return!!!1 in 5 ....no fam. docs. Emergency is a nightmare. Most docs are young immigrants who are in meds to fulfill family dreams....dismissive, perfunctory, no critical thought processes etc. Housing sky high....I tell everyone to leave!!!!!
The reason Canada is going to the dogs is that because we signed CETA, the EU is hollowing out our money and businesses. The EU companies that bought our retail chains literally moved money out of Canada 🇨🇦 and in then engineered a bankruptcy for our companies.
I just spent 3 months in Russia 🇷🇺 and 3 months in Georgia 🇬🇪 there is a huge difference in Russia the government has wage and price controls that make living sustainable, Georgia 🇬🇪 on the other hand has lost control of much of their retail and grocery chains to the EU. The average Georgian only makes 1000 USD a month, and they pay Canadian Prices for Food and Clothing. European Greed is to blame for Canada and Georgia's financial problems.
Same for the Uk 🇬🇧 its unrecognisable crime is out of hand , the gelato are system is also non existent one month to see a normal GP and 6 months wait for an MRI . Some
Operations can take up to 3 years waiting list . Housing is unaffordable also .
Correct the 2223.
We are not there yet, although none of us who are currently watching this video will be.
@@petechippas4586 Not even Michael J. Fox did haha
Yeah I left Toronto for NyC in 2000, don’t even want to visit Canada anymore,
I lived for 8 years in Canada and then moved to Singapore three years ago. That was the best decision I ever made. I came back to Toronto this year, and was completely shocked by the cost of living, the drug problem on the street, and the huge amount of immigrants from one single country taking over the whole Canada.
That country is India and it is exporting its people to many Western countries not just to Canada.
Totally agree on the one country thing.
More like diarhea.shitting these.bRownies all over the west .....i can smell.curry lol
@@sinic1978 The Bangladesh problems will reverb across the continent, stay out of India.
I think.yoir talking about the people who poop on our beaches
If you travel so much, then why don't you know that this is not a Canada problem, it is a world problem. I packed my bags and left Canada 4 years ago to find a "better" life. Today, I am back in Canada because if Canada has problems, so does the rest of the world. Europe is struggling, the US is having its own issues with housing, the cost of living, violence, etc. As for cost of living, one of the reason I left Thailand to come back to Canada was because I could not afford to live there, but I can here.
Vancouver for me in the 90's was like a paradise, those days are gone 😢
I visited Vancouver in the Summer of '96 and it was SO good! Granville St in late August was beautiful and everyone was so friendly and easy to talk to. Used cd stores, Granville Book Company, ABC Book & Comic Emporium (RIP). There was always something going on and it was exciting and fun. Not sure I'd wanna go back there now. 😔
I have lived in Vancouver since 1990, and it is objectively better now than it was back then. There are more jobs available, a much wider range of jobs, more money to be made, a lot more things to do, more restaurants, better restaurants, more urban renewal, most of the shitty areas downtown have been cleared and rebuilt as middle class housing instead of the old SRO hotels. Housing is expensive, but, newsflash, it was expensive back then too. You have just forgotten or simply were not aware of that since you were not in the market.
I think the issue is that in the 90s you were young, carefree and having fun, and now you are old and your youth has faded, reality has kicked your backside and your personal decline has set in. Maybe you have chosen poorly in your personal relationships, divorced, have child support, family or friends have passed, or your career has failed, whatever. Shit happens. You think Vancouver has changed, but no, it is not the city that has changed, it is YOU that has changed.
I was a soldier, was deployed and thought I was fighting for Canadian values. Now I sit at home and watch as my country crumble down around me. I'm a wounded/mildly disabled Vet. I got wounded again back in Canada by getting my leg stabbed/slashed. I waited 4 years for imaging, and routinely have to wait 2 weeks to see a doctor for a 5 minute visit. Bombed-out roads in Syria are no worse than the pothole-infested streets. Under the streets, we have failing water mains.
Our current government has no compass, we have no direction and our priorities are random and trivial. I have started referring to our country as Can'tada due to the seemingly endless things we can't seem to do.
Your government has a compass. Just like all the other european governments, their compass is the anti-european, anti-civilization agenda.
Be strong. Canadians will never fight for themselves. They had it too easy.
Your government has used you and when you were of no use anymore, they kicked you out
I left the military when I discovered they were fully owned and operated by the USA, which is fully owned by the hyper-moneyed ruling class. The country just got worse since the early 80s. The Mulroney government was a soft-coup. Kinda like the current government since 2017.
@@The-R-Evolution Not sure Canada is owned by the US. But remember this: Vast pools of investment capital can control national destinies. We saw that with the subprime meltdown that bankrupted at least two European governments. The pursuit of insane returns on capital disrupts all government plans.
fighting for Canadian values?? Where ? Anyone invaded Canada or had any attempts to invade Canada? Your gov lied to you and used you , sent you to practically die for their corrupt politicians values
I so understand! My husband and I have been nomading for the last 12 years and are now getting tired of constantly moving. We've decided to settle in Spain for now. Got a visa for three years. But we still don't know where to actually live long term. We can't afford to live in the US anymore. Not only housing, but the basic expenses like clothing, groceries, car and gas not to mention healthcare, which is prohibitively expensive to even only pay for insurance alone.
We have been priced out even though we always thought of ourselves as middleclass, professionals. Luckily my husband can work remotely.
@@anyaroz8619Hi! How is life in Spain? After I lost everything in Canada, I am thinking of trying a new start in Spain.
I'm thinking of buying a property in Spain but still have to work in Canada. I just hope the taxes/food don't go up as high as here in TURDEAULAND.
Might sound weird but try Kerala in southern India. It's nothing like the India you imagine.
I'm from Canada and I have been thinking of southeast asia I have friends from Laos and in Thailand and it's very affordable there and if you work online it's a great place and so beautiful too. Some say the philippines but many are leaving there to come here so I don't think it will be there.
@@anyaroz8619 why don't you get a work visa like any other immigrant? A work visa of a job from the country you want to live in and paid in the currency of such country.
She is so lonely. Let her talk. When I was your age, you said that you are 33, I lived in 5 countries and visited God knows how many more to look for better life. And guess what... You will end up in Canada. Like I did in the United States. You are running from yourself. Do yourself a favor, please. Don't waste your time.
I agree with this. I think it's just very tricky right now for young people because the decline has been so visible over the last few decades, and it's not necessarily obvious that it really is worse nearly everywhere else.
I think it's not a bad thing for people to go looking for greener pastures, just don't do anything stupid like renounce your citizenship and you can always come back (hopefully a little wiser than before you left)
Back then Canada and the US were some of the best places to live in the world. Today, Canada, and the US are both declining at a rapid rate. Things were unaffordable for many in the 2000s, but today, in 2024, things are unaffordable for the masses. Not only unaffordable, but 'societal problems' are widespread now too. When your home country is doing worse every year (for decades now) it's actually just a waiting game until all of the countries that have been getting better every year, such as China, Viet Nam, Russia, Malaysia, and so on, surpass Canada and the US for the average person's quality of life.
I was born in Moldova. Brought to Canada against my will while a teenager. Got married in Canada. My kids were born and grew up in Canada, one graduated high school already in Canada and the other one is in grade 10.
I got a career at TD that I gave up in Canada. Few years ago before quiting my job I told my wife I'm done with Canada.
I was lucky that moldovans due to historical events before WW2 are allowed to resore their Romanian citizenship and I did that. My kids by law had to restore their EU citizenship as well.
Right now I'm in Romania and I'm in the process of selling everything in Canada and bringing my wife and kids over.
It was the best decision of my life. It's such a breath of fresh air to see that people can live a normal life with normal taxes and life values.
For those who are behind, if you have means and ways to move just run while it's not too late. Life is one and don't waste it on corrupt politicians that from boredome and easy money only have one wish: to enslave you mentally, physically and financially. Run while you can.
Great choice Hungary is a great place to be. The United Staes and especially Canada is far too liberal. Serbia and Poland are good options as well. Leave the West
I love Moldova, Chisinau is a great and very underrated city. I am retired so I am not worried about earning an income so it might not be for working age people
Que depoimento. Boa sorte viu.
They want to kill people with taxes. Yet no one seems to protest. Where did Alina say she was moving to?
@@NiechZyjePolska48
It doesn't matter how great the country is if you don't speak the language.
Eastern European languages are VERY difficult to learn compared to English. And if you can't read and speak the language, you will always struggle even for the most basic things and will never feel "at home".
I think the UK is the same. I am 54 and have never claimed anything from social services either. An 11 year old girl got stabbed by a random man the other day. What is that about? 😢
That is absolutely horrific.
Well if your government continues to promote and support the wrong types of immigration policies that does not resonate with British values and without appropriate vetting britain could see more degeneracy.
Islam did that
@@bubbasanches4591 he was Romanian 🙄
I thought the guy that stabbed the 3 little girls was Black from Africa somewhere, or is this another little girl stabbed?
Good for you, born and raised in Canada and retired now, and we are leaving Trudeau's shithole for the tropics in 2 years and will not be returning. This was once a great, strong and proud country, now a running joke on the world stage. All the best and good luck to you in the future.
Tropics where please ?
Disagree. Love our prime minister.
Immigrant from Iraq here, left Iraq in the 90s after the Kuwait war, my 1st job in Canada was for 9$/hr, enough for rent, groceries, 1st car... few years later was making 13$, bought 1st house & never missed a mortgage payment... today I have no idea how new comers buy 1st house?! As she said @3:02 "absolute shacks" selling for a million$.
Being fluent in arabic & familiar with mideast, been considering the gulf (UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait....) they are expensive to live & retire but if you can find a decent paying job, it's worth it.
@@brendastopek2694 Well you're part of the minory of Canada, Check the polls. we need to get that POS out.
@@brendastopek2694Surely you jest.. 😳
I have a different experience myself completely. Moved to Canada in 2018 and things have been amazing.
I can say the same is true for my friends who moved around the same time.
My family immigrated here in the 1950s out of war torn Europe for a better life. Things have changed so much since I was a kid in the 80s and 90s. Toronto was a safe city with a good vibe. Things were reasonably affordable. Trudeau didn't start a lot of the problems, but he massively accelerated them. Government is openly hostile to basically anyone who was born here. They sold out the country to wealthy foreigners. I make a decent income but I still can't afford a house. Taxes are killing me. My doctor is horrible, but I can't find a new one. Civil liberties went right out the window. The people are cold and sullen. Crime is getting bad. Life just feels like it gets a little worse every year. I've been mulling it over for a long time, but might finally be time to head south. There's got to be something better than this, because I'm getting older and life now just feels like going through the motions.
Trudeau has caused all the problems and he did start them all! - wake up as this type of thinking is what got us here -
Well said 👍 where do you plan on relocating to?
I’ve been thinking the same .. a country off the globalist grid so i don’t experience the same in my next home …
(US citizen retired military)
That's a good summary for me too. except that I don't even have a doctor & no hope of getting one (here on on Vancouver island)
Welcome to China.China is the dream country foryou andyou chirdren
I see the globalist agenda being stopped. You see the unrest in Germany, France, the UK and other European countries. It is also starting in Canada and the USA. At least in democratic countries, we can vote out parties that have adopted a globalist agenda.
I have lived in Canada for 65 yrs and agree with your assessment. I honestly never thought it could happen here
But it has really hit hard the last 10 years. Have applied for
Non o visa in thailand , for a new life away from this
I have watched Canada for all my life. I always thought it would be an incredible place to move to. I was indifferent to Turrdea when he was elected, Canada remained Canada. But when Covid hit and your government exceeded its powers, Canada took a dramatic downward turn with its tyrannical rules, gaslighting, and policies. There are many similarities with what has happened here in Portland, OR.
Hope you will live happy in Thailand, maybe sometimes can travel to China
@@AndyFromBeaverton My niece lives in BC, in Chilliwack. She was born in Washington state. Her brother lives in Southern Cal. I'm puzzled what any of t hem can do to improve their future.
I'm with ya. I'm considering a move to and Thailand is also my top choice (Vietnam is second). It's just a question of getting solidified on some of these recent changes in taxation.
Asia is a great place for retire. A lots of people chose Tailand , Malaysia or Vietnam from west . No people chose China, so sad. I hope one day this country will also attract a lots of foreigners , espeically from west.
I have read most of the posts, and as a 78 year old female senior, who was accepted with my mother and father, as refugees 68 years ago into Canada, I can't believe the garbage reasons why these people are unhappy here.
I am also a well travelled person, 36 countries on 5 continents. Saw incredible sights, YET, whenever, I arrived in Canada either in Vancouver or Toronto, I was always grateful that
I LIVE IN CANADA.
That is because they are ignorant about the rest of the world and don't appreciate what a good deal they have going here.
This is going on in the US, too (and probably all over the developed world). We are a divided society. There has been a decline in trust of social institutions, which makes problem-solving more difficult.
Ayn Rand had a dystopian vision. America has been in the grip of her Objectivists since 1980. What you see today is what is predictable when the elite save themselves at everyone else's expense.
I as an American left years ago and it was probably the best decision of my life. The economy and quality of life in the U.S. is declining rapidly for certain segments of the population especially older people on fixed low incomes. There are so many better and more affordable countries in the world and people really should move to see if it can give you a better quality of life. We only live once and life is finite and goes by very, very quickly.
@@Resmith18SR Well, it is possible SOME can climb in a "lifeboat" and leave a sinking ship. But I'll always locate the origination of this situation to people voting neoconservative for some reason like Iran holding hostages or students burning flags. The social contract was assumed to be safe but never was.
@@JimMork-r9u funny, i see it is the turdeau RADICAL LEFTISTS who are happy with hostage takers and burning of flags. We obviously watch different news.
@@Resmith18SR people from the US/Canada who are moving to "cheap" places are generally exploiting the poverty there in doing so. the reason its cheap is because people are poor. not only that but many of these countries also have unstable governments. what is going on in the US/CAN is the result of governments giving into the corporate sector and flooding the country with cheap immigrant labour.
Canada once was a good place to live and raise your kids, but it's changed dramatically nowadays! It's sad what's going on there😢
The country is the same it has always been.
I left Canada in 2001for a new life in Australia.
I had worked as an engineer in the oilfields, and also served in the Canadian military.
I went back for the first time for a visit in 2014, entering the country in Vancouver.
After reviewing my paperwork, the immigration told me to go sit in a nearby cell.
About ten minutes later, two RCMP officers arrived and told me that they were escorting me back for the first flight to Australia,
Nobody told me why or what I had done.
At this point my wife came over and asked what is happening. I told her I was being deported but didn't know why.
At this, the immigration woman looked at me and said: "You are free to go".
To this day I do not know what that was all about. But I have never set foot in Canada again, and I never will.
I don’t get it sounds like you were born in Canada and had a Canadian passport.
You can’t be deported if you are Canadian they have to let you in .
Maybe they were making a tv program.
Are you not a Canadian citizen?
Scary, were you born in Canada!
you moved from one 5 eyes country to another and think you're in a different boat?
Every country in the West is going through the exact same problems. It seems so coordinated. I hope where ever you go, its much better.
Yes exactly, its like no matter who you vote for the exact same destructive plan is being enacted in every Western Country at exactly the same time.
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"build back better" double speak for destruction of the old to bring in their "new" where "u will own nothing"
Late stage capitalism, buddy.
@@northernbohemianrealist Not so early stage Marxism 2.0
The power of our canadian passport is regressing. During COVID I had to use my Mexican passport to enter Korea as they weren't letting Canadians in due to a small political spat, I get e-visa when entering Egypt which Canadians don't get and about 6 months ago I had to apply for an Indian visa using my Mexican passport again because India blocked Canadians from applying. This was understandable as Canada had a diplomatic spat with India but it was NOT understandable that we didn't block off Indian visa applications at the same time. We are essentially letting others walk all over us. also the embassy services for Canadians are absolutely god damn terrible and feels like I have to beg them to actually do their damn job.
Wow. Ironic. Canada wide open for Indians, India not open for Canadians? Crazy world.
Canadian passport still one of the strongest in the world(7th) and even stronger than USA
@@divitkarekar5803 Because of the Commonwealth? So the weakness of the country, its inability to limit immigration combines with an ability to LEAVE for natives? Very intriguing.
Please leave!!!!
@@divitkarekar5803 To say we are ranked 7th is misleading. Multiple countries can be in one ranking. According to the Global Passport Index we are ranked 8th with 30 countries ahead of us. It's one of the strongest in the world but it losing its rank.
Refugees, students visa from India, government and drug dealers are the issues of our lovely nation. PEOPLE WAKE UP AND LETS TAKE BACK CANADA 🇨🇦 ❤🇨🇦
No, the issues are the far right and conservatives. If we can encourage all those sorts to leave Canada for the third world hellholes they admire so much, Canada would be a much better country. Certainly there would be far less whining anyway! :)
I lived in Toronto and moved to the Isle of Man. Best thing I ever did. 10% tax, low crime, no unemployment, no traffic.
And every now and then, some of the most amazing motorcycle racing 🙂
I will never move. My house is paid for. I have income to squeak by. But that "no traffic" would lure me. I think there are Scandinavian islands like that. I do wonder a bit about groceries. Everything comes by boat?
@@JimMork-r9u Some food is produced on the Isle of Man -- meat, dairy, eggs, some vegetables. The rest comes by boat from England. Groceries are cheaper than in Toronto.
@@deeeff-tr8cm Grin. That's a low bar, better than Toronto. Never did hear what exactly Ontario raises, must be something. Wonder what Iceland does for food.No video I've seen says "And here he are the Icelandic farms".
Ough that opening line hit home. More so when I think of my mother when I left home at 17yrs old to join the Navy never to return to the family home again. I served for 10 yrs ABS never really stopped my adventures and now at 52 all I can think about is when I’ll transition to a remote working life and finally leave the USA for good. It’s all bittersweet as the USA has been my home but it’s a place I just cannot stomach any longer. Wishing you continued success Alina 😢❤☀️
You joined the US Navy from Canada?
3 countries your country of birth did not bomb? Luck you!
The Canada I grew up in vs Canada today feel like two different countries. I literally feel like a foreigner in the country I was born in.
May be partisan, but I think the descent began with Stephen Harper. The country voted him out but didn't vote out the economics he lived by.
Sounds a lot like the UK now. However you are a huge country with such a low population. We are too small and too overpopulated with more immigrants coming in every day.
@@JimMork-r9u That's just reality. This started a long time ago, through successive governments and parties. We're just seeing it all come to a head now. And voting in a CPC again will only make these issues exponentially worse, as Harper's still at the reigns behind the scenes as Chairman with the IDU.
I grew up in Canada too. Not ONCE did I ever feel like I was viewed or treated as a Canadian. Cry me a river.
@@Testimony4644 ???? This comment, especially the second sentence, leaves me confused. Not treated as a Canadian? What were you treated as?
I am 45yo and from Brazil. I visited Canada for the 1st time when I was 12. I fell in love with it. Decided I would live there some day.
Ten years ago I returned with my wife. The idea was to show her around and see if she was onboard with my plan. She loved it!!!
I am the kind of guy who plans ahead (military...). Our plan was to get papers in order and apply for residency so we would move there around 2025 or 2026.
Our plans started to change about 5 years ago with all the madness that came to Canada during and after the 2020 flu season.
We recently got our permanent residency elsewhere with better climate, great food, lower costs and much more freedom.
We are moving next year.
But Canada taught us that one has to be paying attention to the signs. It all changed so fast in Canada.
But it is still a beautiful place. I just do not intend to call it home anymore.
where did you get your permanent residency?
@@chriso4830 Uruguay
What makes me sadder is the perception and hope Canadians have that a change of government in Ottawa will fix all of this. I sadly do not believe it will. Canadians have taken their social programs for granted for far too long. We have been electing incompetent people into positions of power for decades. The cost of living, draconian taxation and a poorly thought out immigration strategy are just some of the many significant problems Canada is facing right now. Having lived in the US for 12 years, I always used to think that Canada is a safer, cleaner and overall a more "western" nation where rule of law is respected. However, I can early see that is not the case anymore. The rising crime(not involving murders), lack of law and order are worse than the United States right now. Canada is sinking and we are waiting for a miracle.
When people started handing their children over to the state for education and those teachers got unionized, it was over. Children are raised into foolish voters with little merit by foolish people who have little merit. That's how every system in our society became corrupted. The means and the ends are one and the same and the medium is the message. Corruption is the message children get from the age of 4 or 5.
You are correct. Nobody is coming to save Canada. The few who tried have been attacked by state media and many imprisoned on BS charges. Lawfare is the tool used by the feds and provincial governments who are just as bad.
Getting rid of the idiot Trudeau is that Miracle you all been looking for.
do you live in USA now?
Hi Alina !! Good for you!! GOOOO!!!!I lived in Japan and China for a decade. I came back to Canada 4 years ago to find a decadent, unsafe, expensive country. Canada is not the shadow of the amazing country that I deeply loved. The only way I could survive these last four years was to leave Canada for at least 4 months a year. I am leaving Canada again tomorrow, but this time is for good. Do I feel sad? not anymore. I will always remember Canada but the new reality is just a nightmare !!!!
All the best to your new journey in a new country!
So, where are you going to move to? I don't think China, Japan are better than Canada in terms of living standards, work-life balance and human rights.
@@user-wl7zi6pc3j Drop that "human rights" gibberish please....ask those homeless folks and the drug addicts how much they value your "human rights"? ...LOL ... work-life can only be balanced when you HAVE a job!
Living standard? You want to compare with China's? Have you even been to China? Alina has..
@@blackknight4996 Canada has many flaws and bad sides, but China definitely has many more. It is undeniable true that an average Chinese person has much worse living standards than an average Canadian person. And, if you don't mind not being able to access TH-cam, Google, Wikipedia etc due to great firewall of China, then fine. You wouldn't even be able to watch her videos if you were in China. China has their own apps like bilibili, weibu but they are only used by Chinese people; whereas Google, youtube, Twitter, instagram are used by all people internationally from almost all countries. Homelessness, poverty also exist in China. There are reasons why hunters of thousands of Chinese immigrants are flocking to the Southern USA border to claim asylum
China? is that where they have a president for live? One single communist party? And concentration camps for those who disagree with the communist elite?
Left Toronto this year and now live in northern BC. Best decision I made. The cities in Canada have completely fallen apart. Small town life in Canada is still good though, and much more affordable. But you have to enjoy small town, country life. If you want to live in a city, Canada is not it.
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As an American i have a honest to God question. why dont Canadians get RID of Justin trudeou??????(cant spell his last bame lol) Obviously people are not happy with him and Canada is worse why has he been voted in again and again?? He was prime minister when Obama was president that was 16 years ago!!!!! OMG 😲
I did not know the conditions a lot of Canadians are facing so this was very eye-opening to me. Thanks for making this video
Yes, it is very bad and going down a slippery slope fast! (IMO we have past the point of no return)
@@KanaievenTokyo she cherry picked all the worst things, but neglected to mention that Canada is always ranked among the best countries to live in the world. Every highly populated country/city has the same problems, all of them. Don’t believe the anti Canada bots 🤖 on here, it’s complete nonsense.
@@bobsmithers what’s so bad about it bob?
@@petek5523 LOL... All I have to say.
@@mariod2890 figures
Wishing you all the best Alina and thank you for allowing us to follow along with you on your journey. Through your videos I have been able to see so many different places and cultures that most likely I would never ever get to see. You have had such a positive impact on so many and you have touched so many lives through your videos. For some of us you are our eyes to the world. Thank you so much for what you do and again I wish nothing but the best for you wherever you are deciding to relocate to.
Aw thank you so much for your support! ❤
You’re not the only one. Welcome to the club. 🙂. Cambodia for me. 72 years old now with a quadruple bypass. Lived all my life in Canada, paid my dues. Spoke up for freedom for Canada all the time. Too old for that now.
I spent four months in the mountains of northern Thailand, and two months in and around Siem Reap, Cambodia. Decided on Cambodia. Wonderful place. It has its problems, but improving. A single westerner can live a simple life there on $700 U.S. a month as long as you don’t waste your money. I have at least $1200 a month available, so no problem. A very comfortable and secure life.
Tropical…so no heating bills…and no snow to shovel.
Cambodia is also central to the area……easy bus trips to Thailand, Laos, Vietnam when you want to visit those places. Not too long a flight if you want to visit India and Sri Lanka.
I’ll fly out again this spring, 2025…..and this time I won’t be back. Bye bye Canada ✈️ 🇰🇭 🇹🇭 🌴 🌴 🌴 👋🏼 ☸️ 😃
I will never live in these countries that are all chaos and filth and noises
@@samramazotti2986 How do you know those countries are like that ?
@@robertwilliamson922 some visited ..some from TH-cam travelers bloggers
Nowadays all is there just by a mouse click
can u tell me whats the visa situation and price to stay there long term..ie.per year
@@robertwilliamson922
Maybe because the current year is 2024, and we have TV and the internet and we can see things with our own eyes.
I dont know...in Europe you will very easily find the same situation. Prices including food and shelter are skyrocketing, security is decreasing, opportunities are drying up...maybe there are some places that are still better, but if all the people who arent satisfied with their lives in their own country invade these places ...then housing prices will go up , the same is gonna happen with other services as well...in Hungary rent and flat prices are insane . Reason? Partly it is becasue many people from richer countries come here to escape their own terrible situations...
So true in the U.S. too.
But Hungary has a EXCELLENT, STRONG LEADER VIKTOR ORBAN who is doing an EXCELLENT job in making sure that 👿😈 Muslim migrants DON'T enter the beautiful Hungary!!!..Mr Orban is also offering any WHITE HUNGARIAN WOMAN who has 5 children of NOT paying any mortgage on their house...Those are EXCELLENT decisions!!
I've not been on a vacation on over 12 years, and even then it was just to Montreal for the weekend, I'm in poverty and the federal and provincial governments couldn't care less, they actively make life harder over time.
What I don’t understand is that Canada is being marketed all around the world as one of the best countries to live in and yet it is #1 in the worst cost of living. And we have health insurance but no one to work the hospitals because of a shortage of nurses and doctors. It’s like going to the restaurant and someone shows you the menu, you pay up front and then they ask you to leave until they can find a waitress to take your order and a cook to cook your meal.
Immigration is a business which receives tens of Millions in annual funding in advertising from the feds. You should see the brochures on studying and living in Canada available in Germany.....wheat fields with silos, pristine mountain lakes, sunshine, the mounted police on horseback, famous University campuses, etc.....in short idyllic. The ads talk about how easy it is to immigrate, how great the job market and social services are.
Worst part is...when you try to warn people that its not as advertised, you get accused of being a pessimist, exaggerating or that I must have left Canada because I was failure.
@@1949coupe And all these places that people want to move to are not doing much worse? 🙄
@@Tugela60 Agreed. No country is perfect. You need to focus on your values and where you think you will be treated best. The problem is, the economies and culture of most Western countries are being destroyed on purpose. While the reasons for the controlled demolition can be debated, its hard to ignore the current state of affairs. We are witnessing the largest citizen/people exchange I've ever seen. Who would have thought 10-15 years ago that Americans, Canadians, Germans, Dutch, French etc. would be moving to Mexico, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Panama, Greece, Serbia, Georgia, etc. to provide their families a better quality of life.
As a 42 year old Canadian (born & raised).. lived in Northeastern Ontario my entire life. Canada is unrecognizable. I miss the country I grew up in. Heck, I'd even take a version of the country I can vividly remember from a mere 20 years ago. With how inflation, homelessness, immigration and leftist/globalist policies have destroyed Canada, my partner and I are doing our research in hopes of finding a better country to live in. Even the US (despite its downsides) is a much better country to live in (financially)..
I'm American. Check out my area (Raleigh, Cary, Morrisville, Apex). Plenty of Canadians here and there. Almost no snow.
@GUITARTIME2024 my folks actually had a timeshare condo on North Myrtle Beach (SC) about 10 years ago. It's beautiful down there but if I were to move to the US, it'd have to be a State with alot of forest. West Virginia looks awesome 👌
@jizzaymz tons of forest in NC. Google Map it on Satellite view. West Virginia is naturally beautiful but poor and no job base.
I think you should stay in Canada. We have many social issues in the States. Fix your own Country problems before moving.
Wait a year. The Liberals will be removed from power.
I left Canada in the late 1990s. I moved back in 2018 (more than 20 years abroad)... and I've regretted it every day since. I do NOT hate Canada at all. Like you said, it is a great place to live, but... once you see how other people live in other parts of the world you see what's missing in Canada. It's the basics.. access to medical care... education... and so on. It used to be amazing in Canada, now it's broken 😞 My wife and I talk about relocating back overseas all the time. Moving abroad with kids is hard, but we will eventually do it once all the bits line up :-)
Access to medical care lol...what tiny town do you live in that you don't have 200 clinic within a few miles lol..i've lived in montreal, toronto, ottawa....you get care same day. You just walk in. You people are not being honest...its quite funny actually. Next you'll claim canada doesn't have enough marijuana lol.
Well the country takes in over a million people of the healthcare suffers. But you also see a lot of people abusing the system .
My husband missed a step and some slipped and fell all the way down.
He was bleeding and hurt . Because it was late we waited until the next morning .
I brought him to urgent care . I knew nothing was broken and he talked fine .
We were served promptly and had X-rays . Nothing broken just deep surface wound . Got bandaged up and sent home .
Today a nurse came to renew the bandage and will do so for the next 2 weeks .
My husband will turn 80 soon.
But you see somany people there and just go for anything . From a cold to a bad knee.
This is urgent care . Should be serious case.
I don;'t live in a small town... I live on the west coast. There'sa clinic in the city... one clinic... it's closed more than it's open. When it is open, they limit how many people thy will see in a day and send everyone else to the ER. There is a clinic in the next city... and they get angry at you if you show up because they are so overwhelmed by their own residents that neighboring residents push them over capacity. ERs are closing in BC... There are over 1 million people in BC that don't have a family doctor. The medical system here is broken.
@@EvelinHolmes People go to urgent care because they have no other choice. They don't have a family doctor... what should they do if they need something for bronchitus? The ER? I am "lucky" to have a family doctor here in BC and if I need to see the doctor I have to book an appointment at least 3 months in advance. I can't get another family doctor because there are a million people (as in at least a quarter of the provincial population) ahead ofme in the queue in BC.
@@EvelinHolmes They go to emergency because they don't have a family doctor.
This is my first time viewing one of your videos, Alina. You are inspiring! Thank you for your honesty, a reality that so many of us share. My family and I moved here 26 years ago with next to nothing in terms of worldly possessions. Our kids grew up here, went to university here and, working two jobs at the same time, we were blessed to be able to buy our own home eventually. We are proudly Canadian, but so much is changing that my wife and I are considering retiring elsewhere due to financial constraints (our home is our only asset). Thank you for the video.
Thanks so much for sharing this Alina! I can relate to what you're going through - I was born in the UK, moved to the US at 11 and then moved back to the UK at 24. I decided to leave the US because I began to realise that it's just not an ideal place to work and raise a family. The state I lived in (South Carolina) has a better quality of life than, say, California, New York, Oregon, Washington or New Jersey, but overall the US just doesn't do an adequate job of caring for its citizens, and the US government (especially those left of centre) has its priorities in the wrong place. The UK has its own problems no doubt, but overall the UK does a much better job of caring for its citizens than the US does.
It'll be more difficult for you than it was for me because you'll be going to an entirely new country where you have no family and no social network, but you're an intelligent and daring woman, you seem to be quite comfortable around new people, and you'll settle into wherever you end up very quickly. I wish you all the best and look forward to seeing how everything plays out!
". . . but overall the US just doesn't do an adequate job of caring for its citizens."
I don't think I've ever heard the basic problem of living in the United States today stated so eloquently. Well said.
You're correct. The US is more concerned with the borders of the Ukraine and China than our own. Last week Washington sent 3.9 billion dollars to maintain the pensions of Ukrainian workers and they have yet to send aid to the citizens of Hawaii displaced by the wildfires, most of whom remain homeless and displaced for more than a year now.
Thank you very much! Good for you for finding what works for you!
Beware of 2 Tier Kier!
@@NotAvailable-gl4nx - PM Keir Stalin is Big Brother.
I am in the country in rural Northern Ontario and I must say life is still grand! I do avoid the major cities as they are too busy, too much traffic, and yes too much homelessness! This is due to ALL POLITICAL PARTIES NOT INVESTING IN GOOD CHEAP HOUSING! Yes, it is a problem with ALL the political parties, NONE have addressed it, from even before Harper to Trudeau today! This needs to be addressed!
But our life in rural Canada is still very good. I do not complain about paying high taxes if I know that my money aids others with health care and social programs! We are still far FAR better than Russia for example!!
Peace n Love
I left 10 years ago and am much happier for it. It is so sad to the state of things today in Canada. Of course, living overseas isn't for everyone. But for me, the quality of life is vastly better than in Canada.
If you don't mind me asking, where did you move to? 🤔
@hildasampson I've lived in Korea for a very long time. It suits me much better.
@@johnholst Interesting. Thanks for your response 👍 🙂
@hildasampson Not just the cost of living, but I'm at a stage in life where I need regular access to good healthcare. I knew I wasn't going to get that in Canada, unfortunately.
@@johnholst are you Korean if you don't mind my asking?
Life is full of unexpected turns. I left behind the enchanting beauty of Positano and the Amalfi Coast in search of something new. Now, after a decade, I find myself calling Alberta home with genuine affection. The warmth and hospitality of the locals have been truly heartening. Despite the challenges posed by economic circumstances, the joy of being warmly greeted whenever I step outside, coupled with the relaxed Calgarian spirit, complements my Mediterranean, traditionally formal nature in the most delightful way
breathing in too much forest fire smoke?
@@babylonmustfall No, not too much wild fire smoke. The bloke is right. There is a high standard of living in Canada - particularly in Alberta. As for the wild fire smoke, it really doesn't have anything to do with perceptual inconsistencies. I heard Alberta's capital city (Edmonton) had a lot of wild fire smoke.
I can understand Alberta, but Calgary?! C'mon, both major cities in Alberta are shitholes.
wow, that's an epic downgrade!!!!
From Positano to Alberta… holy cow. Are you Italian?
I moved to Saskatchewan in 2009 and called it home since then. I was born and raised in the Philippines, the cost of living doesn't help I have friends who moved back already. It was a different Canada back in 2009 there are more homeless people now unfortunately thanks for sharing your story.
I moved to New Zealand from France 8 years ago, we just got our citizenship and we have no regrets. I miss a lot my country but It’s getting worse in France, we have a good life and my children are safe❤
I can relate to you so much, I'm Serbian but grew up in Alberta and now I live in Toronto. I just want to leave the country at this point
I'm from Slovenia, I came here 7 years ago for college, really fell in love in Canada back then. First visited in 2014. And right now Slovenia is being way better. I'm in Toronto right now and its shocking how many homeless, crime its here, lots of trash on the side of the streets. I'm moving out of Toronto, and I'm also thinking to go back to Slovenia, where life style is higher currently.
@@aaania30 Yes exactly, I've live in different parts of Canada it's not the best. You will always have to face something no matter if you live in the big city or even the smaller ones. I would say Europe is way better for sure
You might find it difficult in Slovenia as well. The globalists and WEF goons planned it this way. Europe's economy is stagnating and there are few opportunities there now. Canada/America are difficult for their own reasons as well. My advice find somewhere you can be somewhat successful, plan carefully and be near family if possible and if their supportive. It's time to work hard, save and stick together with family.
@@aaania30 What will you do for a living in Slovenia?
@@JD-de5mq the entire stars and stripes empire is collapsing, europe, being part of that is too.
I'm a US citizen, and I've been fortunate to have traveled to 166 countries. There are 3 countries that I can, and do see myself living in. 3 Vietnam, 2 Spain, and hand down #1 Thailand
Cheap and young women
@@monikam9069 peaceful..cohesive..excellent healthcare if u pay..great food..wonderfulpeople
@@monikam9069 No Thank You.
@@Porkypies6m totally agree, and you will never run out of things to do in these countries .
@@markwils5042 thanks for the info. i will be looking to retire early in the next couple of years and i will be sure to look into these countries.
We've had the USA madly printing money which stokes inflation as well as predatory global corporate cartels using covid as an excuse to collude on raising prices and boosting corporate profits. Then we have US and British corporations using countries like Canada and Australia as cheap mine sites. Finally, we have the property Ponzi scheme which keeps housing out of the reach of young people. In both Canada and Australia, the birth rate has fallen because young people cannot afford to have kids. Both countries maintain their population level via immigration but that con is now falling apart because migrants can see that the game is rigged. Canada and Australia both produce a huge amount of wealth but it doesn't flow to young folks. Old folks who have fat investment portfolios don't want to rock the boat but, by their inaction, they're throwing their country's future under the bus. It's no mystery as to where this path leads. Just take a look at the catastrophically low birth rate in South Korea. Look at Italy with its falling population.
But the migrants can afford because back home no one pay them money for "entertainment"
That's what happens when you are a vassal of the USA. The rest of the world is fed up with the Western World led by the USA & their Rules Based International Order. More countries want to join BRICS & ditch their US dollars which will also increase inflation.
Too many people in the world.
@MB-xe8bb Not for long.
thats because of womens rights and anti family ideologies. nothing to do with cost. its also biologically what everyone did in history. firstly animals are hard wired that way and secondly because of decadence, presumably because people didnt have to work to make ends meat and sustain a living.
To bring some balance, I moved here with my wife on June 2022. Best decision of our lives.
Nice video! I totally understand your feelings, I’m an immigrant in Canada and have been living here for almost a decade but unfortunately my wife and I are planning to go back to our country. We think Canada is going to the wrong direction and is no longer a nice and safe place to raise our kid.😢
Totally understandable. Hope you guys are able to find what works for you!
@@AlinaMcleod Well, that might be a reaction, but honestly, Alina cannot go back to Ukraine. It is ONE PLANET, people. We solve the whole problem or we solve none. No one talks about Greta Thunberg, but she hasn't been wrong. If nothing changes, nothing changes.
I'd love to know which country you're going back to?
Curious, which country are you returning to?
@@kam_abroad Well, I'm guessing she won't head for Colombia. Or Sri Lanka. My feeling is that her individual solution won't work for pretty much anyone else. Her lifeboat has a capacity of one.
Scottish Canadian here. I left canada 20 years ago, for Asia, and have never moved back. I go home (southern Ont) for holidays and am shocked at what the country has become. Currently riding out life in Thailand and love it. If you can get out, and won't regret it, you should try. Canada is absolutely shocking now as a (post) nation.
Que coisa hein!
"build back better" doublespeak for destruction of the old.. the family unit, freedom, religion, especially Christianity, finance, private land ownership..where "you Will own nothing" and now you have been "liberated" (everything stolen from you, Canada, UK, Australia, the former west Europe have all embraced this "progressivism"
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I doubt people from Thailand want a Scottish kid moving to there country and taking away from there culture
@@superpig5000 lol
Visiting foreign countries is one thing, but living in a foreign country is a different thing, especially if you're not born and raised there. Every country have the good parts and their issues. Good luck with your decision, and always remember your roots. Having travel to many parts of this world and experiences I'll never forget, never give up your Canadian citizenship. After trying to make up my mind to move to a foreign country, I discovered my home is where my roots are. This is where I returned to and this is where I'll stay now with no thoughts of ever leaving again.
Most Canadians can't afford to raise a family, can't afford to buy a house, and can barely afford rent. It feels like we are becoming less of a country and more of a work colony who's only purpose is to make the rich, richer.
Our population is greatly declining because of this, and instead of paying Canadians a livable salary, they chose to promote immigration to boost our population back up under the guise of "multiculturalism"
I have to ask myself....have I been manipulated?, has my kindness for others been taken advantage of? I have always been the first to welcome migrants with open arms, but in doing so, am I just enabling the mega corporations to keep doing what they're doing? When they speak of equality, do they mean "we don't care what your skin color is, as long as you are willing to work for minimum wage"?
It def does not feel like home anymore, good luck Alina, I shed a few tears watching this video and I share your sadness.
I feel ya!! But on the other hand as sad as it it, I am very excited for you!!
I can't wait to see where you're going. Hopefully, in two years, I can be able to do the same thing. ❤
Thank you for this wonderful video, Alina. I feel the same about living in California and the overall situation in the United States. The cost of living keeps on rising while the quality of life declines more and more every single day. So many young people our age (we're about the same age) who have university degrees and have good jobs struggle to pay rent or even foresee a future where they can own a home. I wish you the best of luck in this new life you will embark on. My wife and I enjoy watching your content and look forward to see where you end up.
Thank you very much and wishing you guys the best as well!
Amazing Alina, so happy for you! I wish you nothing but the best and you'll be amazing wherever you go! Love your content, keep up with the great videos and all the best
Poland, Romania, Denmark, Japan, can't think of any other countries worth moving to at this point.
You should go to Russia.
Gcc is a great option . Even Malaysia is a great option.Just the heat for 3 months in summer is not great .
My situation is similar, but I live in the US. My home state CA has major cities like San Francisco with tents all over the place. Crime has gotten out of control in places like Oakland where the police likely won't help you in time. I did the hustle and bustle in Southern CA, built my wealth, and left the big city. I'm looking at leaving the US for a while to live overseas, travel, and have fun while I'm still young. Good luck to you.
Where are you looking at
You should go to El Salvadore or Columbia (well, any south or central American country for that matter). No homelessness or crime in places like that.