tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post459192505152792411..comments2023-12-08T12:50:34.303-08:00Comments on W.C. Varones: Tea Party Nation, eh!W.C. Varoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663570682958847976noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post-16309337392557671022010-11-22T07:15:54.190-08:002010-11-22T07:15:54.190-08:00Canada does appear to be relatively well managed c...Canada does appear to be relatively well managed compared to most other countries, I will not disagree, although I think this is more a reflection of how badly managed everybody else is. <br /><br />What we need now in Canada is less government and more personal accountability. I think the modern Tea Party movement is a good idea, we need some of that in Canada.<br /><br />Having said that, I do have serious concerns for Canada:<br /><br />1) out of control immigration, legal and illegal, is 250,000 people/year, a bit much for a 33M people country. I am not only concerned about the numbers, but also about the quality of many of the migrants (just go to ER in Toronto at the weekend and you will see what I mean).<br /><br />Yes, the skilled migrants are usually good additions (but represent less than 30% of immigrants); also, unfortunately, too many foreign engineers and doctors are driving taxis - more than anything because a country only needs so many doctors/engineers and competition is tight, even for natives that speak the language well and understand the way of doing business.<br />The real problem I see with immigration is that too many 'skilled migrants' will bring grannie, grandad, uncle Joe, cousin Mo and auntie B, all of which require medical care for a variety of diseases (TB, hep B, etc.)... and guess who paid for their medical care here in Canada... certainly not the skilled migrant that has been here less than five years.<br /><br />2) People's lack of responsibility: if you think Obama & Co. are lefties, check out the NDP (e.g. Jack Layton), or some (mercifully, not all) Liberal Party politicians (Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario); they want Canadians to be sheeple (i.e. depend on welfare and defer most decission making to them)..<br /><br />Oh, and one more thing: I am an immigrant in Canada that came here via the skilled migrant program; I would be ashamed to bring sick groups of relatives to milk the health system paid for by others (and my relatives would disown me if I did that); no, I did not come from the US.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post-54965702879248321722010-10-26T20:19:22.290-07:002010-10-26T20:19:22.290-07:00I see you've fallen for the mainstream media t...I see you've fallen for the mainstream media tea party bashing.<br /><br />Don't believe the hype. Come to a tea party instead.<br /><br />And congratulations on your very tea party government policies and the new Toronto tea party mayor!W.C. Varoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663570682958847976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post-88321085385108222382010-10-26T20:13:06.120-07:002010-10-26T20:13:06.120-07:00We certainly are not "Tea Party Nation" ...We certainly are not "Tea Party Nation" up here. Even in right wing Oilberta, we just elected a gay muslim mayor in its largest city.<br /><br />For the record, we are the Brits you dumped 234 years ago. For those of you a little slow on the take... your original Tea Party was to get rid of us. Good job.<br /><br />Now stop electing Republicans who keep f**king up the world economy with their shitty unregulated policies and useless ideological wars. You need to suck it up and clean up the mess you made.<br /><br />With Love,<br /><br />Canadacanuckboywondernoreply@blogger.com