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[-] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago

Unless you’re indigenous. Then you’ll get thrown into a mass grave, and the authorities won’t do a thing about it when you’re discovered.

[-] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago

...Which is no longer happening

[-] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

Bullshit. Plenty of studies and news stories covering the continued violence against Canadian indigenous, and the refusal of the government to properly address or investigate the problem.

[-] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago

Proof? You're making the claims the burden of evidence is on you.

As far as I know the two women killed in Manitoba were the result of a serial killer and Wab did the right thing.

We definitely treat our indigenous poorly but as far as I know we are no longer throwing them in mass graves.

[-] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2023/country-chapters/canada

Which mass graves have you known about as they were being filled, rather than when they were discovered after the fact? How can you possibly confidently proclaim it’s not happening anymore, as indigenous peoples (especially women and children) continue to go missing in high numbers?

[-] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago

Are they actively murdering and burying indigenous people in mass graves? This report is on the historical failings of the government as it pertains to 2022.

To be clear as of that report the government was not acknowledging their failures to account for and prevent these atrocities not that they were actively committing them.

[-] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Oh. You’re a genocide denier.

[-] Knoxvomica@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

I don't think the genocide is active anymore, this is a super weird hill to die on. To be honest Canada has a LONG way to go in terms of reconciliation. land acknowledgements, etc are a super fake check mark to be "native friendly" but they are a step in the right direction. No, Canadians are not actively murdering first Nations and burying them in mass graves.

Yes, the there still is some cultural genocide and the communities are still absolutely struggling to recover from being completely fucked by the Catholic Church and the Canadian government with residential schools, rascism, reserve system and destruction of food sources.

Pick your battles better.

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[-] PanArab@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Indigenous women are still kidnapped and forcefully sterilized

[-] Spaniard@lemmy.world 32 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

But we will sterilize you without your permission if you are a native!

[-] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago

Will you do that for non natives too? Asking for me

[-] bluewing@lemm.ee 13 points 1 week ago

Get a good tan and I'm sure they will find time for you.

[-] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

I am tan, and a free Song and dance is appealing. Tell me more

[-] Bloomcole@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

And don't complain about losing your land for a pipeline.

“lethal overwatch is req’d” “use as much violence toward the gate as you want”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/20/canada-indigenous-land-defenders-police-documents

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[-] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago

You guys taking electricians? I'm pretty sure I can chug syrup, and I can start using "eh" more, eh?

[-] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 20 points 1 week ago

Most trades are provincial jurisdiction (including electricians), so pick a province and look at their requirements for foreign trained electricians.

For example, to get your ticket in Ontario you'll need to look into the trade 309A (Construction and Maintenance Electrician) or 442A (Industrial Electrician), verify your work experience, and take an equivalency exam to test your knowledge. I'd recommend reading up on CEC requirements (very similar to NEC but there are differences).

https://www.skilledtradesontario.ca/experienced-workers/trade-equivalency-assessment/

[-] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Excellent. This is exactly the kind of advice I've been looking for. Thank you!

[-] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 5 points 1 week ago

No problem!

I should also mention that electricians are part of the federal Red Seal program, so once you're licensed you can pretty easily move provinces without needing to recertify (though you still have to register with that province's trades regulator and follow their regulations instead).

[-] xploit@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

You joke, but that shit is infectious.

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago

Don't know about electricians specifically but AFAIK we have a general shortage of skilled trades related to construction so I wouldn't be surprised if we are short on electricians too. You'd probably have to do some recertification.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago
[-] unbanshee@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 week ago

Sorry to be a pedant, but it's Salvadoran, not "El Salvadorian".

[-] anonymous111@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Does this imply there is a Canadian process to throw people into an El Salvadorian Gulag?

[-] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

They’re called “residential schools” in Canada.

[-] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

The last residential school closed in 1997 and the government has since profusely apologized for their part in this disgusting history. Where is evidence this is still carrying on in the 21st century?

[-] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago
[-] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

Nothing in there is stating the government is murdering indigenous people and burying them in mass graves.

[-] jasoman@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Only during war time when they get feeling like Geneva checklist.

[-] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 11 points 1 week ago
[-] chellewalker@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago

I'm like 3 steps away from applying for Permanent Residence. The best year of my life was when I worked in Toronto, and that was before the orange turd came back in and expedited my desire to be literally anywhere but here.

[-] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago

I would, the problem is getting back into the US.

[-] Catpurple 12 points 1 week ago

Screw going back. If I had an easy way to leave the country and renounce my US citizenship to become the citizen of a different nation, I would. Not sure if I'd necessarily want to do so in Canada, seeing as its southern border is touching this rotten hell-on-earth icon of hubris, but it would still be a welcome start.

[-] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago

I have a job and family here, and this is where my wife’s support system is. Uprooting her and taking her away from the kids and the rest of the family would be a huge decision to make.

We’ve legitimately discussed it, but in the short term we decided me leaving the country, even for work, just can’t happen. If they are revoking green cards on a whim… I just can’t chance it.

[-] tauren@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

Just so that you know, I tried to blow the hair away three times.

[-] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Native Americans in Canada have entered the chat. 😒

[-] kandoh@reddthat.com 5 points 1 week ago

They don't like to be called that just fyi

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[-] trilobyte81@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I'm American, I can't afford too

so many people in my life are talking about leaving to come to BC. are trump refugees something you guys would actually be cool with? I know some people in the world would resent us for not staying and doing what we can to clean his shit show up

[-] unbanshee@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'm not gonna blame anyone for fleeing fascism. At least if you leave, they're not getting your tax dollars* or labour.

That said, be aware that there is a housing crisis in Canada, and it's most severe in the metro Vancouver area.

*I think you would actually have to renounce US citizenship for this to be true, but I'm also unsure how aggressively the IRS would pursue tax collection from emigrants.

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

As a general rule, people with US citizenship working in most other countries still have to file US taxes, but they end up owing nothing. There's a big exemption for wages earned in other countries, so unless you're making a lot of money and simultaneously living in a place with very low taxes, your payment will be $0. This sometimes affects say bankers who move to Switzerland where they make a lot of money and don't pay much in taxes. But, for most jurisdictions (including Canada) the taxes are more-or-less on par with the US or higher so you don't end up owing anything.

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[-] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

If you want to come to BC, prepare to make less money and pay more for housing

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[-] viopercus@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

Hey, I would love to move to Canada as I unfortunately live in a shitty place but I cannot do that unless I can get a work visa and it's hard to get that. If anyone has a solution, I would love to hear it

[-] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

With due process you say?

[-] PanoptiDon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I wouldn't risk it Canada. The US is diseased and the illness needs to run its course.

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