Ladies and Gentlemen, this is how you troll Nine_Ender.
Say the slightest negative thing about Canada and he comes out in full attack mode like a rapid dog. Spittle spewing from his mouth while he pounds on his keyboard.
As I have stated before I enjoy working in Canada. I have a fine set of colleagues from everywhere around the world. Toronto is a diverse city with many things to offer. I rather commute here than to NY or London. My job in Banking IT requires me to commute since there are no major banks headquartered in the Raleigh-Durham area (the closest is BoA in Charlotte). The projects I am involved in leading architecture across the bank are interesting and innovative.
I regularly listen to my colleagues and get a sense of their concerns, perspectives, and experiences. My feedback on Canada is reflective of their input. Unlike Nine_Ender, I don't come to the table with inflexible preconceived notions. I am a student of history and enjoy learning about Canada's culture and the tranformations which the country is currently going through.
I respect most Canadians. However I do not respect Canadians like Nine_Ender who has little understanding of the policies, conditions, and culture in his own country. He has been proven incorrect over-and over again in his dishonest assertions. There is an endless list of items he has been wrong about. Few people go to private clinics in Canada? (wrong). Few Canadians ever go to the U.S. for healthcare? (wrong again). Canada provinces don't offer private clinics that allow people to cut in line for medical care if they pay? (yes, wrong once again). Canada does not have long waits for medical care? (not only wrong, but one of the largest medical care complaints).
I will agree that Canada has a much better immigration policy than the U.S. Canada is effectively open for all professionals and others with needed skills - plus support for bringing extended family members here. Canada is taking in many talented people that the U.S. is not taking in. IMO if a country takes in immigrants you want to take in people with job skills that add to the economy - Canada does this very well.
Over 90% of our very sizable IT organization in Toronto were not born in Canada. Most are very content in their positions and decision to immigrate to Canada. They enjoy the quality of life here but believe the U.S. would offer better personal economic opportunity. I will note that over 50% of the people I have talked to tried to get into the U.S. first before making the decision to come to Canada.
In regards to Nine_Ender's over-the-top HR comments. I must really suck as a contractor if they have kept me here for four years, provided me with two quarterly achiever awards (the only ones in the last decade awarded to a contractor), fly me up via commercial first class or private jet each week, and pay a high hourly billing rate that makes banking lawyers turn green with envy.
All I want to know is when is Nine_Ender fulfilling the traditional Canadian dream and moving to Florida?
P.S. - Go Blue Jays!
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