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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: xcanuck on November 02, 2004, 04:45:00 pm
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...HELP IS ON THE WAY!!!
We're coming to save you...in a benevolent and polite way. It's the only way we know how to!
http://cwd.ptbcanadian.com/index2.html (http://cwd.ptbcanadian.com/index2.html)
I'm going to guess that Sonick's about the only other person here who's going to appreciate this :)
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Originally posted by xcanuck:
I'm going to guess that Sonick's about the only other person here who's going to appreciate this :) [/QB]
Your probably right.
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hahahahah
"The US is our trading partner, our neighbour, our ally and our friend...
and sometimes we'd like to give them such a smack!"
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Originally posted by sonickteam2:
hahahahah
"The US is our trading partner, our neighbour, our ally and our friend...
and sometimes we'd like to give them such a smack!"
It would be the last smack they ever gave. ;)
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Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
It would be the last smack they ever gave. ;)
did you say "smack" or "slap"
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LOL....Your on a roll today aren't ya. :D
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Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
It would be the last smack they ever gave. :)
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Ok, Ok, we give up, we give up. Just don't do it!!!!!!!!!
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And don't you doodles get any funny ideas about moving to Ireland.....I moved here to get away from you lot! :p
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Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
Ok, Ok, we give up, we give up. Just don't do it!!!!!!!!!
shut up Rob, you know you'd end up going
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honestly, i going to go after some CISCO certs and start looking for work in the UK... a highly marketable skill is look upon highly over there.
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http://www.marryanamerican.ca/ (http://www.marryanamerican.ca/)
Cheers
DJ Medusa.
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Mary J.Bilge
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Mary J.Bilge
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Oh, damn Dupek! Why did you delete your posts? They were funny. :D
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"Americans Flock to Canada's Immigration Web Site (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&e=1&u=/nm/20041105/od_nm/canada_usa_dc)
Fri Nov 5, 2:22 PM ET Oddly Enough - Reuters
By David Ljunggren
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The number of U.S. citizens visiting Canada's main immigration Web site has shot up six-fold as Americans flirt with the idea of abandoning their homeland after President Bush (news - web sites)'s election win this week.
"When we looked at the first day after the election, Nov. 3, our Web site hit a new high, almost double the previous record high," immigration ministry spokeswoman Maria Iadinardi said on Friday.
On an average day some 20,000 people in the United States log onto the Web site, www.cic.gc.ca (http://www.cic.gc.ca) -- a figure which rocketed to 115,016 on Wednesday. The number of U.S. visits settled down to 65,803 on Thursday, still well above the norm.
Bush's victory sparked speculation that disconsolate Democrats and others might decide to start a new life in Canada, a land that tilts more to the left than the United States.
Would-be immigrants to Canada can apply to become permanent resident, a process that often takes a year. The other main way to move north on a long-term basis is to find a job, which requires a work permit.
But please spare the sob stories.
Asked whether an applicant would be looked upon more sympathetically if they claimed to be a sad Democrat seeking to escape four more years of Bush, Iadinardi replied: "There would be no weight given to statements of feelings."
Canada is one of the few major nations with an large-scale immigration policy. Ottawa is seeking to attract between 220,000 and 240,000 newcomers next year.
"Let's face it, we have a population of a little over 32 million and we definitely need permanent residents to come to Canada," said Iadinardi. "If we could meet (the 2005) target and go above it, the more the merrier."
But right now it is too early to say whether the increased interest will result in more applications.
"There is no unusual activity occurring at our visa missions (in the United States). Having someone who intends to come to Canada is not the same as someone actually putting in an application," said Iadinardi.
"We'll only find out whether there has been an increase in applications in six months."
The waiting time to become a citizen is shorter for people married to Canadians, which prompted the birth of a satirical Web site called www.marryanamerican.ca. (http://www.marryanamerican.ca.)
The idea of increased immigration by unhappy Americans is triggering some amusement in Canada. Commentator Thane Burnett of the Ottawa Sun newspaper wrote a tongue-in-cheek guide to would-be new citizens on Friday.
"As Canadians, you'll have to learn to embrace and use all the products and culture of Americans, while bad-mouthing their way of life," he said."