andy_bandy | 6 years ago | on: An open society, Canada’s best response to immigration
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andy_bandy | 6 years ago | on: Hong Kong protests: 'I'm in Australia but I feel censored by Chinese students'
It goes beyond problems in HK. It also happened when the University of Toronto elected a Canadian citizen of Tibetan origin student body president.
'China is your daddy': Backlash against Tibetan student's election prompts questions about foreign influence
Chemi Lhamo, 22, got thousands of hateful comments after becoming U of T Scarborough student president
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/china-tibet-student-e...
andy_bandy | 6 years ago | on: Chinese are big customers for schemes selling foreign residency
They don't pay income tax. In a country with free medicare and cheap post-secondary education, and many other low income benefits this is a massive problem.
"nine of 10 recent Chinese immigrants arrive in Metro Vancouver with enough money to immediately buy homes. But only half hold down jobs during their first five years in Canada, while four of 10 report they’re surviving on low incomes."
https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-how...
Ritzy Richmond neighbourhood where many are ‘poor’
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Part+Ritzy+Richmond+nei...
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"nine of 10 recent Chinese immigrants arrive in Metro Vancouver with enough money to immediately buy homes. But only half hold down jobs during their first five years in Canada, while four of 10 report they’re surviving on low incomes."
https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-how...