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[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

By the way, which one's Pink?

[–] faltryka@lemmy.world 20 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

I get it, but also regret that there is one less person voting against evil, assuming that will continue mattering.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 18 points 10 hours ago

One less rich person contributing taxes to evil.

[–] radiohead37@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 10 hours ago

Given the stupidity of the electoral college, odds are they don’t live in a swing state therefore their vote don’t matter.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 8 points 11 hours ago

We don't get to vote against evil here.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 37 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Yes! I hope Canada becomes the art capital of the world!

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 30 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Canada should take advantage of this situation to hire US scientists and doctors too.

[–] Mvlad88@lemmy.world 19 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Reminds me of another place that took in a lot of scientists running away from a Nazi rejime.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 9 points 11 hours ago

Hey. We don't fault talent for being born in a decline. We'll just be rescuing them.

Oh. And doctors and nurses and air traffic controllers and computer coders too. Sorry, but thanks.

[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 9 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Sadly the opposite is happening right now for healthcare and research. Wages are low, housing is expensive. In the states wages are higher and housing is cheaper, its a no brainer. I've seen MASSIVE brain drain over the years, hopefully wages adjust or housing crashes or both but we definitely need to reassess our priorities.

One thing to note, though, with the current situation in the US is that people are deciding against coming here for work in many of those sectors. From science and engineering to doctors and college professors, I've heard multiple people saying that their European colleagues have turned down jobs in the US.

Canada has been fighting a war on science almost as long as the US (I remember hearing about issues with the conservative government in Canada back during the 2000s), but this is a real time of opportunity to bring smart people in.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Ouai! Projet Trombone! Sera fantastique!!

If the may talented Canadians that work in the USA returned it would definitely benefit Canada artistically.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago

They're already the movie and TV show making capital. They've got a head start.

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Eh, I know that the pink Floyd producer is a legend but wouldn't have recognized his name.

I think they should have titled it "Bob Ezrin, producer of Pink Floyd's "The Wall" renounces American citizenship in a return to Canada"

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

What a shame there wasn't enough room on the paper to fit both facts.

[–] Whirling_Ashandarei@lemmy.world 17 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

American here. I'd love to do the same. My company even has a branch in Toronto that maybe I could transfer to, but I'm under a year in and I don't think they'd allow it currently.

Y'all got rid of the grandfather clause for citizenship, right? My grandmother was born in Newfoundland, wish I could take advantage of that.

[–] SilentStorms@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Your grandmother might not even be Canadian, if she was born before 1949 and left.

[–] Whirling_Ashandarei@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

She was, and did. Long dead now, so doubt it matters.

You might have a claim to British citizenship. It would be really difficult to prove, though.

[–] whodatdair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Look into whether your profession is listed under their β€œexpress entry” program, they fast-track skilled labor.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry.html

Interesting, thanks! Looks like I'm at least a TEER 2, possibly TEER 1, and otherwise fit a lot of the metrics for points due to age, education, language, etc. Gonna discuss with the wife.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

grandfather clause for citizenship, right

You'd first have to get your parent in the club, I think. Then, as half, you get a leg-in.

Both her and my father have passed, so probably can't do much lol

[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 8 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] doc@fedia.io 5 points 12 hours ago

To the machine

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago

I wish I had the resources to do similar.

[–] index@sh.itjust.works -1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I remember people arguing against russian people saying that they shouldn't be allowed anywhere outside their country and if they are unhappy with it they should march to the cremlin. I'm gonna guess same goes for americans, right?

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Excellent straw man