I AM LEAVING CANADA.... and it makes me sad.

[@JTDPM]

The Canada the kids of today will know is nothing like the Canada I grew up in. Not in a good way.

[@Oliver-fs2ep]

Lol canada is go gay. Now lol over 70% of residents are lgbt...no less

[@joshg72826]

Your parents and their parents said the same. I heard the same from my grandfather 20 years ago.

[@davidellis5141]

@@JTDPMJ , You didn't grow up in Canada.

[@Burdflu]

@@joshg72826 I tend to disagree. Information technology has had an unprecedented effect on the speed at which we change societal norms. Speed is fine if you have control. Our tech is getting better, but our people are less resilient.

[@D4rkBl4de]

I completely understand.

[@backbitting6775]

im 35, i cant find a husband, i cant buy a condo, i cant walk around at night, i cant get a family doctor and 30% of my income goes to taxes. every day i ask myself why am i here?

[@localjess838]

All we do is work, work, work nothing to do.

[@HK-uq9by]

@@localjess838 Work for the landlord, he needs fun! 😁

[@grindupBaker]

"i cant get a family doctor" Which Provincial Government?

[@HK-uq9by]

work for the landlord@@localjess838

[@samraatdash8236]

100% of your tax goes to housing immigrants who will not adapt to the Canadian culture, but bring their third world cesspit to 'enrich' your town square.

[@iCipher]

Canada has a very small window to turn this around . The first move is getting rid of the idiots in federal government.

[@dmack1827]

The window is closed. Unless we are willing to remove the illegal and a lot of problematic immigrants.

[@jbye5353]

Agreed. I think about leaving but at the same time most countries in the world are being driven into the ground by their own governments, so I am going to wait it out a bit, because everything in life goes in cycles. I think the next one with a new government will be better, or at least it could not (hopefully) be any worse.

[@maverickgood5204]

Those idiots were voted in. At every election.

[@mattl4802]

@@iCipher i dont think its possible to turn it around. Slowing the decline yes but stopping it no way. The next govt will either accelerate or slow it. Theres no going back.

[@bobsmithers]

@@jbye5353 Wait till you see what they have in store for you... Hope your far, far away from the cities. All the best.

[@jwong1546]

I'm about to do the same, recently came back to Toronto after living abroad for 2 years, so much has changed. Food price is up 30% yet the experience is 50% worse, huge amount of homeless people, mass influx of Indians, if you go to Niagara Falls, it's freaking Mumbai. We are losing our culture and our diversity.

[@mrdagoodboy]

Ones we get rid of this government we should see improvement, this trudeu only supports himself and no one else, he is a rare breed. But I will tell you that its not worse as other countries, it is far better then china, israel or russia

[@MetaView7]

Move to China. That's where the future is.

[@roudyr00t98]

lmfao @ mumbai

[@indianmilitary]

@@roudyr00t98 He was expecting Shanghai 🤣🤣

[@indianmilitary]

@jwong1546 "mumbai" but you want another "Beijing" don't you? Mr "wong"🤣🤣

[@larrydugan1441]

Last September I was referred to a Cardiologist in Toronto. Two days ago August 13th I received a call to book an appointment sometime in 2025. I was on the waiting list to make an appointment for 11 months. Referred in 2023. Appointment in 2025. That's for a Cardiologist! Meanwhile Trudeau dumped 1.3 million immigrants in the country just last year.

[@tomd6103]

Any cardiologists in that lot?

[@ChrisM-tn3hx]

@@tomd6103 Even if there were, our idiotic policies prevent them from working as a doctor. They have to go through medical school and pass all the exams all over again, and then get an internship. Internships are limited, on top of that.

[@jimmichalek2692]

Wow. Here in the U.S. there is rarely a wait. I got my cardiologist on my first call with an appointment in a week. I have a healthy heart. I used to envy all Canadians. I loved your country. Your current government scares me. I hope that you will change your government's direction if that is what you actually want. I am rooting for you folks.

[@ChrisM-tn3hx]

@@jimmichalek2692 I moved in 2009 to a different location. I was placed on a waiting list for a family doctor. I was finally advised I could have a family doctor in 2017, a week before I moved away from that city. Now I'm in a different city. Guess who still has no family physician. This is what happens when we pour money into filling the country with immigrants, and cut all spending for infrastructure, housing and medical care.

[@Porkypies6m]

divide and rool

[@leschnoothegreat]

I came to this country as an immigrant in the 80’s. Back then, people were proud to be Canadian and they “advertised” it by wearing small maple leaf pins on their hats or backpacks when travelling. The Canada that I came to WAS a proud country, respectful of its veteran citizens, and WAS a beacon of western ideals. This Canada DOES NOT EXIST ANYMORE. This is not the country I immigrated to. It has regressed socially, economically, politically and militarily. If the Canada of today existed in the 80’s, I would not have come here.

[@joemensah9557]

MAYBE YOU SHOULD ALSO CARE TO ASK THE ORIGINAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF THAT LAND HOW THEY FELT WHEN FOREIGNERS LIKE YOU CAME TO OCCUPY AND TOOK OVER THEIR COUNTRY. MANY ATIMES, WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE ME, ME, ME PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT OTHERS AND HOW UNHAPPY THEY ARE , BUT INTENTIONALLY FAIL TO TALKS ABOUT HOW THEIR ACTION IMPACTS ON OTHERS. REMEMBER -WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND.

[@joemensah9557]

@@JustinSyd YES FOR YOU IT WILL ALWAYS BE AN OLD ARGUMENT UNTIL NEW IMMIGRANTS COME IN , THEN YOU WILL BE THE FIRST TO MOAN AND COMPLAIN 😂😂😂 ABOUT NEWCOMERS. YOU CANT HAVE IT YOUR WAY ALL THE TIME!!!

[@LanceMiller-m9h]

Well said 👍

[@johnberinger1]

@@joemensah9557 capital letters don't make such a lame argument better

[@joemensah9557]

@@johnberinger1 IT’S YOUR CHIOCE. READ IT OR READ ANOTHER POST. YOU ARE NIT COMPELLED TO READ MY TEXT. I BELIEVE IN GIVING PEOPLE THE CHOICE.

[@jasmineali5699]

I left Canada in 2021 and came back this week for the first time. I am in complete shock I honestly don’t know how people survive. I bought a TRAVEL SIZE conditioner, soap, eyebrow pencil and toothpaste and the total was $47 at shoppers 😮😮. I went to a restaurant with a friend. we shared a meal and got two kid size meals for her kids and 2 glasses of wines . The total was almost $200. Since I’ve been abroad for a while I wanted to go to the doctors and utilize my work insurance. Impossible! Wait time is 3-4 weeks just for an initial meeting. It would be easier for me to pay out of pocket abroad than use the “free” services Canada ( and my job) offers. I have no children and work in tech and I’m grateful but even working in this field I wouldn’t be able to have a quality life living here. It’s so sad I was born and raised here but I see no future for myself in Canada.

[@AlinaMcleod]

That's very sad to hear.

[@AdamEgret]

Shoppers Drug Mart is the worst place to get anything. At least a 50% markup on same items from other places.

[@davesaunders7080]

Travel size is by far the most expensive way to buy things.

[@steelcom5976]

Costco has great prices. You'll have to wend your way through the crowds.

[@vincent4810]

The USA isn't far behind.....

[@danielpeter960]

I left 20 years ago and never looked back, when I go for visits to see family ( the only reason to go back) I cant wait to leave. Im so shocked and ashamed of what that country turned into

[@florinRS11]

Canada was my biggest dream, but unfortunately also the country that destroyed my life. I lost everything I had in this life, including the apartment in my native country, in order to survive in Canada. I kept hoping that the situation would be better for me, but it wasn't like that. At the same time, it was the country where I felt like a slave...employers do not have the slightest respect for employees. Not having the right to go to the toilet seems inhuman to me. Also to get only 10 days of paid holiday it is inhuman as well. Unfortunately, for dreamy immigrants like me, Canada is a country that sells well...and is overrated. They claim that you have finished your degree, know English, have experience, be young, to approve your visa...and after you get there, you are "thrown" to the most mediocre jobs, all your previous experience no longer has value. Because of this experience, I ended up destroying my mental health, having anxiety and depression problems... crying because I lost everything I had saved in this life. It's hard to recover from such a trauma.

[@08kaper]

same

[@florinRS11]

@@08kaper I am sorry...

[@JJs_playground]

Canada used to be great for immigrants like 30, 40, 50 years ago but it's not the case anymore. Cost of living is way too high.

[@florinRS11]

@@JJs_playground Yes, it is very expensive there. The rent is insane 😯

[@kindface]

@@JJs_playground I left Canada 31 years ago. Was Canada great then? Generally, it wasn't difficult to find many things to like about it. I was a new immigrant but I wasn't foreign to Canada. I had attended high school in Ontario and graduated as a provincial scholar from one of the finest business schools in Ontario with two years of international trade experience after that outside Canada. But when I successfully emigrated back to Canada, none of my international (including business experience in European and Asian markets) work experience counted for anything - the only jobs I could find were low-level white-collar positions reporting to people who didn't even have to go to college. (My Canadian classmates at business school were already one or two grades more advanced than me by then.) After a few years, I finally made it to mid-level positions but found myself consigned to doing sales in far-flung territories which required unearthly hours of travelling and where picking was slim, still reporting to people who didn't need a college degree in their position, much less a top business degree. It became obvious that the soft and warm culture of Canada masked a very deep-seated, hushed culture of discrimination. After a few years, I made the resolute decision to return to Asia which, back then in the 90s, was beginning its boom years. And I have never regretted that decision. My banking career in Asia has afforded me three decades of business travel to most parts of Europe and Asia. I still hold a soft spot for Canada, that Canada which I cherished in my student years. I am now retired, and very financially comfortable, in Asia. My last visit to Canada was a few years ago. There wasn't the slightest hint of the Canada I once loved so much. For any Canadian starting his/her career today, I have no reservations in recommending that he/she leave Canada and look to Asia for his/her professional future.

[@doctorshawn3461]

I am physician who is an employee at a hospital (the hospital does not allow certain physician specialists to incorporate). With my salary I am paying 150k per year in taxes. The money is essentially paying for Trudeau and his lackeys to stay at 5 star hotels and eat expensive meals while violence and homelessness spiral out of control. I am thinking about leaving as well...

[@BbTenn]

@@doctorshawn3461 Good for you! Your skills will be in demand wherever you choose to go. I wish you a happy and prosperous life.

[@briano70]

Wow a physician. I didn't realize there were any left in Canada.

[@MrHorse-by3mp]

I think it's much the same story in the US. The private practice is dead. My dad is actually retiring tomorrow after 50 years in the profession. He witnessed medicine go from becoming a profession to a business. He says he's glad none of us (now 40-something) children followed in his footsteps. And I know he really feels for the younger generation of doctors. Year after year of grueling coursework and exams and debt all just to become an employee of some kind of pseudo university/business Frankenstein monster of an organization for relative peanuts. There are easier ways to earn a dollar, American or Canadian.

[@derekcox6531]

Cry me a river. Doctors still get a better tax treatment than almost any other Canadian. You know it,but still you whine. Go ahead,leave. Nobody cares about your rich,broke person life.

[@jjhoughton2812]

@@doctorshawn3461 teach English and culture somewhere. Enjoy people.✌

[@Philip_Chong]

I came to Calgary in 1983, and since then, I've seen Canada change for the better and worse. I moved back to my native country of Malaysia in 1997 and lived and worked there until 2012. I can honestly say that my native country is so much cheaper to live. I don't need to wait months to see a specialist and wait over an hour to see my family doctor despite already booking an appointment. Doctors just want to get you out of their office fast so they can see more patients. Got a second health concern, well, book another appointment. What a joke! In Malaysia, I can get full body check-ups, including x-ray, ECG, and blood work, including results the same day. What's the use of free health care if the service takes donkey months? I've decided to move back to Malaysia in about two year's time and enjoy the warm weather and cheaper cost of living. Canada is a GREAT country, but the elected government just screwed things up. Will miss the Calgary Stampede for sure.

[@Peter-sz1sn]

Canadian health care is an embarrassment on many levels. Someone was telling me recently, how he went to see a doctor (in Taiwan) without an appointment, and did a lot of tests (range of blood tests, X-ray plus other) all in one morning. And this was not a private health facility. In Canada, it would take weeks to do all that at the best of times. These days, it would take months.

[@tedo1908]

Canadian health care is far worse than a 3rd world country. My wife of 3 months pregnant couldn’t find a doctor trying everywhere, it’s a joke. We’re both in our 30s and paying combined close to 6 figure taxes, how in the world we can’t get a doctor when we are 3 months pregnant?? Canada has become a clown show and joke.

[@skoofmarsh]

Hi! I am from small town SK as well. Which did you live in? I so miss the Canada it used to be. I’ve been thinking of leaving too. 😢. Devastating, but it has changed so much. I live in Prince Albert now and it’s scary.

[@cica8427]

@@Peter-sz1sn I went in Moldavia for an extensive dental work. I did medical test as well...all in one day! Blood test,x ray,ultrasound,seeing the hearth and lung specialist in one day. Altough the people are telling is a very poor country I can asure you ,we are like a fifth world country here in comparasion with that country. The food,the air,the medical and dental services are top noch!

[@chedabu]

Blame the public health care underfunding doctors...

[@Kenny1977-b1j]

My daughter is nearing the end of 2 great years in Canada on an IEC (backpacker) visa from Australia. She’s loved the people, the landscape (mostly lived in BC and Alberta) , and working there…. She picked up interesting jobs, worked very hard, just about made ends meet, has been great. She was even offered a permanent job by a major Canadian co last year (she was working for them on a one year role at the time) that would’ve paved the way for her to apply for PR…but she turned it down without a second thought….. for all the reasons you would know about - Wages aren’t great (maybe 20% less than australia), - taxes are high (incl having to pay CPP…in australia the employer pays all pension contributions, on top of wages), - groceries prices out of kilter, - rents consume most of what’s left…. - AND, even if you could save a deposit for a house, or shoebox apartment….what’s the point, could never afford it. She’s seen nearly all her Canadian friends resigned to their fate of being perennial renters, of being perpetually skint. It’s no life. She’s sad to see it - coming from a country of perpetual optimism and opportunity, to learn over time how such a (on many levels) similar country isn’t like that, that has somehow got it all so wrong. If you are thinking of “australia” as your answer, it’d be a fair call - Avoid Sydney if you can (a less expensive Vancouver) but rest of the place is “workable”. - Average wage in Perth is $100k (C$90k) and average house (full size…not an apt or townhouse) price is about $700k (C$630k) …so do-able, if tight to start with, for youngsters (like you..!) - I’ve been to Vancouver’s East Hastings St, and so can confirm is nowhere close to that in Oz. Are sketchy parts of all cities, but it’s definitely not community wide - are small pockets of homelessness (esp but not only indigenous community) but the governments are mostly (sort of…) “on it” - sun, sea, sand… and the sharks rarely come close to shore!

[@nicovanmu8659]

Australia is awesome but one problem remains : extremely difficult to immigrate there.

[@Kenny1977-b1j]

@ I recently googled the migrant intakes stats of Canada vs Australia, and whilst Canada has more migrants (bigger population than Australia to start with) it was approx the same % mix - approx 60% economic migrants, 30% family reunion and 10% refugees. But I sense that australia is much more targeted in its approach to economic migrants - a fair % of the intake is targeted, with State Governments such as WA unashamedly organising “roadshows” to UK, Ireland, etc seeking specific “ trades” to move here. Recently the WA state government raided the Uk and Ireland for police officers. Regularly do the same (uk, Ireland, India) for nurses. And they’re always looking for mining “trades”. It’s not just the Govt giving more points on a visa application for those trades that australia needs…the Govt actively goes overseas looking for them. The rest of the Aussie economic migrant visas are taken up by general applications (being trade qualified helps), student visas (who, like in Canada, stick around long enough to eventually turn it into PR) etc. I suspect a major difference in attracting job-ready skill-needed migrants between Canada and australia is the difference in finances….wages (higher in australia than Canada), taxes (generally a bit lower in australia) and cost of living (lower in australia…groceries maybe 10-20% lower, and housing a LOT cheaper). Hardworking keen migrants landing in australia have a decent chance of making a good life for themselves, including buying a house, so it’s worth coming here. Canada is a great place to look at, and good place to be if you will inherit property wealth from Canadian parents, but otherwise it’s a tough gig for a migrant to ever get head in life in Canada …and, if they’ve done their research beforehand, would probably realise it’s better to look elsewhere. Sure, lots of migrants would still go to Canada, seemingly from less developed parts of the world ….it’s better than where they come from…but the unequal struggle will eventually hit then, opt to move on? My daughter was offered a permanent corporate role in a big Canadian company when she was there which would have been a stepping stone to PR. But she turned it down flat…couldn’t afford Vancouver rents on the money, life would’ve been a grind. Opted to come back to australia…Aussies work hard, and it’s not “easy” for young adults, but (unlike Canada) it’s not “impossible”

[@viktorglushkov8268]

Maybe this is so. But I remember COV ID time and what was happening in Australia.

[@Kenny1977-b1j]

@ what was happening in Australia in covid times? Foxnews etc told the world all manner of laughable lies…. (Imprisoned, drones watching if people came outside…) Surely you didn’t believe them? 😀

[@Kenny1977-b1j]

@@viktorglushkov8268 what do you think happened in australia during covid time? Don’t believe the nonsense that was on US Fox News… no one was imprisoned, no drones monitoring where you moved… laughable conspiracy stuff, repeated by Fox😀😀😀

[@AnstettSkelly]

I'm 54 and my wife and I are VERY worried about our future, gas and food prices rising daily. We have had our savings dwindle with the cost of living into the stratosphere, and we are finding it impossible to replace them. We can get by, but can't seem to get ahead. My condolences to anyone retiring in this crisis, 30 years nonstop just for a crooked system to take all you worked for.

[@ChrisOBrien1171]

I feel your pain mate, as a fellow retiree, I'd suggest you look into passive index fund investing and learn some more. For me, I had my share of ups and downs when I first started looking for a consistent passive income so I hired an expert advisor for aid, and following her advice, I poured $30k in value stocks and digital assets, Up to 200k so far and pretty sure I'm ready for whatever comes.

[@StefanyCorral]

Digital Asset"? What is that? Does it have some intrinsic value or is it a made up ledger of imaginary ones and zeros?

[@EdgarBossen]

That's actually quite impressive, I could use some Info on your FA, I am looking to make a change on my finances this year as well

[@ChrisOBrien1171]

Brian Humphery Services was my hope during the 'bear summer' last year. I made so many mistakes but also learned so much from it, and of course from Brian.

[@ChrisOBrien1171]

He is really a good investment advisor. Was privileged to attend some of his seminars.that's how I started my own crypto investment

[@harolddeschenes4640]

I was born in Sudbury in 1973 and we moved to Ottawa shortly after. Growing in Ottawa in the 80's were the best years of my life. I obviously didn't know that back then! Nowadays, there's not a week in Ottawa without at least more than one shootings. The houses our parents bought in the 70's for $35000 are worth now more than $600000... I sincerely don't recognise our society anymore. It's almost as if all that we knew back then is gone! I'm really sad for today's teenagers and young adults. I really wish we could go 40 years back!!!

[@dohdoh2430]

Its what happens when people vote for open borders. We have the exact same development in Sweden. It is happening in all the west.

[@rickycosman33]

Many dream of the 70's didn't know how good we had it.

[@YoBoyMarcus]

I was born and raised in Ottawa in the same time period and I can honestly say, without hesitation, that the city is now trash. Ottawa was a great place to grow up in but it has now been destroyed. Lowertown, the Byward Market and Downtown were my playing grounds. I had a blast back in the day. Times have changed. All it is now is drug addicts, homeless people and all-around deranged folks. The place is rife with crime and I do not feel safe shopping or spending any time there anymore. The people at City Hall do nothing to solve these issues and the problem is only escalating. I know this is happening is in all major cities in the country. Canadian society is crumbling apart and I can't wait to leave it behind.

[@Pierre_en_CI]

I was born near montreal, lived in Toronto and Ottawa. Retired and moved to Africa with my bf who's from here. I have no regret. The way things are, I have a 'plan B' of asking for refugee status if forced to go back to Canada.

[@iamwesterncanadian570]

Why did you vote for trudeau then

[@Cp6uja]

It’s not just the taxes and living costs but the decline of every basic facet of life: healthcare, infrastructure, education, etc. it’s all gone downhill

[@richardintoronto5028]

Can you suggest a better country?

[@pgarneau2003]

Thailand

[@frostflower5555]

Lots of ugly apartment buildings and ghettos. Sadly.

[@MB-xe8bb]

Yes, it's the management incompetence causing the problems.

[@violetab3750]

And garbage everywhere, dirty washrooms in the shopping malls. I can’t recognize this country anymore, it’s like a 3rd world country now!

[@GodDieux]

I left Canada when I was 18 I’m 48 now and living with my children and their mother here in Argentina currently I have been to over 70 countries and I have lived over 20 years in Asia itself… I love traveling, and I love, living places, long-term, and experiencing new cultures At first when I left, I felt a bit when I would return because everything seems so boring and mechanical But now that I found myself more I really enjoy visiting Canada …. And experiencing the beautiful nature and infinite spaciousness Canada is a great country, but so are so many other places

[@imcoolchristian]

Also from Canada here. You're right. Wife and I are also moving and will be raising our families in the Dominican Republic. Wish you the best.

[@kevinklein959]

I'm headed for the DR as well. Lived there many years ago and am going to retire there. The situation in Canada is untenable right now and will take decades I don't have to recover. 😟

[@bobsmithers]

@@kevinklein959 There is no plan for recovery. Finished.

[@ASTRAGEM]

good luck guys

[@cm2047]

Enjoy the spiders the size of kittens

[@ASTRAGEM]

@@cm2047 enjoy your woke and ukranazi population with one braincell for the entire Clownada

[@patrickpalmer4691]

I'm from Texas. As a young fool I married a Canadian woman in 79. I'm a military man, army strong. So, many deployments all over the world. Oh, wife was also military, Canadian military. Our time together was limited. She left the military in 1990, got sick with cancer in 93, died in 93. I moved to Canada then, to be with the kids. Kids grew up, and I moved away. I recently returned to Canada after roughly 30 years away. I'm also leaving. I can't stand this place. And I've learned that the insanity in Canada is worldwide. I don't recognize the UK, Italy, Poland, Germany. Everything has changed. Right now I'm in Texas panhandle, on the ranch my father and his father ran. Thousands of acres, horses and cattle and dogs. I almost never see the neighbors. I love it.

[@btsr2553]

Dear Patrick, I am a Bavarian and the situation in Germany is not the best. Poland is not so bad at the moment. Yes, I was allowed to be a guest there for a month. But I can understand you very well. I think I would feel the same way. All the best to you, everyone on the other side of the pond. Peace with you. Stay safe and a hearty Servus from Bavaria

[@dianaj3139]

I wish I could join you on your ranch... I am sure we would never even see each other! Just sounds so amazing! Anyways Your story touched me! I lost so many members of my family recently my life feels a bit empty. My aunt and uncle that were Canadian citizens have now passed on as well, both had cancer and strangely the "GREAT HEALTH CARE in Canada' FAILED them both! I agree about EUROPE changing, I loved traveling around Germany and was so shocked the last month I was there when Syrian army poured into the country and was housed in an old US Army barracks near where I was staying...They called them "REFUGEES" ugh!! Anyways best wishes in TEXAS ,I do love that state!

[@Adam-rj9wz]

Poland is pretty good

[@RomeoUrsu-fy9qo]

US is not that great anymore…

[@unconsciouscreator3012]

Your comment is what people need to hear. You can't run forever, sooner or later you need to stand your ground Texas style

[@AnyArabic]

*I hope this video reaches those in the Middle East who are selling everything, both cheap and valuable, just to move to Canada. Once they arrive, they often face the harsh reality of high taxes, poor quality of life, and disappointing services, especially in healthcare. By then, it's too late, and regret sets in.*

[@manuelr1405]

hope people in Asia also see this before they sell everything they have in their native country and find out the harsh reality by migrating.

[@AnyArabic]

@@manuelr1405 I've seen many of my Canadian friends who emigrated to Canada learn the lesson the hard way. Now, many of them are returning to their home countries or moving to wealthy Arab countries, especially in the Gulf, where they can earn more money with lower taxes. Plus, they enjoy excellent healthcare services, often covered by company-provided insurance that includes most medical needs, even childbirth! 😊 They start questioning, 'What is the h*ll am I doing here in Canada?' especially with the long, harsh winters filled with snow. That's why I encourage my Canadian friends to come back home. Believe it or not, there's a growing trend of people returning, known as reverse migration.

[@فتىألجبل-ي2ظ]

At least in Canada, we have 24/7 electricity.

[@AnyArabic]

@@فتىألجبل-ي2ظ In most Arab countries, especially in the GCC, electricity is on 24/7 without a glitch! Meanwhile, some Westerners still imagine we’re riding camels to work. 😂 It’s always hilarious when my European friends land in places like Qatar, Saudi Arabia, or Dubai and their jaws drop at the high-tech world they find-e-services, e-banking, and all that fancy stuff that makes them wish they had it back home! Oh, and by the way, there’s no income tax on employment in Saudi Arabia!

[@johnmorelli3775]

Immigrants coming to Canada from non-desperate circumstances will experience SEVERE REGRET!!!

[@waleldama3102]

A Canadian from Mississauga. I left in 2012, bought a home in the heart of Istanbul Turkey for just $35,000, and now I'm living rent free, with my total basic cost of living (food, metro, internet, gas, electricity) just $280 a month, and I'm not even compromising on anything. I work online and spend only %5 of what I make on living expenses, but in Canada, I would be in the minus on the same salary. The amount of stress when you no longer ever have to pay a rent again was all worth moving out, not to mention the depressing Canadian weather.

[@AlinaMcleod]

That’s amazing!

[@CobaltNorthernStudios]

Turkey is a great place

[@richardmercer1275]

Good for you. I'm yet another Canadian planning to leave this grossly mismanaged country. I have friends that are also planning to leave. 8 months of winter and high taxes. Also, people are friendlier in most other countries. The government is taxing us more and more while gradually taking away our freedoms. Our social media is being censored more and more... soon they will be coming into your home to arrest you for wrong-think which has already started in GB under the Starmer regime. I think Canada is turning fascist.

[@Chata-x2i]

You priced out one of the locals in turkey. Congrats! Neo colonialism

[@mEtalec]

@@CobaltNorthernStudios🤦🏼‍♂️

[@darrylk808]

My wife and I are retired living in San Francisco... It looks a lot like Toronto. We have traveled a bit to over 40 countries, but we find ourselves going back more often to Malaysia. Each visit we stay longer and longer. Malaysia is affordable, has great food, and everyone speaks English. Love the US, but there are crazy people running it. 😢

[@Queenbeach-n8h]

We are in Europe and our destination is Malaysia too. We worked and visited there as well. Hope soon we too can move. Good luck to you both!

[@davidpowelson4817]

I'm Canadian but have visited the Bay area often since the 1990's. i've watched it change a quite a bit and not for the better. If you voted Democrat in that area the past 30 years then you contributed to the problem there.

[@donaldkinsey5245]

I spent a couple of months in Malaysia the last 3 yrs. I love KL and George Town. It’s a bit too far away to make it permanent, but I will keep going. I’m from the beltway [Washington D.C area], and it’s just crazy expensive here.

[@outdoordaily6463]

So you’re just here to flex on us then?

[@darrylk808]

@@outdoordaily6463 ?

[@thwe0016]

It's the same in Sweden, even worse with gangs and shootings, explosions and cars/buildings on fire. Safety and a sense of belonging is a thing of the past.

[@badfeng]

Same cause too: the corporate globalist mafia. The UN's main mass migration salesman told the world, a decade ago, that they don't believe in national sovereignty.

[@JimMork-r9u]

When was the last time Swedes felt safe? Is there any relationship to immigration? I've heard of "no go" cities where the police just let lawlessness reign. Sad that a charitable motive led to this. We know there's a chronic problem throughout SW Asia. Call it a cultural plague that spreads to other parts of the world. Civilization is encountering problems we hoped had been solved.

[@samanthasabbath3745]

@@thwe0016 unvetted immigration

[@OrlanDog317]

I thought that the natural born citizens keep the moose limbs out of Sweden. "Gangs, shootings, explosions and cars/buildings on fire," here in the U.S., it's not Caucasian natives responsible for this......

[@kavecrock1112]

Well, the white people there had a greater safe country, but that was not enough. Liberals wanted to bring in third world uglies and there you go.

[@wojiaobill]

I left Canada for Taiwan 10 years ago. Thought about moving back with my wife and two kids, but your video is making me reconsider...

[@MrLuchenkov]

Don't. Canada is going full steam ahead towards third world country level.

[@ACivilizedPrimate]

Don't do it! If you want the best for your family you won't put them on a sinking ship! Stay where the culture is rich, the food is good, and the weather keeps things green year round.

[@Fiddlinfrenzy]

I live in Canada more than almost 30 years now no going back to Taiwan. I got my wheelchair and ramps for free. Government help with groceries. My hu who only have high school diploma works in nuclear facilities. Kids are musicians and teachers. I can never get these in Taiwan

[@12vtbfx37]

you konw chinese?

[@TheUnknownVideographer]

Don't. It's bad

[@afked404]

One of my Canadian friends just sold all her stuff and moved to Mexico, her furniture, her house, her car. And now she's learning Spanish and post seaside/hiking pics everyday now. I really admire her courage.

[@horridohobbies]

Homelessness. Poverty. Drug addiction. Real estate costs. Crime and home invasion. Gun violence. LONG waits for health care. These (and more) are relatively recent developments in Canada, and I too am saddened by it. I was born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, 70 years ago. I remember a much different country growing up. Today, our government has become sclerotic, especially under Justin. Our economy is much weaker. Our foreign relations with China (my parents' home country) are in the toilet. And we recently gave a standing ovation to a Nazi war criminal in Parliament. What the f--- is going on???

[@BlackCrossCrusader]

Sudbury wasn't always the prettiest city in my youth, but it was quickly becoming a shit-hole the time I visited in last years Winter. The whole area of Northern Ontario is turning into a fucking ghost town at this point.

[@aammssaamm]

Get a job. 😂

[@Screamingforvengeancee]

@@aammssaamm cant foreigners stole it

[@Screamingforvengeancee]

Just like everything else they stole

[@eb.3764]

Hong Kong is not China

[@bobby_c07]

I am also leaving Canada this year. I was born here and have spent almost 4 decades living in Canada, but for now, I cannot stay. Will be moving to South East Asia in a few months. No immediate intention on returning any time soon. The spell that has taken over the country's politicians, elites and even many regular citizens has destroyed my home and I don't see it changing.

[@MythsScamsLies]

@@bobby_c07 So you'll be tearing up your Canadian passport in disgust? That would be putting your money where your mouth is, right? Do you need me to come and help you pack and drive you to the airport? Every time a crybaby leaves, the country gets better.

[@freyafoxmusic]

Whatever you do don’t chose Philippines

[@Mozzermarr10]

left many years ago and also live in SEA (thailand). you'll love it!!!

[@matteojay6052]

@@freyafoxmusic so much hate right there hehe

[@arindamsaha735]

Come to china

[@MrUntapishtim]

I came to Canada in 1984 as a refugee from former Czechoslovakia. What a fabulous place Canada was then! Now, if things don't change (!), it looks like I will be soon living in 1984 again. In Orwell's 1984 that is. My kids are not panicking yet, but they understand what I am warning them about. If they decide to leave one day, having no debt will be the key. People with debt will be locked down.

[@constantinpadure6672]

Central and Eastern Europe is better now. Things have changed. Many return home even after decades.

[@emajurkova9500]

Same us, in 1984 Canada was a dream country. Came also from former Czechoslovakia. Was so proud of he flag and the anthem. Now it makes me so sad, how is this going to end ? Don’t think there is ever going to be the same 😭. The children are all grown up and maybe they will decide if there is better place .

[@ARCSTREAMS]

nice me too and my family we came here in 1984

[@ivannovotny4552]

@Mr. The grass always seems to be greener on the other side.

[@ivannovotny4552]

​@@emajurkova9500- I concur, but what's the answer? Grass ALWAYS seems to be greener on the other side.

[@dmitry3445]

My story is similar to yours Alina, moved to Canada at 15 y.o., lived there for 20 yrs and now moved away. It's been hard, Canada has been the place I'd call home and thinking that I may never come back to live there is a little heart wrenching. Looking forward to learning what place you picked for yourself. From my experience, it will not be easy whatever place you pick. The social connections, daily life, it will all take a long time to set up. One thing that helps is keeping in touch with the most important people in your life - whereever they may be.

[@dmitry3445]

@@Julia-c5h yep, currently I'm living in Moscow

[@dmitry3445]

@@Julia-c5h I'm living in Moscow at the moment

[@dmitry3445]

@@Julia-c5h decided to move to Moscow

[@gutsandgrittv5076]

You shouldn’t have to explain why. Anyone who doesn’t see the obvious of what’s happening must be blind. Good for you. You’re doing the right thing. The key is choosing the right re-location.

[@vincec3773]

because being selfish is paramount right?

[@NobodyYouKnow98]

@@vincec3773 LOL Please explain in what way that would be considered SELFISH.

[@vincec3773]

@@NobodyYouKnow98 same as drafted soldiers in WWI and WWII running to another country instead of choosing defend their HOME

[@vincec3773]

in our Declaration of Independence it says we are obligated to overthrow oppressive government not go get comfortable somewhere else , the truth is it wiill catch up to these selfish people no matter where they flee ill take it further theyre cowards

[@vincec3773]

@@NobodyYouKnow98 LOL laughing at this is demented or my opinion is laughable when its the efffing truth

[@DolfSmitler]

I am a trained Canadian doctor. I left as soon as I graduated. Canada is a collapsing country

[@maverickgood5204]

@@iancheng6527 The same WEF agenda is happening here.

[@vhateverlie]

One of the local Doctors has 3 kids all in Med school to become doctors as well, they're not coming back to Canada either.

[@johng4093]

Anyone in medical field from Canada can do better in U.S.

[@davidellis5141]

@DolfSmitler You are not a Doctor

[@Brian-kl1zu]

@@davidellis5141 It must be quite a "gift;" knowing all about someone; when you wouldn't know them if they bit you on the nose. Give me some winning jackpot lotto numbers.

[@thepepperlanders]

Open immigration is pricing out the middle class in western countries. More people means higher housing costs, higher food costs, more competition for services and lower wages. Young people have bought a line of b.s. by accepting "diversity" and anti-racism" without understanding what open immigration policies mean to their quality of life.

[@bache72]

Population replacement. Feels like an attack from a foreign government(s) to be honest. Is he Fidel's bastard? He'd like nothing more than to sink us and sell us out.

[@helenahanley]

I come from a country that had high unemployment. If you were lucky enough to get a permanent job as a police man you could buy a house on 1 wage. Women were not expected to work outside the home. So no chiikdcare cots. No foreign holidays either. So now 2 wages are needed to buy a house before you even think of having kids. So if a woman is a project manager salary as part of a couple sge should get 2 and a half times her salary. Basing her salary st 100000 that 25000 euro. Where would you get a house for that price. Leaving aside tge supply there is no rational planning of towns cities around affordable access to couples to buy a home on 2 wages. If 1 was a nurse does he have to travel 90 to 160 minutes to work and move out further and further. We have had this fundamental problem for 25 years. The only duffrence is the banks and vulture funds are making more money out it.

[@roberttoodie275]

That's the elephant in the room ..

[@John-yx6yz]

Putting the migration issue aside, what are Canada's main sources of income? I googled it and it seems to be the service industry and perhaps oil and petroleum. Canada exports mainly to the US (73.4%), that's a huge percentage...basically you have all your eggs in one basket. Tourism only makes up 2.15% surprisingly, I thought it would be higher. I'm trying to identify a sector with growth potential....I can't find one.

[@lokloknik]

Immigration made Canada worse. First nations didn't have the concept of ownership of land, they kept a balance between hunting and fishing. They didn't pay taxes. In fact, aiding immigrants put them in reserves, lost their lands, culture, etc.

[@CanadaDubaigirl]

We moved to United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 in April and it’s the best decision. No taxes , higher paying jobs, safest place in the world I mean no crime whatsoever.

[@LuminatX]

Do you already speak arabic? Dubai seems like a nice place.

[@CanadaDubaigirl]

@ lol not yet but the UAE 🇦🇪 is filled with expats so most people speak English.

[@Omaryyo]

Haha. I'm planning to make the UAE as my way to Canada (irony)

[@CanadaDubaigirl]

@ if you get a good job in 🇦🇪 then just stay there

[@daydream_believer]

I'm very curious about your rigts as a Dubaigirl?

[@tarwingrill4531]

Canada is bigger than USA with a population less than California. They have as many natural resources as Russia. They are sitting next to the biggest market where you can export even stones if you attach a story. Canadians can all live well from anyone of the following: Export wood, Fish, Oil, gas, electricity, wheat, potatoes, etc... Just one item is enough. Yet Canada manages to have so many homeless and poor people But to live in Canada is like spending half your life inside a freezer.

[@matcha_whirlpool]

this is because Canadians are woke. they just focus on being politically correct, don't develop the economy, people get use to "free" stuff from social services and demand.more and more. They just focus on being "inclusive", lives in the moment and has no future planning. This is quite embedded into the Canadian culture

[@MetaView7]

A rich country, yet with so much debt.

[@BartBart22]

We in Canada are not even close to having the natural resources that Russia has, and if you discount inland waterways, the majority of which are in the arctic both the USA and China have larger land masses.

[@tarwingrill4531]

@@BartBart22 Canada has lot of resources, forest, oil, gas, and many that are not discovered because nobody looks for them. Canada gas in Alberta does not even flow to canada, but down to USA. Canada problem is that it is considered under the ownership of the neighbor.

[@dino.jay2007]

​@@MetaView7 ... Canada has the lowest debt per GDP of the OECD

[@hayk.374]

Wherever you go, I wish you good luck. I am sure you will achieve all your goals

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you very much!

[@nuahhazi8010]

​@@AlinaMcleodiNDiAN naTive Karma spirit will follow you all spell on

[@Partizan-one]

So I understand why Canadians feel they way they do. Especially the ones born and raised here. I'm 31, was born here, and I often feel the same way everyone else does. The only problem that I see is that the issues that are in Canada are also in every other Western country. I'm concerned with the future, but I also know that throughout every generation, there are ups and downs. I'm willing to stick it out. I live outside of Toronto,I love the lack of natural disasters and access to water, and I still feel very safe. Although crime is up, it is nothing compared to the U.S. I'm actually living quite comfortably. Although my costs have gone up, I have made smart decisions in my life that allow me to live well. I own my own house, don't have car or credit card debt, and I only need to earn 40k a year to cover all of my bills. Every cent extra I earn goes to paying down my mortgage, gym, and golf once a week. The question is, is it better l elsewhere? I don't know, but I am trying to be happy with what I have instead of what I could have had by being born 30 years too late. Ultimately, I would rather stay here work within the system to change it and continue to make smart decisions that put me ahead. Starting out all over again makes my stomach sick, and I love this country, despite it's flaws and its government, it has great people and beautiful nature. Best wishes to all of you other Canadians, and let's make it the Canada we want and deserve again.

[@hs-ug1tr]

If I can advise you.... Cut your costs by: - cancelling your gym and golf course memberships and do your exercises in the park instead (jogging, cycling, gymnastics etc). - buying your food at discount prices and cook it yourself. - cut gasoline expenses and car repairs by using bike for short distances instead using a car. - buy tools , clothes etc at discount stores or at discount prices. - use LED lights at home and use electricity pass peak hours when the prices are the lowest. - collect extra water during rainy days to water plants and vegetables in a garden. - think twice before you do something (it's like pre-planning things) to cut expenses. - etc. Even though the globalist agent J.Trudeau is screwing Canada and the Canadians , but there's no better place on the Earth to live like Canada.... and remember the elections are coming and don't vote for communists from NDP or globalists from the Liberal Party. I prefer PC and Pierre P. who is opposing globalists and communists and is pro-Canadian. That's the way to keep Canada for Canadians including immigrants who came here in the past to live and build this country for future generations. Plus Canada have a big neighbor like USA and a NORAD Treaty to defend it's borders. Besides Canada have plenty of natural resources and a big potential to grow in a civilized way for hundreds of years. This is based on my life experience and I'm not going anywhere to live outside Canada , even though the cost of living is cheaper in Asian countries or elsewhere like South America, but there are some other problems like earth quakes, volcanos, hurricanes, humidity, diseases, poverty, crime, corruption etc. Good luck in Canada !

[@nmpolo]

Good man. The person in this video and many of the other commenters have no loyalty. I'm English and I have no intention of abandoning my nation.

[@jmako78]

Bingo! 70+% of Canadians are in debt…this has been going up since the eighties. Sucks for the majority, but hope those new cars Amazon crap from Communist China was worth it😂

[@tremblence]

leftists ruined Canada

[@jacoboGH1989]

Hello,. I am of Chilean nationality, and my country used to be the best in Latin America until we started implementing policies similar to those of Canada. In fact, we were a prototype for the region. You can see the trunk of the tree and its branches, but not the roots. The same goes for problems; the causes are difficult to observe, like the roots of a tree. It is suggested that the problem is the migration from the third world to Western countries. Pause here and now think about the past and the wealthy people (who drive countries forward because nothing works without money, not even governments). In the past, these people were much more tied to their countries because they couldn’t move their money instantly. This created economic development hubs centered in first-world locations. Now, it’s different because millionaires can move their money elsewhere in the world thanks to technology. So, put yourself in the shoes of a millionaire: why invest in the first world, in Canada, and not in China or India, which have much cheaper workers and far more consumers than countries with declining birth rates? Why should they keep their money and businesses in Canada when they now have the connectivity and technology to move to places where they can get higher profit margins due to the cheap labor in those countries? The answer is no reason. So, dear friend, governments have no choice but to bring the third world to their countries in order to prevent companies from moving to the third world. In conclusion, THERE IS nothing that can be done. The world is already fully globalized, and it is no longer profitable to pay high wages. Cheap labor is a condition to remain competitive. It's either that or automation, which means fewer jobs for all of us. I'd like to know what you think.

[@sadaeaafrinishonline]

It’s been truly enriching to learn about your thoughts on Canada, your experiences, and the journey of your life-from childhood, youth, and up to the present day. You’re one of those inspiring people who generously share their experiences with others, and I’m grateful that you’re doing so. We’re all learning from one another through this exchange. Personally, I love to travel and prefer learning through experience over reading books. Observing the world is my way of gaining knowledge. Your videos, journeys, and travel experiences have taught me so much. I extend my warmest wishes to you-life has no fixed destination; the journey itself is the most beautiful part, and it should always continue. With heartfelt good wishes, salaam!

[@anyaroz8619]

I so understand! My husband and I have been nomading for the last 12 years and are now getting tired of constantly moving. We've decided to settle in Spain for now. Got a visa for three years. But we still don't know where to actually live long term. We can't afford to live in the US anymore. Not only housing, but the basic expenses like clothing, groceries, car and gas not to mention healthcare, which is prohibitively expensive to even only pay for insurance alone. We have been priced out even though we always thought of ourselves as middleclass, professionals. Luckily my husband can work remotely.

[@florinRS11]

@@anyaroz8619Hi! How is life in Spain? After I lost everything in Canada, I am thinking of trying a new start in Spain.

[@MsElke11]

I'm thinking of buying a property in Spain but still have to work in Canada. I just hope the taxes/food don't go up as high as here in TURDEAULAND.

[@izac90210]

Might sound weird but try Kerala in southern India. It's nothing like the India you imagine.

[@79tazman]

I'm from Canada and I have been thinking of southeast asia I have friends from Laos and in Thailand and it's very affordable there and if you work online it's a great place and so beautiful too. Some say the philippines but many are leaving there to come here so I don't think it will be there.

[@ddaniel987x]

@@anyaroz8619 why don't you get a work visa like any other immigrant? A work visa of a job from the country you want to live in and paid in the currency of such country.

[@josephananiasgavin5153]

Hi Anna. Sorry to hear that.😔 Canada is like a home to you. Hope you’re doing ok. Sending hugs and love to you.❤️🤍

[@JimMork-r9u]

Question: What is "first world" if US is "third"? Look at Europe. Populism on the rise everywhere. People may snicker, but Al Gore was clairvoyant in 2000. If there is failure, it is the species that has failed. Thomas Malthus long ago told us we don't have infinite choices. Positive checks or preventive. Don't like preventive? Here comes plague and starvation.

[@allanhildebrandt5208]

I have lived in Canada for 65 yrs and agree with your assessment. I honestly never thought it could happen here But it has really hit hard the last 10 years. Have applied for Non o visa in thailand , for a new life away from this

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

I have watched Canada for all my life. I always thought it would be an incredible place to move to. I was indifferent to Turrdea when he was elected, Canada remained Canada. But when Covid hit and your government exceeded its powers, Canada took a dramatic downward turn with its tyrannical rules, gaslighting, and policies. There are many similarities with what has happened here in Portland, OR.

[@孙家彬]

Hope you will live happy in Thailand, maybe sometimes can travel to China

[@JimMork-r9u]

@@AndyFromBeaverton My niece lives in BC, in Chilliwack. She was born in Washington state. Her brother lives in Southern Cal. I'm puzzled what any of t hem can do to improve their future.

[@spiegel3269]

I'm with ya. I'm considering a move to and Thailand is also my top choice (Vietnam is second). It's just a question of getting solidified on some of these recent changes in taxation.

[@孙家彬]

Asia is a great place for retire. A lots of people chose Tailand , Malaysia or Vietnam from west . No people chose China, so sad. I hope one day this country will also attract a lots of foreigners , espeically from west.

[@shinezong]

The BEST channel I have subscribed this year😇I love your sharing from your experience, and you point out very valuable options for others in your videos ! Just amazing !!! By the way, You are living a life which I dreamed since I was a kid.😊I moved a lot, still on my way to achieve my goal ~ 🙏

[@ritaokolie6687]

Your reasons are totally valid and a stark reality if we are all being honest. I wish you the best in future!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you!

[@frankb1]

This is going on in the US, too (and probably all over the developed world). We are a divided society. There has been a decline in trust of social institutions, which makes problem-solving more difficult.

[@JimMork-r9u]

Ayn Rand had a dystopian vision. America has been in the grip of her Objectivists since 1980. What you see today is what is predictable when the elite save themselves at everyone else's expense.

[@Resmith18SR]

I as an American left years ago and it was probably the best decision of my life. The economy and quality of life in the U.S. is declining rapidly for certain segments of the population especially older people on fixed low incomes. There are so many better and more affordable countries in the world and people really should move to see if it can give you a better quality of life. We only live once and life is finite and goes by very, very quickly.

[@JimMork-r9u]

@@Resmith18SR Well, it is possible SOME can climb in a "lifeboat" and leave a sinking ship. But I'll always locate the origination of this situation to people voting neoconservative for some reason like Iran holding hostages or students burning flags. The social contract was assumed to be safe but never was.

[@MsElke11]

@@JimMork-r9u funny, i see it is the turdeau RADICAL LEFTISTS who are happy with hostage takers and burning of flags. We obviously watch different news.

[@jasonnewby]

@@Resmith18SR people from the US/Canada who are moving to "cheap" places are generally exploiting the poverty there in doing so. the reason its cheap is because people are poor. not only that but many of these countries also have unstable governments. what is going on in the US/CAN is the result of governments giving into the corporate sector and flooding the country with cheap immigrant labour.

[@MarcosGomes-w8n]

In the 80s and 90s Canada received thousands of immigrants who believed they were living the Canadian dream and obtaining nationality was a great honor, what happened to Canada to get to this point, every year I see dozens of farmers selling their land and emigrating to Brazil, and prospering in soybean plantations and raising cattle, when I ask a Canadian farmer why he came to Brazil, I only see a tear drop and answer Canada is in the past and he needs to guarantee the future of his family.

[@armando3811]

I see.., but why Brazil ?, what can it offer that other countries not ?

[@MarcosGomes-w8n]

@@armando3811 the Agro business in Brazil is Very Power Full.

[@santostv.]

Brazilian farmers are usually millionaires but Brazilians aren’t rich, Canadians succeeded because they take their Canadian dollars so they do to Brazilian what happens to Canada amazing world we live in 😂 Paying Brazilians peanuts and living with a shtgun under your pillow,

[@blackdecker8481]

After becoming a Lula president, Brazil is sunshine in Latin America. It's time to move to Brazil

[@clodoaldodonato3029]

But here in Brazil the left-wing party president support terrorist group to invade the farms.

[@bad_writer]

Thumbnail: "NO FUTURE" The video: "don't get me wrong Canada is amazing and I'd still rather live here than almost anywhere else" Classic youtube

[@TheScottbb1]

Just like Reddit lol

[@retrobeaver167]

The wife and I are looking for a new home too, this country that was once the envy of the world has turned into a dystopian nightmare under a Trudeau/Singh government.

[@helenclark7876]

Yes now its oh Canada my home and corporate land, our peaceful village is a bankrupt garbage can....

[@monikam9069]

If you think that South Asia is the land of freedom and that people love the Whites. you are simply naive... This can change really fast and you can lose your houses..

[@AMarchant]

Many Westerners are expressing similar sentiments. I read nearly identical comments from residents in the UK (who, not understanding the social changes taking place in North America, often misguidedly list Canada among their destinations of choice) on a regular basis. We're not allowed to speak openly about the reasons behind this, although they're entirely self-evident. How interesting that others, recognising the commonalities amongst the population centres experiencing these changes are, instead, looking east, to nations that maintain a strong sense of national and culturally conservative identities.

[@MetaView7]

*I bet Alina is moving to China.*

[@ericg9828]

Get over it. Letting yourself get so angry about a government is your own fault.

[@KanaievenTokyo]

I did not know the conditions a lot of Canadians are facing so this was very eye-opening to me. Thanks for making this video

[@bobsmithers]

Yes, it is very bad and going down a slippery slope fast! (IMO we have past the point of no return)

[@petek5523]

@@KanaievenTokyo she cherry picked all the worst things, but neglected to mention that Canada is always ranked among the best countries to live in the world. Every highly populated country/city has the same problems, all of them. Don’t believe the anti Canada bots 🤖 on here, it’s complete nonsense.

[@petek5523]

@@bobsmithers what’s so bad about it bob?

[@mariod2890]

@@petek5523 LOL... All I have to say.

[@petek5523]

@@mariod2890 figures

[@tamerlane7]

My cousin also left Canada last year. He also believes that things are going downhill in Canada.

[@Domkuzya]

Ladies and gentlemen.everyone who reads this comment. all of you who live in Western countries have a great chance to escape from this madness by moving to Russia. Yes, it is to Russia, because it is here that traditional values are enshrined in the constitution. now Putin has introduced a law where you can get a temporary residence permit for a year or more without knowing Russian. it is enough to be from Western countries, and if you believe in God as much as we do, come to Russia, we are waiting for you, and we will be glad to all people from Western countries.

[@Tugela60]

@@Domkuzya You can have the people we don't want, and we will take the people who want to get away from the likes of you. Fair swap IMO.

[@tremblence]

liberals ruined canada

[@philipsmith4849]

Having read quite a few of the comments I think the old saying of "The grass is greener on the otherside of the fence" Everywhere is rubbish people need to realise this.

[@bibipersaud9018]

I left 1999 and returned 2223!!! OMG! It sucks! This is not the Canada I know. I'm here for my son who is going thru cancer treatment. He never wanted to leave Canada. My other son left for Australia & my daughter in Boston. They will never return!!!1 in 5 ....no fam. docs. Emergency is a nightmare. Most docs are young immigrants who are in meds to fulfill family dreams....dismissive, perfunctory, no critical thought processes etc. Housing sky high....I tell everyone to leave!!!!!

[@RussianLife2024]

The reason Canada is going to the dogs is that because we signed CETA, the EU is hollowing out our money and businesses. The EU companies that bought our retail chains literally moved money out of Canada 🇨🇦 and in then engineered a bankruptcy for our companies. I just spent 3 months in Russia 🇷🇺 and 3 months in Georgia 🇬🇪 there is a huge difference in Russia the government has wage and price controls that make living sustainable, Georgia 🇬🇪 on the other hand has lost control of much of their retail and grocery chains to the EU. The average Georgian only makes 1000 USD a month, and they pay Canadian Prices for Food and Clothing. European Greed is to blame for Canada and Georgia's financial problems.

[@Exposemedia4u]

Same for the Uk 🇬🇧 its unrecognisable crime is out of hand , the gelato are system is also non existent one month to see a normal GP and 6 months wait for an MRI . Some Operations can take up to 3 years waiting list . Housing is unaffordable also .

[@petechippas4586]

Correct the 2223. We are not there yet, although none of us who are currently watching this video will be.

[@bigben8322]

@@petechippas4586 Not even Michael J. Fox did haha

[@robant5578]

Yeah I left Toronto for NyC in 2000, don’t even want to visit Canada anymore,

[@almVancouver]

The Canada I grew up in vs Canada today feel like two different countries. I literally feel like a foreigner in the country I was born in.

[@JimMork-r9u]

May be partisan, but I think the descent began with Stephen Harper. The country voted him out but didn't vote out the economics he lived by.

[@guyfawkes055]

Sounds a lot like the UK now. However you are a huge country with such a low population. We are too small and too overpopulated with more immigrants coming in every day.

[@iandaye]

@@JimMork-r9u That's just reality. This started a long time ago, through successive governments and parties. We're just seeing it all come to a head now. And voting in a CPC again will only make these issues exponentially worse, as Harper's still at the reigns behind the scenes as Chairman with the IDU.

[@Testimony4644]

I grew up in Canada too. Not ONCE did I ever feel like I was viewed or treated as a Canadian. Cry me a river.

[@JimMork-r9u]

@@Testimony4644 ???? This comment, especially the second sentence, leaves me confused. Not treated as a Canadian? What were you treated as?

[@matt1720]

We’re waiting until the next federal election and will exit Canada if the Liberal party is somehow re-elected.

[@mickfoley1413]

Liberal party has no chance to be re-elected. The question is, can the country be fixed?

[@silzeppelin]

Same here I will leave Canada if the Liberals gets in

[@financenumber2953]

Please don't take big life decisions based on which party is elected. At the end of the day, these politicians are nobody's friends. They are people like us who are doing their job and always focus on their personal growth and well being. If you like Canada, stay here. If you really dislike the country, then i don't blame you if you decide to move. Even if the government changes, things not gonna change in a day. Just my 2 cents. Thanks.

[@robertanderson5092]

You should stay until you are jailed for posting unsanctioned opinions in social media comments

[@Musician_Robert]

@@financenumber2953maybe Canadians should be included through voting when decisions are being made in government. Especially when they live there.

[@measurmentoftreatment]

Never watched this channel before this video and now just subscribed, very keen to know and see how things will go. Wish you all the best and good luck with your new journey!

[@misho5625]

I am a pharmacist who own his business .making 160 k a year .i can’t make it any more .very depressed and I think I wasted my life here.being living in Canada for almost 25 years old .it become in sane to live here .currently suffering from depression as the country getting worse everyday .. not sure where is the way out . Need to retire soon and relax .. it is like a trap here no way out ..

[@Citadin]

seriously, you can't make it on a $160k salary?

[@percussion44]

@@Citadin Not to mention Pharmacists are university educated professionals. This fellow writes like a semi-illiterate. That or they are drunk.

[@catherinecastle8576]

​@@CitadinThat's no way to respond to a person struggling with discouragement. The truth is, if you're used to a certain lifestyle that gets harder to maintain each year, the strain on a person or a family is the same no matter what they earn. And, frankly, the more money the further the fall... so try and have some compassion for all Canadians who are suffering the hell that's now upon us. Read the Bible. Jesus is the answer. Trust me... you'll thank me later 😇

[@AK255.]

@@catherinecastle8576 You are wrong. There is nothing wrong with the statement. The problem is the reader interprets this as a negative statement when it is clearly not negative.

[@vern0018]

@@Citadin He said he doesn't make that pay anymore. Not that he can't make it with that pay.

[@bnice8940]

Dear Alina: I wish you nothing but happiness and success in all your endeavours. Canada is NOT what it used to be and I agree with your point of view. You certainly deserve only the nicest things that life has to offer, Alina. Take care, stay safe and keep well (Sandy). 🙏🙏💐🥰

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you so much!

[@robynguinn8941]

3rd generation here, I can retire next year as long as I leave Canada. If I remain, I will work until dead because it is so very expensive and getting more so under the cult of climate change. It pains me to witness what our governments have allowed to happen in our communities. Drug abuse is rampant, mental health is staggering, youth are medicated, gender confused and climate terrified. A homeless shelter for drug addicts is being built less than a 4 minute walk from my home which is in a seniors park....we will all be victimized by theft and vandalism. We are also divided thanks to trudeau who has labelled and categorized us so deeply he ran elections based on divisions. We are no longer the kind polite people we once were. Churches burning epitomizes the moral or lack of moral ground we live and act upon. So I am moving next year to central America, Panama most likely...I can afford to retire there, never need to heat my home nor worry trudeau is going to ban my furnace and my car. It saddens me to no end for I have grandchildren, 5 generations, of investment in this country.

[@mattl4802]

Retire in thailand. Im planning to do that when im older. Good health care lower cost of living quite stable

[@adrianconnell7143]

Ah that's brilliant. All the issues you've mentioned and you come to the decision to move to central America. Have you not spotted all the people coming the other way.

[@henry5128]

It's been alot

[@GREATCANADIANDOG]

GOD-BLESS YOU. Please Pray for us in Canada 🇨🇦

[@abouttime5000]

Travel safe. Do not try to survive on your own. Seek out an ex-pat group that can help you with red tape and right choices.

[@modestaskaulinis2601]

So ,where are you living right now? Coming back to Canada,after traveling abroad?

[@thefirsted]

I was born in Ottawa. Over the course of my 45 years I have watched the country become progressively worse the entire time I've been alive. I don't begrudge anyone jumping for their lives at this point. My only wish is that everyone in the world acknowledge that the only thing that makes Canada a horrible place to be is the government, or at least the government for the past 45 years.

[@BH6242KCh]

Same story in the US. In our case, even the world's mightiest military couldn't save us from our own filthy politicians.

[@thefirsted]

@@BH6242KCh I lived there for over a decade. I agree. The people are amazing, and the country is filled with splendor. The Bush, Clinton sandwich did not suit my culinary tastes.

[@visaman]

45 years? Are you sure it's not a "you" problem?😮

[@thefirsted]

@@visaman 100% certain.

[@Kirby467-sk2hs]

@@visaman Your question makes no sense. Canada has been in decline for decades, why would that be a "you" problem?

[@sergioveyzaga2411]

Life is full of unexpected turns. I left behind the enchanting beauty of Positano and the Amalfi Coast in search of something new. Now, after a decade, I find myself calling Alberta home with genuine affection. The warmth and hospitality of the locals have been truly heartening. Despite the challenges posed by economic circumstances, the joy of being warmly greeted whenever I step outside, coupled with the relaxed Calgarian spirit, complements my Mediterranean, traditionally formal nature in the most delightful way

[@babylonmustfall]

breathing in too much forest fire smoke?

[@simonottomusblinkinsob94]

@@babylonmustfall No, not too much wild fire smoke. The bloke is right. There is a high standard of living in Canada - particularly in Alberta. As for the wild fire smoke, it really doesn't have anything to do with perceptual inconsistencies. I heard Alberta's capital city (Edmonton) had a lot of wild fire smoke.

[@paulevans8348]

I can understand Alberta, but Calgary?! C'mon, both major cities in Alberta are shitholes.

[@mactravel112]

wow, that's an epic downgrade!!!!

[@Praxis71]

From Positano to Alberta… holy cow. Are you Italian?

[@OhShunz]

Ough that opening line hit home. More so when I think of my mother when I left home at 17yrs old to join the Navy never to return to the family home again. I served for 10 yrs ABS never really stopped my adventures and now at 52 all I can think about is when I’ll transition to a remote working life and finally leave the USA for good. It’s all bittersweet as the USA has been my home but it’s a place I just cannot stomach any longer. Wishing you continued success Alina 😢❤☀️

[@1anre]

You joined the US Navy from Canada?

[@redwine2664]

3 countries your country of birth did not bomb? Luck you!

[@user-uh6xc1wg1e]

❤ new subscriber here, YT recommended your videos. Thanks for sharing your stories because help me to understand what most people Feel after they love or move in another place that they don't know. Me I want to go or move to another place someday soon. But I don't know if it Will come true in the future or not. I dreamed to reach my goals 10 years ago but until now it's almost 12 years now. I'm still stagnant to reach those dreams. I'm losing Hope sometimes.

[@deeeff-tr8cm]

I lived in Toronto and moved to the Isle of Man. Best thing I ever did. 10% tax, low crime, no unemployment, no traffic.

[@robp3431]

And every now and then, some of the most amazing motorcycle racing 🙂

[@JimMork-r9u]

I will never move. My house is paid for. I have income to squeak by. But that "no traffic" would lure me. I think there are Scandinavian islands like that. I do wonder a bit about groceries. Everything comes by boat?

[@deeeff-tr8cm]

@@JimMork-r9u Some food is produced on the Isle of Man -- meat, dairy, eggs, some vegetables. The rest comes by boat from England. Groceries are cheaper than in Toronto.

[@JimMork-r9u]

@@deeeff-tr8cm Grin. That's a low bar, better than Toronto. Never did hear what exactly Ontario raises, must be something. Wonder what Iceland does for food.No video I've seen says "And here he are the Icelandic farms".

[@javierarias5173]

Vancouver for me in the 90's was like a paradise, those days are gone 😢

[@barryoliver9111]

I visited Vancouver in the Summer of '96 and it was SO good! Granville St in late August was beautiful and everyone was so friendly and easy to talk to. Used cd stores, Granville Book Company, ABC Book & Comic Emporium (RIP). There was always something going on and it was exciting and fun. Not sure I'd wanna go back there now. 😔

[@Tugela60]

I have lived in Vancouver since 1990, and it is objectively better now than it was back then. There are more jobs available, a much wider range of jobs, more money to be made, a lot more things to do, more restaurants, better restaurants, more urban renewal, most of the shitty areas downtown have been cleared and rebuilt as middle class housing instead of the old SRO hotels. Housing is expensive, but, newsflash, it was expensive back then too. You have just forgotten or simply were not aware of that since you were not in the market. I think the issue is that in the 90s you were young, carefree and having fun, and now you are old and your youth has faded, reality has kicked your backside and your personal decline has set in. Maybe you have chosen poorly in your personal relationships, divorced, have child support, family or friends have passed, or your career has failed, whatever. Shit happens. You think Vancouver has changed, but no, it is not the city that has changed, it is YOU that has changed.

[@Dinsdale2020]

Do it now while you are young and can enjoy it! We are sorry to see you go and we will be happy to have you home anytime😘. Good luck! 👍👍

[@EnglishStories-2024]

"I hope that next year I can finally move and live there. It’s one of my little dreams, born out of my love for the unique atmosphere and the charm of the place. Unlike living in a place where everything is too easy and too accessible-I crave something different, something more challenging. But isn’t it ironic? While I dreamed of this, I knew that America and Canada weren’t the safest places to live. So, why does this dream hold such a pull on my heart? What is it about this place that makes me willing to take the risk?"

[@victormendez8811]

Hi Alina !! Good for you!! GOOOO!!!!I lived in Japan and China for a decade. I came back to Canada 4 years ago to find a decadent, unsafe, expensive country. Canada is not the shadow of the amazing country that I deeply loved. The only way I could survive these last four years was to leave Canada for at least 4 months a year. I am leaving Canada again tomorrow, but this time is for good. Do I feel sad? not anymore. I will always remember Canada but the new reality is just a nightmare !!!!

[@jl.911]

All the best to your new journey in a new country!

[@RandPersonn]

So, where are you going to move to? I don't think China, Japan are better than Canada in terms of living standards, work-life balance and human rights.

[@blackknight4996]

@@RandPersonn Drop that "human rights" gibberish please....ask those homeless folks and the drug addicts how much they value your "human rights"? ...LOL ... work-life can only be balanced when you HAVE a job! Living standard? You want to compare with China's? Have you even been to China? Alina has..

[@RandPersonn]

@@blackknight4996 Canada has many flaws and bad sides, but China definitely has many more. It is undeniable true that an average Chinese person has much worse living standards than an average Canadian person. And, if you don't mind not being able to access KZbin, Google, Wikipedia etc due to great firewall of China, then fine. You wouldn't even be able to watch her videos if you were in China. China has their own apps like bilibili, weibu but they are only used by Chinese people; whereas Google, youtube, Twitter, instagram are used by all people internationally from almost all countries. Homelessness, poverty also exist in China. There are reasons why hunters of thousands of Chinese immigrants are flocking to the Southern USA border to claim asylum

[@Johnmckay-h8n]

China? is that where they have a president for live? One single communist party? And concentration camps for those who disagree with the communist elite?

[@smaug4242]

I left Canada in the late 1990s. I moved back in 2018 (more than 20 years abroad)... and I've regretted it every day since. I do NOT hate Canada at all. Like you said, it is a great place to live, but... once you see how other people live in other parts of the world you see what's missing in Canada. It's the basics.. access to medical care... education... and so on. It used to be amazing in Canada, now it's broken 😞 My wife and I talk about relocating back overseas all the time. Moving abroad with kids is hard, but we will eventually do it once all the bits line up :-)

[@stoneneils]

Access to medical care lol...what tiny town do you live in that you don't have 200 clinic within a few miles lol..i've lived in montreal, toronto, ottawa....you get care same day. You just walk in. You people are not being honest...its quite funny actually. Next you'll claim canada doesn't have enough marijuana lol.

[@EvelinHolmes]

Well the country takes in over a million people of the healthcare suffers. But you also see a lot of people abusing the system . My husband missed a step and some slipped and fell all the way down. He was bleeding and hurt . Because it was late we waited until the next morning . I brought him to urgent care . I knew nothing was broken and he talked fine . We were served promptly and had X-rays . Nothing broken just deep surface wound . Got bandaged up and sent home . Today a nurse came to renew the bandage and will do so for the next 2 weeks . My husband will turn 80 soon. But you see somany people there and just go for anything . From a cold to a bad knee. This is urgent care . Should be serious case.

[@smaug4242]

I don;'t live in a small town... I live on the west coast. There'sa clinic in the city... one clinic... it's closed more than it's open. When it is open, they limit how many people thy will see in a day and send everyone else to the ER. There is a clinic in the next city... and they get angry at you if you show up because they are so overwhelmed by their own residents that neighboring residents push them over capacity. ERs are closing in BC... There are over 1 million people in BC that don't have a family doctor. The medical system here is broken.

[@smaug4242]

@@EvelinHolmes People go to urgent care because they have no other choice. They don't have a family doctor... what should they do if they need something for bronchitus? The ER? I am "lucky" to have a family doctor here in BC and if I need to see the doctor I have to book an appointment at least 3 months in advance. I can't get another family doctor because there are a million people (as in at least a quarter of the provincial population) ahead ofme in the queue in BC.

[@NibsNiven]

@@EvelinHolmes They go to emergency because they don't have a family doctor.

[@darellnewsome4459]

Wishing you all the best Alina and thank you for allowing us to follow along with you on your journey. Through your videos I have been able to see so many different places and cultures that most likely I would never ever get to see. You have had such a positive impact on so many and you have touched so many lives through your videos. For some of us you are our eyes to the world. Thank you so much for what you do and again I wish nothing but the best for you wherever you are deciding to relocate to.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Aw thank you so much for your support! ❤

[@michaels2480]

I've lived in Canada for the past 40+ years - most of my life - having also been born in Eastern Europe. We are also strongly considering leaving this place, which is NOTHING like it used to be. I don't recognize any of its values or culture anymore. We are also looking at Eastern Europe primarily. We shall see. All the best to you!

[@seal7513]

Lucky. Really old stock Canadians like myself are stuck here... When this places collapses and becomes a death trap, I will be screwed. I guess I will perish with the natives... poetic.

[@bingxufang7004]

I lived for 8 years in Canada and then moved to Singapore three years ago. That was the best decision I ever made. I came back to Toronto this year, and was completely shocked by the cost of living, the drug problem on the street, and the huge amount of immigrants from one single country taking over the whole Canada.

[@sinic1978]

That country is India and it is exporting its people to many Western countries not just to Canada.

[@tomtube1012]

Totally agree on the one country thing.

[@Oliver-fs2ep]

More like diarhea.shitting these.bRownies all over the west .....i can smell.curry lol

[@Qwijebo]

@@sinic1978 The Bangladesh problems will reverb across the continent, stay out of India.

[@mckessa17]

I think.yoir talking about the people who poop on our beaches

[@Mozzermarr10]

Scottish Canadian here. I left canada 20 years ago, for Asia, and have never moved back. I go home (southern Ont) for holidays and am shocked at what the country has become. Currently riding out life in Thailand and love it. If you can get out, and won't regret it, you should try. Canada is absolutely shocking now as a (post) nation.

[@ruaseparques2880]

Que coisa hein!

[@roberttoodie275]

"build back better" doublespeak for destruction of the old.. the family unit, freedom, religion, especially Christianity, finance, private land ownership..where "you Will own nothing" and now you have been "liberated" (everything stolen from you, Canada, UK, Australia, the former west Europe have all embraced this "progressivism"

[@Superpig500]

Just another pdf file

[@javiervega1065]

I doubt people from Thailand want a Scottish kid moving to there country and taking away from there culture

[@Ban00]

@@Superpig500 lol

[@brightonkenny6491]

I dont know...in Europe you will very easily find the same situation. Prices including food and shelter are skyrocketing, security is decreasing, opportunities are drying up...maybe there are some places that are still better, but if all the people who arent satisfied with their lives in their own country invade these places ...then housing prices will go up , the same is gonna happen with other services as well...in Hungary rent and flat prices are insane . Reason? Partly it is becasue many people from richer countries come here to escape their own terrible situations...

[@yannip2083]

So true in the U.S. too.

[@V24t]

But Hungary has a EXCELLENT, STRONG LEADER VIKTOR ORBAN who is doing an EXCELLENT job in making sure that 👿😈 Muslim migrants DON'T enter the beautiful Hungary!!!..Mr Orban is also offering any WHITE HUNGARIAN WOMAN who has 5 children of NOT paying any mortgage on their house...Those are EXCELLENT decisions!!

[@bevs9995]

@@yannip2083 where yall planning to run to?

[@yannip2083]

@@bevs9995 More and more Americans have moved to Vietnam, Cambodia, Bali, Mexico, South America.

[@angry-white-men]

So true. It's a revolving cycle of wealthy schmucks trying to escape the problems they created by running away instead of fixing them. Then they take their mentality to the host country and ruin that one too.

[@kelvin19949]

Same to you. I'm an immigrant from Hong Kong and I've been trying to find a home outside of Canada since 2018.

[@edteach3r]

This is my first time viewing one of your videos, Alina. You are inspiring! Thank you for your honesty, a reality that so many of us share. My family and I moved here 26 years ago with next to nothing in terms of worldly possessions. Our kids grew up here, went to university here and, working two jobs at the same time, we were blessed to be able to buy our own home eventually. We are proudly Canadian, but so much is changing that my wife and I are considering retiring elsewhere due to financial constraints (our home is our only asset). Thank you for the video.

[@rr3775]

What makes me sadder is the perception and hope Canadians have that a change of government in Ottawa will fix all of this. I sadly do not believe it will. Canadians have taken their social programs for granted for far too long. We have been electing incompetent people into positions of power for decades. The cost of living, draconian taxation and a poorly thought out immigration strategy are just some of the many significant problems Canada is facing right now. Having lived in the US for 12 years, I always used to think that Canada is a safer, cleaner and overall a more "western" nation where rule of law is respected. However, I can early see that is not the case anymore. The rising crime(not involving murders), lack of law and order are worse than the United States right now. Canada is sinking and we are waiting for a miracle.

[@BoreasCastel]

When people started handing their children over to the state for education and those teachers got unionized, it was over. Children are raised into foolish voters with little merit by foolish people who have little merit. That's how every system in our society became corrupted. The means and the ends are one and the same and the medium is the message. Corruption is the message children get from the age of 4 or 5.

[@lambofan2024]

You are correct. Nobody is coming to save Canada. The few who tried have been attacked by state media and many imprisoned on BS charges. Lawfare is the tool used by the feds and provincial governments who are just as bad.

[@davidhughes4527]

Getting rid of the idiot Trudeau is that Miracle you all been looking for.

[@larrybxl5406]

do you live in USA now?

[@costasworldofmusicmemories5792]

Harriet and I are excited for you. Sometimes you can never go back home again. It's not the same. You have to make those choices that are right for you. We found that out when we were leaving Boston were we lived for much of our life, up until 4 years ago. We made the move to Virginia. We still visit family as you will. We are so happy for you Alina. Be Well Dear Friend! Sending you much love ❤ from Richmond, Va. Harriet, Jim and Yuki

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thanks very much guys! Glad you found what works for you as well!

[@brandonlamb9067]

Good for you, madam! Enjoy life wherever you can and make sure it’s worth the effort to work there. I hope everything goes well for you😊

[@jps0117]

As a man from south of the Canadian border, I left the U.S. in 2003 with the intention to return there to live and work. Now, 21 years later, I can't imagine moving back. The variables just don't add up for me. My country has changed, I have changed, and I can't find a place on a map of the U.S. that I would want to drop into, except perhaps to visit.

[@cajundragon]

Where did you end up? I'm in Pittsburgh, PA and considering a move abroad.

[@DaveBloke-tg5wv]

That is so sad, America was once the benchmark of safety and freedom, peace and love from England.

[@beautifulplanet4584]

Have you tried Hawaii? There’s a different vibe Not like in U.S

[@cajundragon]

@@beautifulplanet4584 I would watch the very last episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver for a great segment on Hawaii

[@steelcom5976]

@@beautifulplanet4584 Hawaii is out of sight expensive.

[@JJs_playground]

I feel you. I have a somewhat similar upbringing. Immigrated to Canada, from Lebanon, when I was 7 (with my family), so 42 years and I consider myself to be Canadian. And I've always justified paying our high taxes as the price we have to pay for the great services we have. But more and more I'm feeling these services are falling apart and cost of living has skyrocketed. I'm not sure where I'll retire.

[@larrybxl5406]

@@JJs_playground Canada sure is a great deal better than Lebanon! You should be grateful you were allowed to move to Canada.... If it's not to your liking then move back to Lebanon.

[@malcomx5365]

mon ami, viens en France, vous serez tjs. les bienvenus chez nous ! there are ups and downs but it's worth it ! xD

[@haroldcruz8550]

Maybe, just maybe your votes have consequences.

[@animalsvillagelife]

​@@larrybxl5406Your fine with being taxed to death?

[@Redensign-xi7xh]

@@larrybxl5406 Why the hell would someone prefer living in Canada over Lebanon (especially if that persons ancestry is Lebanese).... Canada is a Shithole country, not like it once was.

[@Maxშემიწყალე]

Every country in the West is going through the exact same problems. It seems so coordinated. I hope where ever you go, its much better.

[@kell7195]

Yes exactly, its like no matter who you vote for the exact same destructive plan is being enacted in every Western Country at exactly the same time.

[@teagoldleaf4137]

🎯

[@roberttoodie275]

"build back better" double speak for destruction of the old to bring in their "new" where "u will own nothing"

[@northernbohemianrealist]

Late stage capitalism, buddy.

[@martynobs6970]

@@northernbohemianrealist Not so early stage Marxism 2.0

[@sergei8337]

Subscribed just to see how it goes because it's really interesting :) Good luck! I moved myself with family from russia to US 6 years ago and it was such a shift in our life. Cheers!

[@janellek21]

Thanks so much for sharing this Alina! I can relate to what you're going through - I was born in the UK, moved to the US at 11 and then moved back to the UK at 24. I decided to leave the US because I began to realise that it's just not an ideal place to work and raise a family. The state I lived in (South Carolina) has a better quality of life than, say, California, New York, Oregon, Washington or New Jersey, but overall the US just doesn't do an adequate job of caring for its citizens, and the US government (especially those left of centre) has its priorities in the wrong place. The UK has its own problems no doubt, but overall the UK does a much better job of caring for its citizens than the US does. It'll be more difficult for you than it was for me because you'll be going to an entirely new country where you have no family and no social network, but you're an intelligent and daring woman, you seem to be quite comfortable around new people, and you'll settle into wherever you end up very quickly. I wish you all the best and look forward to seeing how everything plays out!

[@eyesuckle]

". . . but overall the US just doesn't do an adequate job of caring for its citizens." I don't think I've ever heard the basic problem of living in the United States today stated so eloquently. Well said.

[@andrewweber2010]

You're correct. The US is more concerned with the borders of the Ukraine and China than our own. Last week Washington sent 3.9 billion dollars to maintain the pensions of Ukrainian workers and they have yet to send aid to the citizens of Hawaii displaced by the wildfires, most of whom remain homeless and displaced for more than a year now.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you very much! Good for you for finding what works for you!

[@NotAvailable-gl4nx]

Beware of 2 Tier Kier!

[@Orson2u]

@@NotAvailable-gl4nx - PM Keir Stalin is Big Brother.

[@Diviny369]

I was born in Moldova. Brought to Canada against my will while a teenager. Got married in Canada. My kids were born and grew up in Canada, one graduated high school already in Canada and the other one is in grade 10. I got a career at TD that I gave up in Canada. Few years ago before quiting my job I told my wife I'm done with Canada. I was lucky that moldovans due to historical events before WW2 are allowed to resore their Romanian citizenship and I did that. My kids by law had to restore their EU citizenship as well. Right now I'm in Romania and I'm in the process of selling everything in Canada and bringing my wife and kids over. It was the best decision of my life. It's such a breath of fresh air to see that people can live a normal life with normal taxes and life values. For those who are behind, if you have means and ways to move just run while it's not too late. Life is one and don't waste it on corrupt politicians that from boredome and easy money only have one wish: to enslave you mentally, physically and financially. Run while you can.

[@NiechZyjePolska48]

Great choice Hungary is a great place to be. The United Staes and especially Canada is far too liberal. Serbia and Poland are good options as well. Leave the West

[@NiechZyjePolska48]

I love Moldova, Chisinau is a great and very underrated city. I am retired so I am not worried about earning an income so it might not be for working age people

[@ruaseparques2880]

Que depoimento. Boa sorte viu.

[@frostflower5555]

They want to kill people with taxes. Yet no one seems to protest. Where did Alina say she was moving to?

[@NobodyYouKnow98]

@@NiechZyjePolska48 It doesn't matter how great the country is if you don't speak the language. Eastern European languages are VERY difficult to learn compared to English. And if you can't read and speak the language, you will always struggle even for the most basic things and will never feel "at home".

[@tozlu16]

I moved to Saskatchewan in 2009 and called it home since then. I was born and raised in the Philippines, the cost of living doesn't help I have friends who moved back already. It was a different Canada back in 2009 there are more homeless people now unfortunately thanks for sharing your story.

[@renemrt]

Refugees, students visa from India, government and drug dealers are the issues of our lovely nation. PEOPLE WAKE UP AND LETS TAKE BACK CANADA 🇨🇦 ❤🇨🇦

[@Tugela60]

No, the issues are the far right and conservatives. If we can encourage all those sorts to leave Canada for the third world hellholes they admire so much, Canada would be a much better country. Certainly there would be far less whining anyway! :)

[@nmpolo]

This woman isn't of the Canadian nation, she doesn't care about taking Canada back, hence why she's bailing for another country. This is a problem in my nation, England, too. So many people that were willing to take advantage of the good times here but will bail as soon as things get slightly tough.

[@CryptoSpartacus]

Canada is a divided and conquered nation. People are too divided here to focus on what matters

[@CryptoSpartacus]

​@@nmpoloI worked for 12 years to try to rally people. Canadians love the government that is enslaving them to imaginary debt more than they love their own children

[@Tugela60]

@CryptoSpartacus Our issue is more about people who focus on things that don't matter and cry a lot. The vast majority of us are perfectly happy thank you. About 90k people emigrate every year (about 0.2% of the population), many of whom are recent immigrants who have used Canada as a stepping stone to get into the US. Others are Americans returning to America for work reasons. About a third of them will return to Canada within 5 years however. Overall the number of born Canadians leaving is actually very small on a per capita basis, less than one in a thousand.

[@luciotradutor]

I am 45yo and from Brazil. I visited Canada for the 1st time when I was 12. I fell in love with it. Decided I would live there some day. Ten years ago I returned with my wife. The idea was to show her around and see if she was onboard with my plan. She loved it!!! I am the kind of guy who plans ahead (military...). Our plan was to get papers in order and apply for residency so we would move there around 2025 or 2026. Our plans started to change about 5 years ago with all the madness that came to Canada during and after the 2020 flu season. We recently got our permanent residency elsewhere with better climate, great food, lower costs and much more freedom. We are moving next year. But Canada taught us that one has to be paying attention to the signs. It all changed so fast in Canada. But it is still a beautiful place. I just do not intend to call it home anymore.

[@chriso4830]

where did you get your permanent residency?

[@luciotradutor]

@@chriso4830 Uruguay

[@woma219]

Yeah where

[@luciotradutor]

Uruguay

[@luciotradutor]

@@chriso4830 Uruguay

[@ilia9048]

The reason is definitely not covid, but the policies that Canada's leadership is pursuing - migration, allowing substance use, cost of living, and so on

[@roberttoodie275]

They are also trying to destroy the economy by destroying the electricity supply, and manufacturing..the "new leaders" are very evil

[@derick3482]

no don't blame the government blame yourselves for not having kids if you weren't worried so much about dogs and this youtube is a perfect example of how much girls like her care more about themselves than their country and the future of the people who live in this country she should be married with children right now yet she decided to travel the world with her pathetic videos marco poloiling the world then they come back here say things like ,,,,,,oh crap our country is unrecognizable

[@Domkuzya]

Ladies and gentlemen.everyone who reads this comment. all of you who live in Western countries have a great chance to escape from this madness by moving to Russia. Yes, it is to Russia, because it is here that traditional values are enshrined in the constitution. now Putin has introduced a law where you can get a temporary residence permit for a year or more without knowing Russian. it is enough to be from Western countries, and if you believe in God as much as we do, come to Russia, we are waiting for you, and we will be glad to all people from Western countries.

[@Tugela60]

Everything was the same when the conservatives were in power, lmao.

[@txdmsk]

And also mostly the demographics crisis. People have not been having kids for decades now. Old people hold all the power, young people have no future. Of course if you are an old person and own a house, maybe more, you do not want new houses to be built around your property, as it would decrease its value. More and more resources are taken from active people to sustain dependents: old people and low quality migrants.

[@davidsahak2522]

Thank you for this wonderful video, Alina. I feel the same about living in California and the overall situation in the United States. The cost of living keeps on rising while the quality of life declines more and more every single day. So many young people our age (we're about the same age) who have university degrees and have good jobs struggle to pay rent or even foresee a future where they can own a home. I wish you the best of luck in this new life you will embark on. My wife and I enjoy watching your content and look forward to see where you end up.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you very much and wishing you guys the best as well!

[@Adventurous_noob]

I’ve been dreaming of moving to Canada for 10 years, but didn’t succeed neither through Skilled worker program nor via EE. I feel slightly jealous for people having a PR or citizenship that just don’t value it..

[@seal7513]

Dream of somewhere else. When Canada collapses and becomes a deathtrap, you might not be able to escape.

[@mangoking787]

Hello Alina, I have been to Toronto in 2007, and I can honestly say, I did not like it. I have my cousin in Vancouver, and after staying there for so long. Has decided to come back to Perth. If I was a young guy, Thailand would be my choice to live. I have just come back from Koh Samui, After spending 8 nights on that beautiful Island. I have met a lot of people from all walks of life. There are lots of people setling in Thailand today. Americans, English, Swedish, people from Switzerland, Holland, Austria, Norway and so on. I had the pleasure of seeing Lilly, her husband Wat, and her gorgeous 3 kids, her nanny, and her son. The food is so cheap, everybody smiles. Not like here in Perth. The weather was exceptionally beautiful. It rained mainly at night, and once during the day. Alina, whatever you decide to do. Do it wisely. I wish you all the best. Your main aim is to be happy. God Bless.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you very much!

[@petek5523]

😂😂😂. Thailand is full of poverty, corruption and pollution and sex slaves, have fun though 😅

[@j.f.almeida9081]

Why you have to be young to live in Thailand? Iam working hard to retire and live there. It's a good choice for retired people since the cost of living is low.

[@johnnyklash5883]

@@j.f.almeida9081 Low cost of living for you but nobody thinks about the actual people who live there and how these migrations of "rich" people affect the locals.

[@visaman]

Don't people move to Thailand to get away from Western people?

[@larrybxl5406]

I left Canada in 2000 for an attractive job opportunity in Belgium. I had been workng in Canada for 20 yrs at that time and all of my education was completed in Canada. I did not leave Canada due to any major dissatisfaction with the country, but rather a professional opporunity that arose and the chance to experience Europe as a resident rather than a tourist. I never expected to stay in Europe long term, but one job led to another and I stayed on in Belgium until 2017 when I moved to Spain for my (semi-)retirement. Although I rented out the condo I owned in Canada from 2000-2022, after 5 years living in Spain, I decided I am not moving back to live in Canada and sold it. I have no regrets having left Canada when I did, nor do I regret my move from Belgium to Spain. I still visit Canada about once a year to visit family and friends, but a move back to my homeland is not something I would now seriously consider. Good luck with your move and settlement in your new home, wherever that is!

[@Qwijebo]

Good luck with Belgium or anywhere in Europe, what's happening there is not going to get better anytime soon.

[@esparda07]

Excellent timing in selling it. Condo prices are finally starting to plateau and even drop. It will keep on dropping in the next decade.

[@larrybxl5406]

@@esparda07 The value of my condo in Canada was pretty much flat lined from 1990 when I bought until about 2005, then prices started to rise very slowly and spiked right after covid in 2021-23. I have not been following the market since I sold up in 2022

[@Ash-vt5cp]

Lol Belgium is awful for cost of living and mass-immigration. I always find it funny when North Americans think the grass is greener on the other side of the atlantic. And by the way, the Spanish and Portuguese are getting fed up of wealthy retirees from northern europe and north america, causing their living costs to sky rocket, and who don't bother learning their language.

[@pontikischristos3927]

Where do you live in Spain? Do you like it?

[@lisalewis8989]

I think the UK is the same. I am 54 and have never claimed anything from social services either. An 11 year old girl got stabbed by a random man the other day. What is that about? 😢

[@AlinaMcleod]

That is absolutely horrific.

[@richardpersaud1500]

Well if your government continues to promote and support the wrong types of immigration policies that does not resonate with British values and without appropriate vetting britain could see more degeneracy.

[@bubbasanches4591]

Islam did that

[@lisalewis8989]

@@bubbasanches4591 he was Romanian 🙄

[@kell7195]

I thought the guy that stabbed the 3 little girls was Black from Africa somewhere, or is this another little girl stabbed?

[@JulieStenner]

I'm leaving as well. Auckland is amazing! Trying Singapore and Thailand this winter. Many options now. Good luck out there!

[@MonicaSalamanca]

I feel ya!! But on the other hand as sad as it it, I am very excited for you!! I can't wait to see where you're going. Hopefully, in two years, I can be able to do the same thing. ❤

[@MmntechCa]

My family immigrated here in the 1950s out of war torn Europe for a better life. Things have changed so much since I was a kid in the 80s and 90s. Toronto was a safe city with a good vibe. Things were reasonably affordable. Trudeau didn't start a lot of the problems, but he massively accelerated them. Government is openly hostile to basically anyone who was born here. They sold out the country to wealthy foreigners. I make a decent income but I still can't afford a house. Taxes are killing me. My doctor is horrible, but I can't find a new one. Civil liberties went right out the window. The people are cold and sullen. Crime is getting bad. Life just feels like it gets a little worse every year. I've been mulling it over for a long time, but might finally be time to head south. There's got to be something better than this, because I'm getting older and life now just feels like going through the motions.

[@garthwatson8356]

Trudeau has caused all the problems and he did start them all! - wake up as this type of thinking is what got us here -

[@LanceMiller-m9h]

Well said 👍 where do you plan on relocating to? I’ve been thinking the same .. a country off the globalist grid so i don’t experience the same in my next home … (US citizen retired military)

[@johnmorelli3775]

That's a good summary for me too. except that I don't even have a doctor & no hope of getting one (here on on Vancouver island)

[@wsl-yn8ie]

Welcome to China.China is the dream country foryou andyou chirdren

[@don-cw1yz]

I see the globalist agenda being stopped. You see the unrest in Germany, France, the UK and other European countries. It is also starting in Canada and the USA. At least in democratic countries, we can vote out parties that have adopted a globalist agenda.

[@vmorita]

Nice video! I totally understand your feelings, I’m an immigrant in Canada and have been living here for almost a decade but unfortunately my wife and I are planning to go back to our country. We think Canada is going to the wrong direction and is no longer a nice and safe place to raise our kid.😢

[@AlinaMcleod]

Totally understandable. Hope you guys are able to find what works for you!

[@JimMork-r9u]

@@AlinaMcleod Well, that might be a reaction, but honestly, Alina cannot go back to Ukraine. It is ONE PLANET, people. We solve the whole problem or we solve none. No one talks about Greta Thunberg, but she hasn't been wrong. If nothing changes, nothing changes.

[@yeseniagonzalezramos8621]

I'd love to know which country you're going back to?

[@kam_abroad]

Curious, which country are you returning to?

[@JimMork-r9u]

@@kam_abroad Well, I'm guessing she won't head for Colombia. Or Sri Lanka. My feeling is that her individual solution won't work for pretty much anyone else. Her lifeboat has a capacity of one.

[@50WhatNow]

Being born in Saskatchewan as well I agree that Canada has suffered immensely in the last decade. I spent the majority of my adult life in Vancouver back when you felt safe everywhere you ventured. Not now, I'm socked at the decline especially the violence and drugs. I've lived in a few other countries over the past 30 years none have surpassed what has happen in Canada. I currently live in the middle east and have never felt safer. The taxation is crazy, the health care system is substandard and getting worse. For those who want to retire, Canada is not very friendly and typically way overpriced. I'm seeing a trend over the last 10 years of people opting for a warmer more friendly climate to spend what should be your years to enjoy life. Something I fear impossible in Canada's current climate!

[@esparda07]

Left Canada gang, let's go! As Mr. Nomad Capitalist said, "Go where you're treated best". Not doing so is disrespecting yourself. For other viewers, 11:30 is what you're here for. Just to share my *shocking Canadian healthcare system story, so two of my friends have non-verbal 3-year old kids. One went back to the Philippines and got his kid diagnosed with autism and started treatment right away. After 6 months of therapy, the kid is now able to talk. The other who stayed in Canada is still waiting for their kid to be assessed...1 year later. PS. Looking forward to the series!

[@CanadiansForChange]

@@0matters Because of Paul Martin's regulations on banks.... not because of Harper. Harper wanted to get rid of the regulations, but was in a minority government so he couldn't.

[@trenteaston1226]

@@0matters voting deosn't matter, if it did, they wouldn't let u do it.. all politicians are hand picked and have corporate interests they have to adhere to.. Canada is a crown corporation and 84% of canada cannot be purchased by its citizens! only 9% is legally buildable with lots of permits and red tape.

[@thegilliandavis8203]

I just came across your channel and I'm fascinated. I've been looking at moving abroad since 2014. I lived in Poland, which I loved for five months. I'm originally from the UK/Northern Ireland so I have 3 citizenships. I've lived in Belfast as a teenager and again as an adult and often think of going back. In 2018, I started seriously planning, going abroad and "trying out" different countries - which I highly recommend for anyone thinking of emigrating. I came back to Canada in 2019 with the idea of staying just long enough to write a book (did that) and make a documentary on the same subject. The Doc was to be filmed in 2020 and we all know what happened that year. I couldn't do the doc and couldn't leave the country. Now, it feels like I'm back at square one trying to decide what I should do next. Good luck with everything. I have now subscribed and will be following along with you-I'm curious to see what you do and all the intricacies involved!

[@jordanh3950]

This is Trudeau's Canada.

[@AI-Assist-2024]

What I don’t understand is that Canada is being marketed all around the world as one of the best countries to live in and yet it is #1 in the worst cost of living. And we have health insurance but no one to work the hospitals because of a shortage of nurses and doctors. It’s like going to the restaurant and someone shows you the menu, you pay up front and then they ask you to leave until they can find a waitress to take your order and a cook to cook your meal.

[@1949coupe]

Immigration is a business which receives tens of Millions in annual funding in advertising from the feds. You should see the brochures on studying and living in Canada available in Germany.....wheat fields with silos, pristine mountain lakes, sunshine, the mounted police on horseback, famous University campuses, etc.....in short idyllic. The ads talk about how easy it is to immigrate, how great the job market and social services are. Worst part is...when you try to warn people that its not as advertised, you get accused of being a pessimist, exaggerating or that I must have left Canada because I was failure.

[@Tugela60]

@@1949coupe And all these places that people want to move to are not doing much worse? 🙄

[@1949coupe]

@@Tugela60 Agreed. No country is perfect. You need to focus on your values and where you think you will be treated best. The problem is, the economies and culture of most Western countries are being destroyed on purpose. While the reasons for the controlled demolition can be debated, its hard to ignore the current state of affairs. We are witnessing the largest citizen/people exchange I've ever seen. Who would have thought 10-15 years ago that Americans, Canadians, Germans, Dutch, French etc. would be moving to Mexico, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Panama, Greece, Serbia, Georgia, etc. to provide their families a better quality of life.

[@tremblence]

HeaIth insurance is a scam I can live on 4 dollars a day COMFORTABLY eating bananas, rice, beans and that includes a beer for hitting a bar My rent is $0 (zero dollars) because I built a cabin of wood and stone I only work 2 months out of the year........... spend 4 months travelling per year.......... RENT is a scam....... you can live GREAT with a hot a chick in a cabin........ I built mine almost for free and its BEAUTIFUL, handmale and the ladies love it