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So I just answered my own question. I was confused by this,

If those crossing claim asylum, the RCMP cannot send them back to the United States.

Because I thought the Safe Third Country Agreement allowed them to be sent back with no right to be heard for asylum (unless they stuck in and evaded detection for 14 days).

However, according to https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/safe-third-country-agreement-expansion-causes-asylum-seekers-explore-new-routes

Asylum seekers are arriving at airports with tourist visas and petitioning for asylum at immigration offices after their arrival. The number of asylum applications made at airports in Montreal and Toronto have tripled since the beginning of 2023.
Overall, the expansion decreased the flow of asylum seekers coming from the United States directly but has not worked to decrease the flow of asylum seekers into Canada.

So I guess to get into Canada they’d leave the US and fly in from another country somehow.

Alas, NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization - the A doesn’t mean American. That’s why Canada and the UK are members but Australia and New Zealand aren’t.

Likewise, EU membership requires being a European country. There is precedent for this, as Morocco was denied when it applied to join for that very reason: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-21-mn-5339-story.html / https://archive.is/hlOdB

Still, maybe Canada will luck out and that Europe thing will turn out to not actually be a requirement for joining Schengen or to join the EFTA. One can dream.

Without naming them explicitly, the article is trying to draw up sympathy for Gaza over the occupation by Israel. It makes some very good points.

Hmm you are right, but AFAIK all of them are EFTA members and theoretically eligible to join the EU if they wanted. That is, based in Europe.

I’ve love for Canada to join Schengen but as Canada isn’t eligible to join the EU…

I love that idea too - but how would this work? Can Canada be a member of Schengen without also being part of the EU?

Yep, but this reminds me of the “They’re the same picture” meme: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/theyre-the-same-picture

Me too.

Assuming there even is one - remember that the President elect has stated he’d want to run again a third time.

Wow, was surprised to learn that the US - which lacks not only single payer but even universal healthcare, has a One Health plan.

Yes, let’s do it, let’s end it finally!

I suppose it’s possible to have the best of both worlds - from the fediverse side.

https://lemmit.online/c/onguardforthee

Wrong country, mate - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_opportunity#:~:text=Land%20of%20Opportunity%2C%20a%20nickname,mobility%20in%20the%20United%20States

And the international students? Not saying things were perfect, but they added to Canada’s diverse culture and provided much needed economic support (bringing in funds from their home country).

“Imagine if there was an organization in Canada that was recruiting volunteers for the Russian army — they would go there and they would wear Russian military uniforms, they’d live on Russian bases, they would repair Russian weapons, clean Russian tanks,” he said.

I’d be against that because I’d be against what the Russian Federation’s position in the Ukraine war means.

But change the above to Ukraine instead of Russia, and it’d have my full support.

“While there is a connection between the volunteer and the IDF, there is no evidence of a formal relationship.”

That sounds like very clever lawyering.

Yeah, at least mandating all gov’t employees to work from home who can work from home, alone would be a very good start!

Wow, I hope the full story comes out and they figure out how to avoid this happening again.

Dang, that’s really terrible.

Why even have commercial ovens that big? They should be small enough that a person couldn’t fit, and tilted so a person would fall out if they fell unconcious.

Thanks, but do you have a more specific reference to the podcast episode?

I tried to find it, but my searches - https://www.ecosia.org/search?method=index&q=Einat+Wilf+podcast+Abraham+Accords+were+signed - turned up a lot, but I don’t think I found the specific one you were referencing.

Thanks! I do recall well the frustration back then w.r.t. promotions and pay raise bargaining (or rather, complete lack thereof). Once here, unless there’s a way to convert to an open permit, it’s very tough to find a new employer willing to sponsor under the system. At least that was my experience - when I finally got out of that restriction it was like a compete reversal.

I sometimes wonder if Canada needs something like the 491 visa that Australia has. Under this visa, you get rated the same as you would for PR, but you need fewer points to qualify, and once you get it, it is an open permit.

It also promotes regionalism as you’re tied to a specific province, but it’s otherwise open in that you can work for anyone you want. (Actually, it’s even more open than that, as there’s also no restrictions on studying etc that you’d have on a Canadian work permit.)

Yes, wasn’t allowed to change to a new employer without starting the process over again and getting a new work permit (which might have needed a new LMIA to be applied for and all that hassle).

I came over on the TFW.

This is really disappointing to hear about. I’m glad that things worked out in the end for Cresencio, and hopefully there’s a way for Pailan and the others to appeal administratively or get a new review done that lead them down the same path.