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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 83 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

Canada should be investing in healthcare and science, taking advantage of the current opportunity to poach world-class talent from the USA. And don't vote Conservative because they'll do the opposite.

[–] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 54 points 5 days ago (5 children)

I can’t agree with your comment more. It’s time for Canada to take a stand and invite in all the smartest people from the US to help us bolster our economy and better the country.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Problem with that is we gotta offer a higher salary, which we can't afford right now. Now with how medicare is being sabotaged by conservative provincial governments.

[–] Grant_M@lemmy.ca 15 points 5 days ago

For many of them, just coming to Canada is worth making a few bucks less.

If they stay in the US for the money, they deserve to stay there and see what happens.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Not living under fascism and the threat of going to prison for doing your job is worth a pay cut for some. That said, we shouldn't underpay medical professionals.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

They're already very well paid. A bit too much in my opinion. Sure they have a lot of responsibilities and there's a lot of risks. But so do engineers, and they're not even close to what medical professionals do. (Correct me if I'm wrong though)

Edit:

Here's a link with data about medical professional salaries in Canada:

https://invested.mdm.ca/how-much-do-doctors-make-in-canada/

And here is one with the data for France:

https://www.medelse.com/actualites/la-remuneration-des-medecins-par-specialite-le-guide/

Or (from 2018)

https://medical-rh.com/salaire-des-medecins-classement/

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 days ago

Call it 'Projet Trombone' .

[–] Rolder@reddthat.com 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Is tech support in demand? πŸ˜…

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

If we get all the smart people, most everything will be in demand.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Must be nice to be so privileged.
Do dumb people deserve fascists?

[–] Rolder@reddthat.com 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Well, the dumb people voted for the fascists, so kinda?

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 1 points 4 days ago

There are plenty of dumb people who don't support fascists and plenty of smart people who do. Intelligence is completely unrelated to morality.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What the fuck?

Where's your reading comprehension?

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

My mistake, i thought this topic was about how emigrsting to Canada is realistically only possible for people who have skills in high demand and are referred to here as "smart".

Sorry for offending you, oh wise one. I'm just a mere moron, please forgive me.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Even with your apology you sound like a dick.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

It was sarcasm.
When you're going to be a fucking asshole and immediately start insulting people you don't get an apologyβ€”you get a "go fuck yourself". Feel free to do so.

Feel free to have the last word before i block you.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

Good fucking riddance.

[–] MacroCyclo@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago

Trudeau did a great job of doing this the first time around. We got some big names in Chemistry back across the border. Thanks Trump lol

[–] thatonecoder@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago

Same situation, here in Europe - the most beneficial situation would be to have a bigger partnership between the EU and Canada! Only then, we could face Trump, Putin, and other dictators.

[–] Rolder@reddthat.com 5 points 5 days ago

From what little I know, I believe that wait times for Canadian family physicians suck because they move to the US for better pay. So this is rebalancing the scales

[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago

Get the government in the business of building homes. Stop relying on the private sector, this shit needs to be done ASAP. Then reach our to American talent!