About 40 per cent of the people in shelters are refugee claimants
I agree with Chow: since the federal government is in control of the influx of refugees, it should foot the bill for supporting them adequately. If they don't want to pay, they should not have invited them in the first place.
Then let's talk about traffic calming measures, transit, multiuse pathways and walkable neighborhoods with mixed use buildings.
How about you, are you bilingual? How bilingual?
Very, it's just that French isn't my other language. As with so many other immigrants, English isn't my first language. In my case, it is the third one.
And given the amount of work I know it takes to master foreign language, I'm not in a hurry to add a fifth such as French.
If only life was that simple. Good luck.
I would have the same opinion in both cases as well: I don't want (former?) violent fundamentalists teaching my children, any more than I would like e.g. (former?) sex offenders.
In the absence of further information, do you think it is fair to be wary of them being involved in the education of children?
That sounds reasonable.
Have these particular jihadists reformed?
I hope that whenever you find yourself in a vulnerable situation you will be met by people with empathy and care, rather than disdain.
In the meantime I also hope you don't run over anybody.
Were they doing a good job?
Would you have the same laissez faire attitude if instead of proven jihadists these were radical christian supremacists that just came back from a modern crusade war?
You said unless proven otherwise
I was referring to the burden of proof in the law. In my opinion blame should be placed on the heavier vehicle by default unless proven otherwise. Some jurisdictions like the Netherlands do exactly that. It makes drivers more cautious and it protects vulnerable road users.
And given that statistically drivers tend to be found at fault in pedestrian and cyclist fatalities even in Canada, there is even more reason to put the blame on them by default, in the absence of data to the contrary.
The law should protect the vulnerable. Shocking, I know.
The Deca exists within an extreme niche of the triathlon world, where participants go through a 38-kilometre swim, 1,800-kilometre bike ride, and a 422-kilometre run. A double-Deca, as the name suggests, is twice that distance.
And she has done three of those? What a beast! Amazing accomplishment! Her name is Shanda Hill.
Thanks for sharing your story. As distant as our background is, I have the same problem of not really having anybody with whom to practice my native language on a regular basis.
On the other hand I'm grateful to all the people who have put the effort to learn English, giving people like me a chance to learn something from them, which wouldn't happen otherwise.