Comments on: E.L.I.T.E.S. Move to Canada!

By: Soph

Soph — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:34:45 +0000

That’s awful! I find that strange–we’re pro-homosexuality in Ontario.

By: Ron Brown

Ron Brown — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:55:54 +0000

Disgruntled: If you’re serious, that’s messed.

By: Ron Brown

Ron Brown — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:54:10 +0000

Not as cold as you think!

By: Disgruntled Ex-Canadian-Wannabe

Disgruntled Ex-Canadian-Wannabe — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:22:48 +0000

Yeah, yeah, I know the vid’s a joke, but it irritated me. I’m an American who was offered a job at a university in Ontario, but Canadian immigration wouldn’t let me in. They don’t really want E.L.I.T.E. people. I took the immigration test and scored over 90 (well-educated, professional, and I’m fluent in French!). But no. Not good enough. They tried to squeeze me into a “protected category” so that I could skirt immigration that way. They focused on the fact that I’m gay, but when it turned out that I was gender-conforming (i.e., they actually asked me if I do drag!), they rejected my application. Canada shmanada.

By: Robin Zhang

Robin Zhang — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:24:38 +0000

If there’s free arugula in that gift basket I’m sold…

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:50:03 +0000

Actually, it’s a little known part of Canadian socialism that you have to spend one day a year at the border in a mountie’s outfit. It’s kind of like conscription, but Canadian-style.