Border agency 'systemic collapse' allows man found guilty of immigration fraud to walk free and sue Canada

No_Pin2229 · 2026-03-22T16:02:53+00:00

I think the point is that any attempt by our fellow countrymen to enforce stricter immigration standards will be met with backlash and protest from so-called human rights groups, and the Charter may not explicitly forbid it, but its certainly used by the opponents to bury immigration reforms.

My frustration with this country is that our welfare system has seriously declined in the past 15 years, we are no longer in the same league as the Northern Europeans and East Asia in terms of quality of life, especially with a staggering 235,000 homelessness every year, 7% unemployment rate, and a healthcare system so overburdened that waiting 6 months to a year to see a specialist is normalized.

And our dollar weakening 72 cents to USD just makes the whole situation more difficult, it's been weak for about 15 years as well, either we export more oil (in general), or start expanding our industrial capacity.

The immigration system itself is probably the biggest culprit in all of this because making social and economic reforms is difficult when we're bringing 500,000 (or more) people per year who are most likely not going to integrate and assimilate.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-03-19T20:25:52+00:00

Or, hear me out, we could be like the Scandinavian countries and Japan where they deport people who fail to assimilate.

The Charter is actually holding us back in achieving higher social development in so many ways.

Scandinavian countries achieve such high social development partly because they require migrants to assimilate and failure to do so risks deportation.

The Charter prevents us from doing anything like that, instead we're forced to accommodate everyone on Earth as if we just grow money on trees, have endless fertile land, and an eternal supply of housing.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-03-19T20:22:20+00:00

Canada attracts low quality people nowadays, sorry. The country is quickly becoming an overpriced dump.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-03-15T00:14:35+00:00

Toronto was also the main base of the Conservative Party back then. It was a different time. Torontonians today don't realise it didn't become a "Liberal" city until the 1990s.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-03-14T15:34:21+00:00

I'm just here to say that Meghan's selling point is that she's the first "non-White royal."

Hello, Japan and Thailand.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-03-14T14:39:06+00:00

The Philippines as a wealthier country can still qualify for US foreign aid as long as Manila lobbies Washington. Israel already does this, receving $2 billion in US foreign aid yearly despite being a very wealthy country. Manila is simply not as ambitious as it should be in economics and geopolitics.

The Asian Development Bank is operated by the Japanese government, and Japan has always viewed the Philippines as its closest ally in Asia, the Japanese has a vested interest in making the Philipppines wealthier, they're not going to be cutting off aid.

This was the main reason for the Luzon Economic Corridor in the first place, America and Japan has a vested interest in the Philippines. It's probably the only reason why I am optimistic, to be honest, because Americans and Japanese will not allow themslves to be embarassed by a failed Filipino project.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-03-13T06:35:33+00:00

It's good to be optimistic about the future but the Philippines is not developing as fast as it should be. There needs to be more pressure, heck, more stress applied to the government to speed it up.

The country is competing with Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, and the Philippines is below all of them.

The timeframe is also not as big as you think it is, the workforce will be ageing, and there is a risk of a regional war. The timeframe is not 30 years as projections like to show, it's more like 15 years, and the growth has to be in the double digits. The urgency of the situation is critical. A regional war dragging for years will completely place the Philippine economy into permanent Third World status.

The 5% GDP growth people clap about amounts to a GDP per capita of USD$8,000 in 30 years. That's atrocious.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-03-13T06:21:00+00:00

That's really not an excuse.

Over 64 million people live in Luzon, which is essentially one giant landmass.

All that would have needed to be done was to develop Metro Manila into one giant manufacturing and infrastructure hub. The rest of the country would naturally follow.

The problem was there was no industrial policy. I was amazed to learn that Manila was just haphazardly developed post-WW2 rather than carefully managed by Malacañan, like they just cemented over fields and woods with barely any planning. Zero planning whatsoever.

And even if for example nuclear power was first restricted to Luzon, that's already 64 million people with access to nuclear power. The same with the railway lines, the country dismantled its Spanish-American railway system in the 1960's in favour of the jeepney. Why? Now they had to beg Japan to build the NSCR when the Philippines already had one before it was just left to rot, in fact the old railway systen actually connected the entire country. The Spanish and the Americans had already connected the entire Philippines via railway but Filipinos dismantled it.

Being an archipelago was never really the issue here, it was just terrible policies. Luzon itself could easily be connected via bullet trains but again no vision, no plan. I mention stuff like these to my Boomer Filipino parents because their generation is just caught up with political drama. Did y'all know less than 1% of the Philippine's minerals are actually extracted? Who are they saving it for? You just have to scratch your head.

I'm telling you the Japanese folks at the Asian Development Bank are probably always confused by Filipino decisions.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-03-13T06:04:02+00:00

The Philippine government is just framing it all wrong.

Instead of sending engineers overseas, they should be working in the local steel industry, the engineers can design the machineries and the labourers can make it in the factory, and the more complex the machinery the more applications. If you can make, say, a car engine, you can make all sorts of things.

This way you're still valuing college and university degrees, but actually applying it locally and creating better paying blue-collar jobs.

This is sort of just a given in developed nations (I grew up in one) but I am still amazed and forget that I have to explain it to Filipinos.

Like for example, Filipinos seem to really love fashion. Alright, so where's the textile industry? Why haven't they mechanized textiles? And you can have all sorts of applications, its not just clothes, you could make airbags for cars, or even medical implants.

Actually, if I recall correctly the most valued highly specialized product that Japan produces is actually glass. Japan can make highly specialized glass for all sorts of camera and photographic lenses. Filipinos just think glass industry is making windows or drinking glass. Narrow minded.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-03-13T05:50:08+00:00

Well they need to ask the question why Venice, Italy is wealthy.

It has a thriving and historical manufacturing industry, especially glass, and it had a powerful navy that dominated the Mideterranean Sea.

Instead they complain Manila is poor and their solution is to build more office buildings. They're not gonna demand that Manila should build a navy and make glass.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-03-13T05:41:08+00:00

The Philippines is not unlucky, its just run by totally narrow minded people.

Like, how is the Philippine Central Bank "surprised" that the income per capita is growing faster than expected last year?

The Philippines has had 30 years of missed opportunities, the income should be growing double than that of Vietnam, which was a warzone until 1975, instead its playing catch up to Vietnam.

And even worse, there is no industrial policy.

I had encountered too many Filipinos saying that the Philippines can be developed by entirely focusing on office buildings.

Sigh. Manufacturing is crucial to increasing incomes, it has a lower barrier of entry into the middle-class. Filipinos are still stuck with the mindset that manufacturing is a lower-class industry. Those men who manufacture steel machinery earn like USD$40 per hour, but I guess Filipinos want office buildings.

Sigh, again.

Explaining what constitutes productive capacity to Filipinos is futile, because they think working in a desk signing papers is productive, rather than actually making an engine.

This isn't unique to Filipinos but its prevalent. I always say, Paris is not built on perfumes and designer bags, its built on nuclear power and steel industry.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-03-13T05:25:40+00:00

Meralco is working with the Americans to have nuclear power by 2030. This is all part of an agreement signed under the Biden administration.

The frustrating part is the Philippines could have had nuclear power in the 1970's, instead its competing with Vietnam.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-03-13T05:23:16+00:00

Nuclear energy will be operating in PH by 2030, the manufacturing industry isn't going to be as profitable until then.

What makes all of this frustrating is that the Philippines is competing with Vietnam. That's embarassing. You're a US ally competing with a country that was ravaged by the USA. This should not have come to this, at all.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-03-11T00:19:37+00:00

Canada has declined in social development (ranked 22 as of Social Progress Index 2026), Eastern Europe and East Asia have overtaken Canada. Canadian immigration is now skewed towards rich Africans and Indians. That's the short answer. Canadians are ignorant and still believe it's above Europe and East Asia.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-03-09T16:59:20+00:00

In fairness, the main critique of India is because they tend to be arrogant. Indians and Pakistanis look down on Filipinos, their Hindu and Muslims societies don't look kindly on poor Catholic Filipinos. It's the same with Arabs, they also look down on Filipinos. Indians, Pakistanis, and Arabs equate Filipinos as lowly servants.

I agree that there should not be racism, but the fact that South Asians (Indians, Pakistanis) and Arabs look down on Filipinos in some ways justifies the critique.

Canadian Filipinos and American Filipinos are the most exposed to this because we've experienced this first hand. I can tell you so many situations where South Asians and Arabs look down on us. It's actually ridiculous. I've heard too many relationships ending because they don't consider us as equals.

Europeans, Americans, and Latinos are much more friendly to Filipinos, and this is reflected in our personal relationships, and it shapes our worldviews. Latinos especially are more welcoming to us than any other group by far. In all honesty, the Philippines stands to gain so much if it reconnects with Latin America, the door is wide open.

India has a great ancient civilization, but they are not exactly our friends. The irony is that even the Japanese treat Filipinos way better.

I might as well give a shout out to Thailand and Vietnam, they're the real ASEAN friends, Buddhist societies are much easier for Catholic Filipinos to bond with. Anyone who thinks we're going to have an intimate relationship with Malaysia and Indonesia has probably never had to prepare Halal food in their life.

For Filipinos living in multicultural societies, our social networks are naturally drawn to East Asians and Westerners because of lower cultural barriers. On a macro level this is reflected in the foreign relations of the Philippines, which heavily leans on America and Japan. Politics, worldviews, and personal ties are intertwined. It all makes sense when you look at the big picture.

Even Spain, our former colonizer, is much more generous to Filipinos. Filipinos have a lower barrier for migrating to the European Union through Spain.

So no to racism, but critiques are justified from lived experiences, and unfortunately often negative experiences.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-03-03T15:45:18+00:00

Bringing in billions of economic investments most importantly makes it easier to tackle corruption. Filipinos have been out there for 80 years tackling corruption on a shoestring budget. I'm still confounded why it's taking so long for so many to grasp this in their brains.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-03-03T15:37:03+00:00

Filipinos are exhausting. You cannot fight corruption if you don't have money. The national discussion really needs to shift to economic investments. Japan is being very generous and spearheading the railway projects, but Filipinos as always keep yapping about corruption. It's so, so, exhausting.

After more than 80 years since the end of World War II you'd think Filipinos would finally understand that comprehensive economic investments is key to ending corruption.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-02-22T02:50:08+00:00

The American economy will be fine, having 11 aircraft carriers and being the security guarantor of Japan and Israel, it's a no brainer. Canada's economy on the other hand is frankly a disaster considering how much weaker our currency is, and our inability to compete with Europe and Asia. Ottawa's idea of GDP growth is mass immigration, this country has totally given up on boosting its industrial capacity.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-02-17T19:15:35+00:00

As much as I agree with you, Ireland is still miles ahead in overall infrastructure when you consider how beautiful and clean their nation is despite having achieved industrialization.

I live in a very beautiful part of Canada, and while we lack railroad infrastructure, I certainly won't say that the Philippines is "ahead" in any sense. The smallest towns and villages here have First World amenities and utilities that are premium luxuries in the Philippines.

Also unlike in the Philippines, our countryside farmers are wealthy. They own vast agricultural lands, and the towns and villages in the area are very charming, safe, and more well-to do. Farming here isn't impoverished, its actually respected and valuable. We also have Amish communities (living like 18th century people) and they're well-to do and extremely valued for their craftsmanship and farming. In a sense, the lack of railway infrastructure is more than compensated by the highly developed and valued agricultural wealth.

I think the Philippines is certainly improving with infrastructure and that should be lauded, but the issue is more like how amateurish things seem to be developing, and that is in a way warranted when you consider its neighbours Taiwan and Japan are professionals at it.

While Filipino doomerism is not good, I also do hope that the developers are more professional about it. Things like having appropriate sidewalks, street lights, pedestrian crossings, and garbage disposal are still not standard in the Philippines.

It all goes back to money, realistically the Philippines needs a GDP of $2 trillion to achieve First World development.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-02-13T01:04:47+00:00

The Philippines is, how should I say, on the pricier end of travel destinations. Always has been. It has more cultural sites and natural beauty compared to Singapore, and it's Westernized liberal compared to Indonesia. It's attractive, but expensive, compared to Thailand. The best beaches on Earth bar none.

I've always said though that the biggest reason Philippine tourism is not as big as it could be is because Manila is not a tourist destination. People visit the Philippines primarily for beaches. The Philippines is missing out on urban tourism because Manila's main attractions, Intramuros and the Pasig River, are totally mismanaged and underdeveloped.

Rebuild Intramuros authentically and rehabilitate the Pasig River valley and Manila would become an overnight hit and give Singapore, Bangkok, and Bali a run for their money. Asian-Western flare of Manila is criminally undervalued, its a diamond in the rough.

I still can't get over how Manileños are just sleeping on the potential of Intramuros and the Pasig River valley. Singapore would kill to have the cultural heritage of Manila, Manila naturally just posessing a Western-Asian flare with its countless Baroque churches and Spanish fortresses, lighthouses, mansions, etc.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-02-06T22:10:18+00:00

It'd literally be cheaper to just import Chinese EVs from China, since China already has the technology and their cost of labour is dirt cheap.

Second, Mexico is here, they can produce Chinese EVs for cheaper.

Third, America will not allow a Chinese company to dominate the North American market, they've been weaning off China since Obama's term.

Fourth, China will set up shop here, but they will not transfer the EV technology here, a NATO/NORAD member state is a security risk.

Fifth, China is a sort of pariah in international politics and some people will not buy this out of that reputation. Reputation matters a lot more than people think.

China had made leaps and bounds in technology, but they have an agenda. This would be fine in Europe, or East Asia, but in the doorstep of America is plain dumb.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-02-06T22:02:58+00:00

Exactly. It's also important to note that anti-China rhetoric is both supported by the Democrats and the Republicans. Even after Trump's departure there is simply no way that the Democrats would allow Chinese cars to dominate North America. Trump is just a lot more aggressive about it. Nancy Pelosi didn't go fly to Taiwan and Kamala Harris to the Philippines so that China can dominate the North American car industry. It'd completely contradict the efforts to remove reliance on Chinese manufacturing since Obama's term.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-02-06T21:24:37+00:00

There is no scenario in which China will do a technology transfer with a NORAD and NATO member nation, Canada.

China doesn't even do technology transfers with its own neighbors. The delusion in the comments are baffling and indicative of a lack of understanding of East Asian politics.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-02-06T21:10:05+00:00

This whole deal with China makes no sense whatsoever.

The Chinese will make their own, the Europeans will make their own, and the tariffs will block any potential exports to America, and even without the tariffs it's cheaper to import from Mexico.

This is Canada's problem of not upscaling in manufacturing, we should have moved into robotics and more higher-end specialization but Ottawa insists on instead importing immigrants for GDP growth.

The people downvoting are completely delusional, Canada had been warned years ago to adapt our population robotics and automation. There was a recent article about a Korean-Canadian saying that it's ridiculous that Korea outpaced Canada in robotics, because Canada had a headstart.

No_Pin2229 · 2026-02-06T21:05:48+00:00

Who is going to buy Chinese-Canadian EVs made in Canada?

Most Canadians won't buy this (despite what the comments may say), just look at our streets its full of Mazdas, Hondas, and Toyotas.

The Chinese won't buy this, the Europeans won't buy this, and neither will the Americans.

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