saund_cp

I'm just airing my thoughts and I guess looking for debate (or more likely perhaps, re-assurance), but I have been thinking about the bird flu recently and was wondering if it could affect emigrating to Canada? If it arrives and every 'expert' seems to agree it will, how will this affect free movement between the UK & Canada? I have been reading that plans are being considered to halt all travel to and from affected areas.
Will it, at the least mean it is one of the things we will have to be checked for when we get the medical call up?

What do you think?

dbd

It depends on the definition of "affected areas". When there was SARS in Toronto I was commuting to a job in the UK. The health and safety people wouldn't allow anyone from Toronto into the office so I drove to Montreal and flew from there. I expect something similar would work in reverse, if London has Bird Flu and that's an issue for the Candians, you could take a train to Paris and arrive from there.

ClareBC

We had avian flu in the Fraser Valley (Greater Vancouver) and it was not a problem. but that was affecting birds - not people.

I do understand what your concern. The SARS outbreak delayed the adoption of my friend's daughter by a couple of months (as they could not travel to China...) it was a desparate wait for them

Hm, a situation like the Spanish Flu' has not come our way for nearly a centuary, fingers crossed it will not.

If it does delay your emigration by a few months will that drastically alter your plans?

Clare

MarkG

If it starts going from human to human, we'll have a lot more to worry about than emigration delays. And if it doesn't, then there's no real reason to have any effect on emigration: unless, maybe, you work with poultry.

saund_cp

I guess if the human to human form breaks out then emigrating would be a minor issue to that of self survival. Let's hope that the experts/scientists can get this sorted ASAP. Could be a good time to buy shares in ROCHE the drugs company. No, delaying won't de-rail our plans, but how long will it take to re-solve?

Biiiiink

I had no idea people in the UK were phoning in reports of sick pigeons!

http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/0000000CADBF.htm

Rich_007

And GWBush would enforce immediate closure of the US-Canada border, as reported recently. That'll keep those pesky terrorists from coming over the line as well. Handy

The Commander-in-Chief (great job title for a Texan) has already taken over control of the National Guard (which was previously a role for the State Governor) just in case of the bird flu pandemic/apocalypse

When're they invading, eh ?

Rich.