TrishP

The sticks is right!

oceanMDX

Generic Tylenol is called acetaminophen. Ibuprofin is a different drug.

hudd

I just paid 95p a litre for deisel.

At least my car good on fuel. Yesterday I grove 360 miles and got 68 mpg at 70-75 mph.

Garfielduk

Yes, acetaminophen is paracetamol as we know it and of course Ibuprofen is an Anti- Inflammatory, both available as a generic here for 20 or 30p for boxes of 16

iaink

D'Oh, so I had a brain fart

Cape Blue

Whilst there are doubtless many things one can complain about Labour/Blair, I think complaining about the minimum wage is a little choice. Prior to Blair there was NO minimum wage. Sensibly they brought the wage in at a low level and have increased it each year so as not to damage business with a sharp increase. Since it started in 1990 it has risen by over 40%, significantly above inflation.

About the Poles and Lithuanians - there are many British (hundreds of thousands) living and working across Europe - Spain, France, you name it. The same single market that permits the Brits to live and work abroad, permits the Poles and Lithuanians to work in the UK.

I am not sure the other posters comment - that he hoped he would not encounter too many Canadians with anti-immigration views - is offensive - I think most people moving to a country would hope they don't encounter people with anti-immigration views.

TrishP

Good post - have some karma! I think some people on this forum forget that they're immigrants to Canada.

charlie1

50% of my overheads are wages even at £6.50 per hour, with these costs we struggle to make a profit, I would love to pay everyone huge wages but a small business cannot sustain it. I earn less than £5.00 per hour once all payroll & overheads are paid, so sorry if you feel that that is greedy!!

I do not consider my comment that I hope that I hope that do not encounter people with anti immigrant views offensive, surely no one wants to feel unwelcome in a new country.

iaink

Im not, Im a citizen

The irony of people leaving a country to emmigrate to another because there are too many immigrants always makes me smile.

charlie1

Please read the original post, that is exactlt what i was refering to

silver birch

I'll drink to that

This is an interesting discussion. I find it quite staggering that CIC only require proof of funds of around $19k for a family of 4. I know this is a minimum, but without a job how long will that last? :scared: We decided that if one of us doesn't secure a job before going, we would probably not move over, despite having equity in the house and savings to live off - the risk is too great with young children. Some people may not understand that logic, but although we want to live in Canada, it isn't at all costs.

Novocastrian

Hear hear! As I said upthread, I've moved around between countries several times since first leaving the UK, but NEVER without having arranged a job to go to before moving. Of course I accept that many people may not have that luxury, but maybe those folk should think twice about the downside before emigrating at all. If they are prepared to take a risk, fine, but please don't complain if things don't work out.

Garfielduk

I wholeheartedly agree with your post here (karma sent), even if I don't think Labour have done very much in its time, one thing they did do was bring in the minimum wage and without it some people would still be earning even less than it is set at now.
What annoyed me was all the employers kicking off about it saying they could'nt afford to pay higher wages at the time (meaning they didn't want to eat into their enormous profits) but they did and it didn't mean thousands of workers losing their jobs.

hudd

I would agree you need to secure a job first. $19k would last you six months if you do not have to replace your cars, furniture, appliance etc.

We rented a 1 bedroom basement apartment in 1997 for $700 month for a year for a family of four. We spent about $25K in the first month replacing our cars and buying new beds, furniture ,computer(for job hunting) and general household appliances.

I since then helped several professional engineers to get jobs in Canada and I managed to negotiated half decent packages for them as a manager in a large company.

When we came to Canada we were on our own and had little support. I started on $40K/yr on my first job and took 5 year to get back to $90k/yr salary. We used about $50k of our house equity to fill the loss income.

I understand your logic about you children. We moved 4 times in 3 years and ended up 3600km across Canada from were we originally started. Its a hard moving to a new country and you need to know that you can afford to settle in one area.

hudd

or4ngecrush

Hey I'm late twenties and have had to qualify to be in my job I have a mortgage too where all I can afford is a small flat, I earn about £6 an hour. I'm annoyed that people can come to this country and earn more than me, where do I get these jobs? lol