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My son is 16 years old can't even find a part time job unbelievable Canada is going down I'm a daughter of Italian immigrants and I can safely say Canada has lost its culture richness so sad

We need English competency tests immigrants (and possibly a French as well). Many immigrants speak broken basic English and have difficulty with even intermediate English skills. If I wanted to move to Italy, I should be able to speak a certain standard of Italian.

I have only one question.. why is the government allowing them into the country ? What is the reason and who is it benefiting??? As I commented before , my parents came to Canada in 1966 I was just a baby , Canada had endless jobs in manufacturing, and especially in the construction sector , I will say that immigrants back then , Italians , and Portuguese really built this country , the men and women worked sometimes two jobs , no hand out from the government , no sick days , Canada was beautiful growing up , .. that’s how I remember it , other immigrants followed , from Poland , and then the Indians started to come in by the 80”s .. fast forward to now , I’m embarrassed of our country , it’s disgraceful and disgusting, the transition from back then to now , I feel like I’m living in India , dirty , scammers , gangs , thief’s , murders , ignorant , entitlement; disrespectful etc .. facts , one thing that I can’t wrap my head around is the language barrier , why are these people working in customer service ? Why are they dealing with the public ??? Why are they in the health care industry, nurses , doctors etc , when they can’t speak the language???? Why are they accepted in these highly skilled positions? Just because you have the skill ? Isn’t knowing the language and being able to communicate a requirement regardless what job you have ? Why is the government allowing them in this country and then paying for them to have all these resources available to them ? Why ?? We need to start helping the people that have contributed to this country , that paid taxes and their dues FIRST … we do not have enough affordable housing , jobs , hospitals ,etc .Canada has falling , they are a financial strain on this country , it needs to STOP.. this isn’t the 60”s anymore Canada is to the max , no opportunity here anymore , send them back !

Stop letting people in from Buttfuckistan who just want to import their incompatible culture and import people from nation’s with similar values instead. No Canadian would be having this anger if it was millions of Koreans or Italians… people who actually build nice things instead of slums.

The agruments are weak. The first settlers who left europe to settle in US was for economical and religious reasons. People should give up their food, personal values, language when they settle in north america? Well I guess you cannot eat any Jamaican food again. In new york people still are proud of their italian and irish heritage. The problem with Canada is you flooding your country way too fast with immigrants.

Why did all the europeans colonized ,gave the language,enslaved them for over 1000 of years and took all the resources and still trying to enslave them by corrporations for their hegemony,I ask the same christian indian who is preaching here ,and why did british,french,italian,roman loot everything from asia and africa,central asia , middleast and invdade them and stolen everything put their country as junk yard and now all the west is entirely debt ridden,Why cry now,Stop bombing them and should not have done all this in first place since 100 of years ago,Migration is human thing ,no one can stop,its god instilled in human and this is how civilization expanded around the world..I understand ,i get the disgustian behaviour pattern of indians in the west especially the sanghis hindu extremist who were being exposed right ,left and center all over the world in social media..Like Faith says people migrate for economic reason,even that is not working any more,Leave the east and africa at peace ,lot of people will remigrate back home,..I say this for a fact.Stop bombimg them working with zionist jews pedophiles isralies who are root of all the problem that exist on face of the earth.,the banks they own,corporations they own,healthcare industry they own,diamond mines they own,weapons industry they own,drug and porn industry jews own..

Hi Canadian friends! As an Italian used to live in a country ruled by many incapable politicians (truth is we stopped to have the most valuable ones between the second half of the 1970s and the first half of the 1980s) I have to say your prime minister Trudeau has always been seen like a good one from Europe and this speech is no exception. So, why will he soon leave his office? What' s there that we don' t know or understand?

from Italy... I wish italian people will find a man like mr Trudeau one day as prime minister... I wish the best to canadian people

Could US take on the Veitcong or the Taliban or the Germans or the Italian's or anyone on there own???? Tell me what war the US has won on its own? They couldnt even take on tribes without serious losses ?. The amount of people laughing & mocking us when you arent even educated ????

I'm Italian and I wish my country, and every country, had a Prime Minister as Mr. Trudeau. If I were Canadian I would mumble before substituting him.\n??

It is really pretty normal for most of europeans to speak at least 3 langauges in mi case I speak and understand almost everything in english, french, portuguese, italian, spanish and a lot of german.\nTrump is really an idiot and ignorant because he just speak english and horrible!!\nHe sounds like a drunk person.

Is that milf on the left Italian PM?

Italian here, 100% support to Canada. Trump, Vance and their cult are just fascist trash, and we have the duty to stand against them as much as we possibly can.

Maybe Trump could get Melania to translate in another language for him in his public speeches - maybe French, Italian or even Spanish so the rest of our adversaries citizens can understand what he’s saying. ?

I am Italian and standing with Canada, Mexico, Europe and Ukraine .. Proud of Prime Minister Trudeau

I’m a dual US-Italian citizen and I stand with Canada so nice to hear a compassionate speech with facts, and concern for the welfare of the public not dictators and oligarchs.

I am italian (ex russian). And I stand with Ukraine, Canada and healthy part of Europe.

As an Italian American living in New York, with Italian French-Canadian cousins living in Quebec, its really upsetting to see our relationship with our closest allies fall apart due to the greed and stupidity of only a hand full of people – if you can even call them that.

Italian-American here, currently living in US. The civilized world is with you, Canada.

I am Italian , so english is not my native language , I was able to understand every words PM Trudeau said, very logicaland rational thinking, at the contrary when mr. Trump speack\n even understanding the words he pronuncies is impossible for me to understand him, no logic or rationality .

I'm an italian, more than that an european... And we are with you, Canada. Well spoken and done, Mr. Trudeau. ❤??

This Italian would love Canadian people to find the collective strenght and pride to resist to the arrogance of the US.

Italians stands with you.

As italian, I’ve been in Canada many time for business. Lets be honest trudeau it’s good only at speaking. You destroyed Canada with your immigration ideology. Trump is making his business, and don’t worry about usa, their economy will not be affected from the Canadian tariffs

From Italy: if people like Trump, Putin, Erdogan, Orban and Meloni have so much space and have reached the position that occupy the problem is not them but who voted for them. If people think that these characters with their wicked decisions bring prosperity and peace, the biggest work must be done on the people who choose them, not on those who have been chosen. Canadians, hold on tight, stay with your back straight, continue to be what you always were, do not bend as many rich Americans have done and prone to the delirium of omnipotence of Trump. We Italians know well what it means to have such people in the seats of power and also how important it is that not everyone bends.

As an italian i'm proud of you Canada. Don't let the crazy bullies win.\nThe USA is working hard on all fronts to end its hegemony. If this won't backfire for them, I don't know what will.

From an Italian, I am with Canada all the way! Trump screwed it up real bad.

Trump is the biggest liar about everything! He has the communist propaganda! Lie and rule on everything! He was recruited by KGB in 1987 with his Czech ex wife Ivana, so no one can’t trust trump, orban and Slovakian president, now I see Meloni the Italian leader, it sounds the same, so all of them are Putins agents

I am Italian and I support Canada!! ❤

As a french-Italian I stand with Canada... Why US cannot have such a smart president?!?

As a georgia black, white, mexican, german, french, italian, Tennessee, texas, Californian, Pennsylvania, florida, electrician, drummer i dont stand with canada or ukraine. Blah blah blah.

*NOTHING is permanent ....... except CHANGES !!!!* \nCANADA has been changed lately for ...... BAAAAD ....... in the last 30 years !!!! \nI speak English, Italian, Polish & Russian, as well ....\nGood luck to you dear Alina.

I understand the immigration problem Canada is currently facing but man this is no way to treat any human being, a Russian, Italian, American, Nigerian, Mexican, etc. no one deserves that kind of disrespect. Big props to him for keeping his cool and not letting it ruin his night.

Does living a normal life also mean being employed. If so i wonder who is employing these people, something that always seems to be missing. In the past i wonder if the italian, Jewish, Russian mafias and Irish gangs ever recruited illegals or undocumented people.

Dude you resemble Luigi the Italian- American accused of Murdering the ins. Company CEO -- You & at least 1 million other folks if you wear the hoodie suit!

The country's ten largest self-reported specific ethnic or cultural origins in 2021 were Canadian (accounting for 15.6 percent of the population), followed by English (14.7 percent), Irish (12.1 percent), Scottish (12.1 percent), French (11.0 percent), German (8.1 percent), Chinese (4.7 percent), Italian (4.3 percent), ... How are there too many indians? This is just racist question based on skin color isn't it, to ask random white people this i bet you wont.

Trump will deport Indians and Haitians but not Russians Italians etc because they're white

European immigration to the America began during 1492 to 1930. More than 60 million Europeans immigrated to the American continent. During 1492 to 1820 approx. 2.6 million Europeans immigrated to America. Among them were British, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italians, Irish,Swiss, Austrians,Hungarian, Russians and Scandinavians.In the 19th century and in early 20th century the European immigration to America reached its historic level of 60 million.\n\nIt is my opinion that if the US would granted amnesty on grace and accept those undocumented persons entered into US without criminal backgrounds (Illegal ), the great nation USA will be honoured.

Usually migrants appear to be underfed, and not very energetic like when the Italians and Irish used to migrate to USA. But that does not seem to be the case here. What kind of migrants are these? Some super strain of migrants.

Deport ☘️ Irish and Italians ?also the Ukrainians who were here due to war what is it 65k Ukrainians or how does it work we get the colors out first ?

didn't ellis island have a 1,900 immigrants show up everyday. Irish, Italians, Hungarians...??!!

Well there goes my morning cup of Colombian Italian dark roast coffee.

Why does this only apply to certain people. I think everyone in America who was not born here should go as well. If you have parents that are not from the US that makes you associated, so you should go too. So raise your hand if you have immigrant ancestors. Come on don't be afraid. Come on Italians, Europeans, Asians, Africans, raise your hands. Then there would be no one left. You all need to stop the finger pointing, because this country belongs to none of us. REALLY!

I'm sitting back and popping pop korn and watching this with a big ass smile on my face. I find it hilarious what white people are pissed off at Brown people for doing the same thing that white people did to red people. Funny thing, just like the Italians and the Irish before them, once they start hating on Black people, they'll be accepted by white people

COLUMBIAN PRESIDENTS MESSAGE TO TRUMP - I don’t like your oil, Trump. You are going to wipe out the human species because of greed. Maybe one day, over a glass of whiskey—which I accept despite my gastritis—we can talk frankly about this. But it’s difficult because you consider me an inferior race, and I am not. Nor is any Colombian. If you know someone who is stubborn, that’s me—period. You can try to carry out a coup with your economic strength and arrogance, like they did with Allende, but I will die in my law. I resisted torture, and I resist you. \n \nI don’t want slavers next to Colombia. We’ve already had many, and we freed ourselves. You may kill me, but I will survive in my people, who were here in the Americas long before yours. We are people of the winds, the mountains, the Caribbean Sea, and of freedom. You don’t like our freedom? Fine. I don’t shake hands with white slavers. I shake hands with the white libertarian heirs of Lincoln and the black and white farm boys of the USA—at whose graves I cried and prayed on a battlefield I reached after walking the mountains of Italian Tuscany and after being saved from COVID. They are the United States, and before them, I kneel. Before no one else. \n \nOverthrow me, President, and the Americas and humanity will respond. Your blockade does not scare me because Colombia, besides being a country of beauty, is the heart of the world. I know you love beauty, as I do. Do not disrespect it, or you will lose its sweetness. From today on, Colombia is open to the entire world with open arms. We are builders of freedom, life, and humanity. \n \nI am informed that you imposed a 50% tariff on the fruits of our human labor to enter the United States. I do the same. Let our people plant corn—which was discovered in Colombia—and feed the world. And so now, less than one week into this, I say: We will stand firm. We will resist. We will thrive. \n \nThe president of Colombia does not want a U.S. military plane in his country—and fair enough. Instead, he brings his people home in style, aboard his presidential plane. It’s a statement of dignity, independence, and pride. Colombia stands firm, choosing its own path and honoring its people with the respect they deserve.

Colombia's President said >>>> Trump, I don't really like travelling to the US, it's a bit boring, but I confess that there are some commendable things. I like going to the black neighbourhoods of Washington, where I saw an entire fight in the US capital between blacks and Latinos with barricades, which seemed like nonsense to me, because they should join together. \n \nI confess that I like Walt Whitman and Paul Simon and Noam Chomsky and Miller \n \nI confess that Sacco and Vanzetti, who have my blood, are memorable in the history of the USA and I follow them. They were murdered by labor leaders with the electric chair, the fascists who are within the USA as well as within my country \n \nI don't like your oil, Trump, you're going to wipe out the human species because of greed. Maybe one day, over a glass of whiskey, which I accept, despite my gastritis, we can talk frankly about this, but it's difficult because you consider me an inferior race and I'm not, nor is any Colombian. \n \nSo if you know someone who is stubborn, that's me, period. You can try to carry out a coup with your economic strength and your arrogance, like they did with Allende. But I will die in my law, I resisted torture and I resist you. I don't want slavers next to Colombia, we already had many and we freed ourselves. What I want next to Colombia are lovers of freedom. If you can't accompany me, I'll go elsewhere. Colombia is the heart of the world and you didn't understand that, this is the land of the yellow butterflies, of the beauty of Remedios, but also of the colonels Aureliano Buendía, of which I am one, perhaps the last. \n \nYou will kill me, but I will survive in my people, which is before yours, in the Americas. We are peoples of the winds, the mountains, the Caribbean Sea and of freedom. \n \nYou don't like our freedom, okay. I don't shake hands with white slavers. I shake hands with the white libertarian heirs of Lincoln and the black and white farm boys of the USA, at whose graves I cried and prayed on a battlefield, which I reached after walking the mountains of Italian Tuscany and after being saved from Covid. \n \nThey are the United States and before them I kneel, before no one else. \n \nOverthrow me, President, and the Americas and humanity will respond. \n \nColombia now stops looking north, looks at the world, our blood comes from the blood of the Caliphate of Cordoba, the civilization of that time, of the Roman Latins of the Mediterranean, the civilization of that time, who founded the republic, democracy in Athens; our blood has the black resistance fighters turned into slaves by you. In Colombia is the first free territory of America, before Washington, of all America, there I take refuge in its African songs. \n \nMy land is made up of goldsmiths who worked in the time of the Egyptian pharaohs and of the first artists in the world in Chiribiquete. \n \nYou will never rule us. The warrior who rode our lands, shouting freedom, who is called Bolívar, opposes us. \n \nOur people are somewhat fearful, somewhat timid, they are naive and kind, loving, but they will know how to win the Panama Canal, which you took from us with violence. Two hundred heroes from all of Latin America lie in Bocas del Toro, today's Panama, formerly Colombia, which you murdered. \n \nI raise a flag and as Gaitán said, even if it remains alone, it will continue to be raised with the Latin American dignity that is the dignity of America, which your great-grandfather did not know, and mine did, Mr. President, an immigrant in the USA, \n \nYour blockade does not scare me, because Colombia, besides being the country of beauty, is the heart of the world. I know that you love beauty as I do, do not disrespect it and you will give it your sweetness. \n \nFROM TODAY ON, COLOMBIA IS OPEN TO THE ENTIRE WORLD, WITH OPEN ARMS, WE ARE BUILDERS OF FREEDOM, LIFE AND HUMANITY. \n \nI am informed that you impose a 50% tariff on the fruits of our human labor to enter the United States, and I do the same. \n \nLet our people plant corn that was discovered in Colombia and feed the world \n \n1:15 PM · Jan 26, 2025 ·11.1M Views

No offense, since I don’t know if you guys drink coffee or not, but You do realize other countries export to the US. Have never heard of Guatemalan, Brazil, Peru, Marrocan, Ethiopia, Belgium, Costa Rican coffee? Arab countries etc. They all make great coffee. Coffee is not only from Colombia. There’s so various countries producing great coffee .\n\nThey all export coffee to the US. Unless you ONLY like Colombian coffee this shouldn’t be a problem. I’m sure this benefits other countries to expand. Each with distinct flavors and aromas. \n\nStarbucks imports coffee from over 30 different countries from Latin America, Africa, Middle East. \n\nIt’s like if Trump puts a 25% tariff on French wine. I love my French wine and it would suck. But I still love my Italian and Washington State wine.\n\nBananas like mention also come from other countries as well like Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras etc. \nBasically other countries exist that benefit from this. The only problem I could see is they can’t produce enough . Which I doubt. And I’m sure African countries or other countries can under cut prices if others try to inflate prices just to get market share in the US. \n\nAlthough, coffee prices are not only determined by supply and demand. Country of origin and brand also plays a role. Like I said it’s like wine. I love my cheap Washington State Merlots and my Italian Chianti, but people still buy over price California and French wine .

the problem with columbia and most of the americas today is that after wwii millions of european fascists were allowed to migrate to the americas - columbia is 1/3 italian ..

Lack of Civic Sense....\nJust Saw a Reel of Two Influencers from Delhi Playing Loud Music in An Aircraft in the Name of HawaBazzii.\nThen One Influencer in Italy while Riding a Boat was Shouting to an Italian Woman Aajaa aajaa beth jaa mere saath They might not understand the language but will understand the Intention.\n\nSo Why Would they Want These Types of Monkeys in their Country

I was thinking pizza was Italian ???