Thanks for the info:

I had heard about these sort of benefits being acquired literally once they set foot in Canada.

I didn't know it was that bad. This just encourages abuse of the system and is a free ride . Why is this allowed ?

I believe another game is played with the Education sytem, whereby if they simply get their Grade 12 Dogwood diploma in BC(as opposed to being here from grades K – 12), they have the same access to post secondary education(ie not deemed international student).

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As for the rationing of medical care in British Columbia on the basis of age, I truly don't know enough to have an informed opinion. I've only recently moved back to the province after a 15-year extended hiatus abroad.

Eerily enough, however, at almost the exact minute that I wrote my first post, my dissertation advisor passed away from the effects of pancreatic cancer. I just found out a couple of hours ago. He was 64.

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$4600 – $1500 rent = $3100 LEFT monthly to SPEND. Truly, not bad! May even quality for a fat mortgage with some tweaking.

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#79 NO, don't forget that the CDN is perpetually in the toilet and that HK dollars , being tied the US buck, fetch a premium over the CDN peso. Hell of a way to treat the CDN's who built the system on generations of taxes only to be shown the door when the LIBs decided to allow waves of unqualified immigrants in for a free ride on the social, medial and educational system.

The one I like the best are the grandfathers of large families who may have been an engineer in China ( not a professional designation recognized in a CDN work enviornment) retired in China for 20 years is qualified under the points system to immigrate , bring the entire family for the freebies and never intend to work or pay taxes , and due to his age immediately start collecting an old age pension. Nice going Canada. Give aways and freebies to people who have only one reason to come to this country, that is, to leach off the CDN taxpayer who is too stupid to realise whats going on.

In the Chinese community the free money the old ladies get is called " gambling money' because its been scammed away from the stupid Quai Lo.

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BMO?? guess we'll wait and see..

Interest rates go up, housing prices comes down, I've looked at all the other factors, this is the only thing that will ultimately change the vancouver market. They don't have to move much and things will get messy. Buyers these days don't plan for the future , so long as they can pay the mortgage at the end of the month, they figure they are a f#*king real estate guru. My wife and I have been renting and saving for 4 year watching people assume massive amount of debt. best wishes to all those that are not deep in debt and not highly leveraged.

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http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/rds/apa/1333421…

This mini-house was originally built as place to rest outside our house,,

It is solid and 2 years old with tile roof, stucco ecterior and baseboard heat, it is

10feet by 10feet and have a sink/shower/toilet/hotplate/microwae/tv in same room

very secure with its own enternace, would suite only 1 adult

with minimal belongings,, there is room tohang your clothes

but oviously no room for a sofa or any other furnituresmall bed only

hydro and cable are included and wireless internet

1 minute walk to busstop

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