Super Genius
Posts: 1,458 
Location: Toronto
Location: Toronto
November 17th, 2005, 09:14 AM
Is playtime over yet? What an ignorant comment. The reason everything we consume is not 'made in Canada' has nothing to do with lack of technical expertise, but everything to do with economic reality. We live in a global economy.
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We're talking about a sophisticated, highly technical water treatment plant - they cannot be designed to operate by themselves. The problem is not with the design, it is with the lack of accountability and responsibility for the operation and maintenance.
Who are these people who are supposed to know and be on top of things when it comes to technical expertise?
The ones supposedly protecting the general public from harm and working with concern and ethics!
Do the ones with "Canadian Experience" know that their delivered system may have to stand up to extreme weather condition and also be operated with and by less than perfect peoples?
The ones supposedly protecting the general public from harm and working with concern and ethics!
Do the ones with "Canadian Experience" know that their delivered system may have to stand up to extreme weather condition and also be operated with and by less than perfect peoples?
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Uh, by definition, yes of course they are qualified to judge foreign trained engineers.
Another question is, are these people in any way qualified to judge foreign trained engineers produced by technically advanced countries like Germany ,India, China and yes most others too?
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Look ,if Prof.Engineering would be up to snuff we would design, produce the goodies needed and bought by Canadians right here, not ship everything from abroad.
Canada has it all, to do it, including peoples who want to participate.
Canada has it all, to do it, including peoples who want to participate.
Is playtime over yet? What an ignorant comment. The reason everything we consume is not 'made in Canada' has nothing to do with lack of technical expertise, but everything to do with economic reality. We live in a global economy.
Member
Posts: 108
Location: atlantic canada
Location: atlantic canada
November 22nd, 2005, 05:43 PM
W-five show on CTV triggers website hits to go through the roof. Over 30 000 hits on this famous site www.notcanada.com within the last three days.
Avalanche of letters too, beats most of these lame two liners in here.
W-five show on CTV triggers website hits to go through the roof. Over 30 000 hits on this famous site www.notcanada.com within the last three days.
Avalanche of letters too, beats most of these lame two liners in here.
Council Member
Posts: 2,266 
November 22nd, 2005, 05:52 PM
Maybe before you wander off topic, you could go back to the point I was making, which was that the comments about immigrants and professional qualifications show a lack of knowledge of how things are done.
But I forgot: on the net, ignorance is king. Long live stupid, ill informed opinions!!!
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I'm glad that you understand that engineers are responsible for all budget decisions, and that you are a highly qualified consulting engineer. Maybe that explains your total lack of knowledge about how the qualifications for immigrating engineers are determined, since that's where this started. And to answer your questions, yes, yes, yes and yes; and incidentallly, the situation is just as bad for NON first nations communities. Any project involving municipalities is hopelessly mired in stupid rules due to politics. I'm involved in it every week.
Ten penny,
did you ever work for any of the first nations. Do you know how engineering affects and matters to situations like the one mentioned in this thread. Did you ever work with engineering consultants in an indian reserve setting.
So before letting yourself go with uncalled for niceties think.
For me ,all questions above are affirmative. Been there, done it!
did you ever work for any of the first nations. Do you know how engineering affects and matters to situations like the one mentioned in this thread. Did you ever work with engineering consultants in an indian reserve setting.
So before letting yourself go with uncalled for niceties think.
For me ,all questions above are affirmative. Been there, done it!
Maybe before you wander off topic, you could go back to the point I was making, which was that the comments about immigrants and professional qualifications show a lack of knowledge of how things are done.
But I forgot: on the net, ignorance is king. Long live stupid, ill informed opinions!!!
Member
Posts: 242
Location: Vancouver
Location: Vancouver
November 28th, 2005, 08:01 PM
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No. The problem is how the Association determines what is equivilent and what is not.
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So your saying that we should let people who don't meet our standards work in this country? Then why do we have the those standards if we aren't going to follow them?
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And that's the problem right there...
if the Association deems the education as equivalent to the Canadian system...
the clan of the claw
Posts: 1,976
November 28th, 2005, 08:57 PM
there are real reasons not to emmigrate to canada. w5 just did a story on some of these issues.
Canada is so diverse and spread out it is rather hard to make up a realistic short list of reasons not to live in Canada though. The 'magic' of Canada is this diversity in just about everything. The tradeoff being that Canada lacks a strong central 'image' of what it is. There are other places that have a more narrowly defined 'persona'. To each his/her own. Diversity is what makes the planet wonderful. I will agree though that 'culture' is lacking in a great deal of the country, because to me 'beer and hockey' are not culture.
there are real reasons not to emmigrate to canada. w5 just did a story on some of these issues.
Canada is so diverse and spread out it is rather hard to make up a realistic short list of reasons not to live in Canada though. The 'magic' of Canada is this diversity in just about everything. The tradeoff being that Canada lacks a strong central 'image' of what it is. There are other places that have a more narrowly defined 'persona'. To each his/her own. Diversity is what makes the planet wonderful. I will agree though that 'culture' is lacking in a great deal of the country, because to me 'beer and hockey' are not culture.
Don't bother arguing, I KNOW!
Posts: 10,754
Location: pumpkin pie bungalow
Location: pumpkin pie bungalow
November 28th, 2005, 09:28 PM
Oh blah! every canuck knows that beer comes from culture, yeast culture, in fact here is a link to the national collection of yeast cultures, cool pics there.
http://www.ncyc.co.uk/
Oh blah! every canuck knows that beer comes from culture, yeast culture, in fact here is a link to the national collection of yeast cultures, cool pics there.
http://www.ncyc.co.uk/
Member
Posts: 158
Location: Vancouver
Location: Vancouver
January 30th, 2006, 11:49 PM
Canada is a great place and I enjoy living in beautiful British Columbia! Vancouver though leaves much to be desired. Don't think me crass, I'm a lifelong Vancouverite but, it has rained 28 out of 30 days so far in January and before that we were on a track to break the record of 28 straight days of rain. Enough is enough! Today it was sunny, thank God, but I need more vitiamnin E than just seeing the Sun once a month. Sure it is warm, mild and wet, you can play golf almost anytime but righ now I gladly take the bitter cold of Upper Canada or Nova Scotia than the constant drizzle of Lotus Land if only I saw the Sun.
Seriously though, i went outside today and the sun hurt my eyes!
Canada is a great place and I enjoy living in beautiful British Columbia! Vancouver though leaves much to be desired. Don't think me crass, I'm a lifelong Vancouverite but, it has rained 28 out of 30 days so far in January and before that we were on a track to break the record of 28 straight days of rain. Enough is enough! Today it was sunny, thank God, but I need more vitiamnin E than just seeing the Sun once a month. Sure it is warm, mild and wet, you can play golf almost anytime but righ now I gladly take the bitter cold of Upper Canada or Nova Scotia than the constant drizzle of Lotus Land if only I saw the Sun.
Seriously though, i went outside today and the sun hurt my eyes!
Bright Spark
Posts: 435
Location: St. John's
Location: St. John's
January 31st, 2006, 03:45 PM
Of course, elitism and Snobbery is a huge part of Canadian culture as well, so I'll have to let you off with this.
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Really Caracal, that's a bit ignorant. Hockey culture is a large part of many peoples Canadian identity. Just because you don't see it as such doesn't mean it isn't true. And one would agree that Wine constitutes a large part of French culture, oui? So why wouldn't Beer be a legitimate part of Canadian culture.
there are real reasons not to emmigrate to canada. w5 just did a story on some of these issues.
Canada is so diverse and spread out it is rather hard to make up a realistic short list of reasons not to live in Canada though. The 'magic' of Canada is this diversity in just about everything. The tradeoff being that Canada lacks a strong central 'image' of what it is. There are other places that have a more narrowly defined 'persona'. To each his/her own. Diversity is what makes the planet wonderful. I will agree though that 'culture' is lacking in a great deal of the country, because to me 'beer and hockey' are not culture.
Canada is so diverse and spread out it is rather hard to make up a realistic short list of reasons not to live in Canada though. The 'magic' of Canada is this diversity in just about everything. The tradeoff being that Canada lacks a strong central 'image' of what it is. There are other places that have a more narrowly defined 'persona'. To each his/her own. Diversity is what makes the planet wonderful. I will agree though that 'culture' is lacking in a great deal of the country, because to me 'beer and hockey' are not culture.
Of course, elitism and Snobbery is a huge part of Canadian culture as well, so I'll have to let you off with this.
