[AlvinofDiaspar]

Sadly, I feel that an extended, decidedly un-democratic period of complete martial law is the only way to fix that place.

Perhaps China should take the lead?

What's in it for them? The only value would be PR and maybe a future presence in the Caribbean (which it can get via Cuba) - it's not exactly known for resources: human or otherwise. On the other hand a unstable Haiti will probably serve the purpose of weakening the moral standing of the West (think the destablizing effects say migrants will have on North American politics), and a money/reputation sink should it get involved. On that basis, I doubt they will get involved beyond words.

If we want to help people, we should establish a program to bring in a large number of Haitian refugees into our country. That would help them, and be money well spent. Where are the people lined up behind that idea?

I am sure Legault/CAQ would be enamoured to the idea.

AoD

 

[lenaitch]

I am sure Legault/CAQ would be enamoured to the idea.

AoD

Well - they do speak French . . .

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Well - they do speak French . . .

The right kind?

AoD

 

[lenaitch]

The right kind?

AoD

Beats me.

 

[Northern Light]

Big article in The Star on the U.S. ask of us (Canada) to lead an intervention in Haiti;

Joe Biden is about to ask Canadians to go stabilize Haiti. Here’s how huge the job is

The U.S. president is expected to ask Justin Trudeau next week to lead an international security force in the violently unstable country — a challenge some say is very daunting.

www.thestar.com

Funny how The Star seems to think this is new, when I reported it as being on the agenda of a cabinet committee some months ago.........ah well...

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There are some key points brought up worth noting, the first this this:

I did not realize we (Canada) had accumulated 20,000++ Haitian refugees in the last year alone....... that is an interesting consideration in all the calculus.

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On the feasibility of intervention, there is this:

Some other interesting stuff there on issues of corruption, sanctions and potential rules of engagement and the consequences thereof; along with some promised, but delayed support for local police.

 

[Johnny Au]

https://www.reddit.com/r/onguardforthee/comments/11v8lqe

Based on Google search data, Canadians would want to move to Japan, the Japanese would want to move to Britain, and Britons would want to move to Canada.

Many countries have people who want to move to Canada.

 

[afransen]

https://www.reddit.com/r/onguardforthee/comments/11v8lqe

Based on a survey, Canadians would want to move to Japan, the Japanese would want to move to Britain, and Britons would want to move to Canada.

Many countries have people who want to move to Canada.

Interesting that so much of the anglosphere wants to move to Japan. Weebs?

Qatar has a lot of pull for the Arab world, but Qataris want to move to Canada.

The Dutch want to move to Spain, and Portugese want to move to Netherlands. Grass is greener? Fiji and New Zealand same story.

What this tells me is that if Japan wanted to stem its population collapse, immigration is an option.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Interesting that so much of the anglosphere wants to move to Japan. Weebs?

Qatar has a lot of pull for the Arab world, but Qataris want to move to Canada.

The Dutch want to move to Spain, and Portugese want to move to Netherlands. Grass is greener? Fiji and New Zealand same story.

What this tells me is that if Japan wanted to stem its population collapse, immigration is an option.

Except they don't want immigration, only guest workers. And people probably only want to move to Japan because of the cutesy Youtube videos that doesn't really fully communicate the difficulties of living there as a gaijin.

AoD

 

[afransen]

Haha, I guess I will admit to being a Canadian who finds Japanese culture interesting.

I occasionally watch some videos from Greg Lam, a Canadian documentary filmmaker who immigrated to Japan. He tends to give a bit more even handed impression of the cultural differences.

https://www.youtube.com/@LifeWhereImFrom/featured

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Haha, I guess I will admit to being a Canadian who finds Japanese culture interesting.

I occasionally watch some videos from Greg Lam, a Canadian documentary filmmaker who immigrated to Japan. He tends to give a bit more even handed impression of the cultural differences.

https://www.youtube.com/@LifeWhereImFrom/featured

It is fascinating, but also very hard to truly "break into" - much less being fully accepted. And yup, I watched that channel and a few others as well.

AoD

 

[Northern Light]

https://www.reddit.com/r/onguardforthee/comments/11v8lqe

Based on a survey, Canadians would want to move to Japan, the Japanese would want to move to Britain, and Britons would want to move to Canada.

Many countries have people who want to move to Canada.

Lets have a look at areas that name Canada:

I know I missed a couple of bits.

But Canada was the 1st choice of residents of:

Britain
Ireland
France
Belgium
India
Pakistan
Azerbaijan
Mexico
Belize
Bahamas
Jamaica
Grenada
Antigua
Dominican Republic
Barbados
Tunisia
Nigeria
Kenya
Tanzania
Seychelles
Rwanda
Ghana
Zambia
Madagascar
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Botswana
Namibia
South Africa
Mauritius

So the residents of 30 countries chose Canada.

Pretty sure that's more than any other country was chosen.

Spain, Germany and Japan all fared quite well.

 

[afransen]

Especially when you consider the population of those countries. China is not shown because it is based on Google search data and Google does not operate there. I would imagine Canada is top 3 for China if not number 1.

 

[kEiThZ]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1637078944003309572

Guess, Air Defence will be our price to get the US off our backs....

 

[Towered]

I bet the Swiss want to stay put. They've got it good there.

 

[kEiThZ]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1638013895372578819

Air defence requirement just hit the street. Thought I'd link to a Twitter thread that explains it. Rather than just the RFI.