I got something like this in an e-mail, too, with some half-assed attempts to make it look Canadian. Then it went into a screed against newcomers who sponge off the system.
The person who sent it to me (as the most politically aware person she knows *blush*) asked if it was true before forwarding it.
Here it is.
Subject: Canadian Suckers !
Welfare Poem
I cross ocean, poor and broke,
Take bus, see employment folk.
Nice man treat me good in there,
Say I need to see welfare.
Welfare say, "You come no more,
We send cash right to your door."
Welfare checks, they make you wealthy,
Medic aid it keep you healthy!
By and by, I got plenty money,
Thanks to you, Canadian dummy.
Write to friends in motherland,
Tell them 'come fast as you can.'
They come in turbans and Ford trucks,
I buy big house with welfare bucks
They come here, we live together,
More welfare checks -- it gets better!
Fourteen families, they moving in,
But neighbour's patience wearing thin.
Finally, white guy moves away,
Now I buy his house, and then I say,
"Find more aliens for house to rent."
And in the yard I put a tent.
Send for family they just trash,
But they, too, draw the welfare cash!
Everything is very good,
And soon we own the neighbourhood.
We have hobby, it's called breeding,
Welfare pay for baby feeding.
Kids need dentist? Wife need pills?
We get free! We got no bills!
Canadian crazy! He pay all year,
To keep welfare running here.
We think Canada darn good place!
Too darn good for the white man race.
If they no like us, they can scram,
Got lots of room in Pakistan!
It is interesting that the federal government provides a single refugee with a monthly allowance of $1,890.00 and each can also get an additional $580.00 in social assistance for a total of $2,470.00.
This compares very well to a single pensioner who after contributing to the growth and development of Canada for 40 to 50 years only receives a monthly maximum of $1,012.00 in old age pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement.
Maybe our pensioners should apply as refugees!
Let's send this to all Canadians, so we can all be ticked off and maybe we can get the refugees cut back to $1,012.00 and the pensioners up to $2,470.00 and enjoy some of the money we were forced to submit to the Government over the last 40 or 50 years.
Please forward to every Canadian to expose what our elected politicians are doing - to the over-taxed Canadian.
SEND THIS TO EVERY CANADIAN TAXPAYER YOU KNOW
Please indulge me as I paste my reply.
The not-even-veiled racist tone to the poem set my hackles off.
It's a re-work of something aimed at Americans. We have medicare, they have medicaid. We use cheques, not checks. Welfare requirements MAKE you sell your property to even be eligible. If your only income is CPP (ed: Canada Pension Plan), you can apply for welfare, too. But it's no free ride for anyone. If you're able-bodied, they make you look for work and they keep records of your attempts. Here's a FAQ on Ontario Works (ed: the welfare program in the province of Ontario):
http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/mcss/english/pillars/social/questions/ow/about_ow.htmOne thing that's always bothered me is how people confuse immigrants with refugees.
Immigrants apply to come here and it can take two years to get all the paperwork done. They must have a whack o' dough with them or have skills that we need.
(That said, many people do come here and face the roadblock of not having their foreign credentials recognized. That's how we get doctors driving cabs. But that's another matter.)
Refugees declare themselves at the border or apply from outside. They come with nothing, true. And according to Geneva convention on refugees, we must let them in unless we suspect them of being bad people. (ed: and then there's the
Safe Third Country nonsense to deal with but I wanted to keep this brief) The vast majority are just looking to live some place where their kids can grow up without fear. So we have officials who look into their backgrounds. Sometimes they're not allowed entry into the country, but, once here, most are allowed in while a more thorough investigation takes place. They go on welfare because they don't have permission to work right away.
Go here to learn more:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/index.htmlThat said, most people are hardworking and it bugs them to sit around and wait for permission to work.
Providing health care is expensive but it's a whole lot less expensive than letting people get/stay sick and having the rest of the population catch it.
There is "family class" immigration but it's not a freebie. To sponsor a family member you have to promise to support them. Go to
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/sponsor/index.html"Sponsors must promise to support the relative or family member and their accompanying family members for a period of three to 10 years to help them settle in Canada."
Here's an opinion on immigration to Vancouver.
http://www.discovervancouver.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=144002It covers costs and benefits. It's honest; it acknowledges cost of ESL and Asian crime, but it also acknowledges the benefits of more workers.
And anyway, unless you're full-blood Native, we are all immigrants. Just because we got here a few generations ago, does that mean we get to deny other people the opportunities our grandparents got? I think it's narrow-minded and selfish. Oh, and dare I add -- bigotted.
Just my $0.02.
Thanks for asking.
:-)
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