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I know that Canada's international reputation is on the wane, thanks to our pathetic record on the environment and some rather high-profile deportation cock-ups, but this site is right up my ungrateful alley: a full-on hate-on for immigration to Canada in general.

Yes, the site is extreme [borderline crazy talk - Ed.], calling Canada an apartheid state, and it takes about three minutes to become repulsed by the ranting and move on. But it's also obvious that the people who have created it are very angry, and there are some good reasons for that, as well. Why are there so many doctors working as cab drivers in TO? Mr. O's theory is that the point system raises the expectations of those who score well and then assume they'll find work based on the fact that they're in the "urgently needed" category, only to arrive and discover they need further training to get licensed, which they can't afford. Part of this is the fault of the applicant, of course, for not researching the licensing requirements before coming, but part of the fault could also be seen as the "false promise" of the point system. A bit of research on both sides might be worthwhile, considering the time and expense of immigrating in the first place.