Olivia Chow on Canada's Visitor Visa System

Olivia Chow, NDP MP for Trinity-Spadina, speaks with The Mark about how Canada's visitor visa system is flawed, and why she hasn't received any good explanations from the government.

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[aiaconsulting]

Very nice interview!

[revaholic]

@darlingsapphire1

I don't know why you're assuming that I live in China. Maybe you should respect other people who are also God's creations, if you are so god fearing, rather than spreading hatred and perpetuating stereotypes. You give religious people a bad name. Your reply shows that you are very uninformed, so stop pretending to be a saint. From your line of logic one could conclude that all Canadians are bloodthirsty monsters because we hunt seals for fur and oil.How is that any different.

[darlingsapphire1]

@revaholic History tells us that chinese are very cruel apathetic individuals.Rhino

horns, etc., to help chinese males erect....how silly and how horrible the mass

human population in china where you have to sell your children as sex slaves after

having your fun, then expect other countries to help you... how insecure you individuals

are.Do you people respect God's beautiful wonderful innocent animals NO,plus bringing

your dollar store junk to other countries.Manage your own country.

[revaholic]

@darlingsapphire1

You are a straight up racist. What kind of country do you think you're living in, where only the minorities are committing crime? How could you make these sweeping bigoted comments and completely ignore the contributions of immigrants to this country?

[MysticalCyclops]

Chow we don't want anymore boat people brought here to be put on welfare in a vote by scheme we have seen it enough from Daulton McGuinty.

[darlingsapphire1]

But miss chow, canada has enough people here....too much crime, chinese being

picked up for drug houses, killings amond chinese, blacks and hispanics .... oh

my, where is canada going...to the dumps. if people in other countries with mass

human populations and who treat God's beautiful, wonder animals horribly, I

believe those countries should stand on their own and try to help themselves

and not place their burden upon fairly well adjusted countries. Boy, are humans

stupid on both sides.

[hardleecure]

@jayjasonjay It's a shame people try to come here legally and get turned down. I understand not everyone will meet the requirements but when you see people coming here on boats (Sri Lankans aka Tamils for example) and most of them get to stay, it's total humiliation and an insult to those who try the legitimate route and wish to come here JUST to visit and get denied, like my wife just was last week.