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National Post
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- National Post
FIRST READING: Canadian talent (and money) is fleeing to the U.S.
First Reading is a Canadian politics newsletter curated by the National Post's own Tristin Hopper. To get an early version sent directly to your inbox, sign up here. Article content TOP STORY Article content Article content This month, one of the world's most well-known Canadian residents finalized his plans to leave Canada for good. Article content The term 'famous Canadian' almost always describes someone who no longer lives in the country of their birth. Neil Young, Justin Bieber, Malcolm Gladwell, Ryan Reynolds, Alanis Morrissette; all of them live full-time in the United States, and have done so for years. Article content Article content Until recently, Jordan Peterson was an exception. He could sell out stadiums in Europe and pen best-selling books in the United States, but his home base remained Toronto, where he retained his position as a psychology professor at the University of Toronto. Article content Article content But with Peterson officially putting his Toronto home up for sale as part of a permanent move to Arizona, he's effectively severing his last physical tie to Canada in what he's described as a ' painful parting.' Article content And news of the Peterson sale happened to break in the same week that another prominent figure announced that he was reluctantly abandoning his Canadian address. In a widely circulated op-ed for the National Post, Vancouver Jewish community leader Michael Sachs said he could no longer justify raising his family in Canada when the U.S. was an option. 'I have received multiple death threats over the last few years for advocating for my community. For my family, the luxury of patience has run out and our confidence in Canada's political leadership is gone,' he wrote. Article content Article content Both Peterson and Sachs have their own political reasons for leaving, but they're part of an accelerating trend. Canada has always struggled to stop capital and top talent from fleeing abroad, but what was once a steady trickle of people leaving may be ramping up. Article content In a Thursday social media post, the chief operating officer for Shopify, Kaz Nejatian, said he had multiple Jewish friends tell him their plans to leave. Article content 'They say they no longer feel safe sending their kids to school here,' he said. Article content That same day, the U.S.-based National Review profiled several Jewish Canadians who were either mulling a move to the U.S. for safety reasons, or had already done so. They included veteran Conservative political organizer Georgann Burke, who cited noticeable increases in both antisemitic hatred and anti-American hatred. 'I have received a series of really nasty emails. One was from someone who actually threatened to kill me,' she said. Article content Another, Toronto real estate developer Avi Glina, characterized Canada's steep rise in Jewish hate not as something distinct from the country's various economic ills, but a symptom of it. Article content 'Antisemitism is a symptom of a broken economy and nation state,' he said. Article content As far back as 2022, U.S. data was showing a noticeable spike in Canadians moving across the border. When that year's incoming Canadians were compared against outgoing Canadians, the U.S. Census Bureau determined that they had taken in a net 42,825 newcomers. It was the fastest growth in Canadian immigration they'd seen since 2013. Article content And Canada's own figures are also tracking a spike in departures. Article content In the first three months of 2025, Statistics Canada counted 27,086 emigrants permanently leaving the country. That's up from 25,394 in the first quarter of 2022. Article content Emigration figures include both citizens and permanent residents, so some of those departures may include recent immigrants who are ditching Canada for new horizons. Article content But regardless, it represents a near-unprecedented rate of established Canadians deciding they don't want to live here anymore. Article content 'Aside from a spike in 2017, this is the highest sustained outflow since the 1960s,' reads an analysis of the emigration figures by Better Dwelling. Article content Article content Over the 12 months preceding the April federal election, a total of 106,900 were added to the Canadian emigration rolls. On whatever day that Peterson finally left Canada for good, he would have been among about 300 Canadians doing the same. Article content Canada's chief weakness in retaining talent and money is economic. Article content In fields ranging from engineering to law, the average Canadian professional can not only make more money in the United States, but face dramatically lower housing prices and cost of living expenses. Article content The disparity has long been most obvious in the tech sector. In some years, the University of Waterloo's software engineering department has immediately lost up to 85 per cent of its graduates to jobs in the United States. Article content As one Canadian engineering student put it in a lengthy 2022 blog post about the Canadian brain drain, ''Cali or bust' and 'US or bust' are common terms I heard throughout my undergrad in engineering.' Article content The two countries used to be much more comparable for housing and wages, but the last 10 years have seen U.S. per-capita GDP surge ahead of Canada, while Canadian housing unaffordability has simultaneously surged ahead of the U.S. Article content Article content And if Canada's economy is scaring away people, it's also scaring away money. A Thursday update by Statistics Canada confirmed that both Canadian and foreign investors have been feverishly divesting from the Canadian economy, with $83.9 billion having been divested from Canadian securities in just the last four months. Article content According to Statistics Canada, a lot of that divested money was being poured into the United States instead. Article content One of the most illuminating polls from Canada's current trade war with the United States was a January survey finding that four in 10 Canadian young people would vote to dissolve their country if it meant that they could receive U.S. citizenship. Article content The question was whether respondents would vote for Canada to become a part of the United States provided the U.S. 'offered all Canadians full U.S. citizenship and a full conversion of the Canadian dollar and all personal financial assets into US dollars.' Article content The cohort that liked the idea more than anyone else was Canadians under 34; 43 per cent said they would trade their country's sovereignty for such a deal.
CTV News
03-06-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Danish Canadian Club reopens Mermaid Inn restaurant in new location
The Danish Canadian Club was a fixture on 11 Avenue S.W. in Calgary for decades, but has since relocated. The Danish Canadian Club is set to reopen after moving to a new location. The organization had been in a building in the 600 block of 11 Avenue S.W. since 1964 – more than 60 years – but the decision was made to move once the building began to near the end of its lifespan. On Wednesday, the club will reopen its Mermaid Inn restaurant at its new location inside the Austrian Canadian Cultural Centre at 3112 11 St. N.E. 'We look forward with high expectations and excitement to creating new memories at our new location for the next 60 years,' reads a post on the club's website. The Mermaid Inn will reopen at 11 a.m. on June 4. The former site of the Danish Canadian Club will eventually be demolished to make way for a new condominium complex.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Mountain Meet-Up connects Ft. Drum soldiers, families, with essential services
FORT DRUM, N.Y. (WWTI) – Fort Drum soldiers and their families found a wealth of information and networking opportunities earlier this week inside The Peak during the Mountain Meet-Up resource fair. The fair, which took place on Thursday, was hosted by the Relocation Readiness Program. There were representatives from dozens of community agencies and organizations in attendance, the fair covered health care, education, recreation, volunteering and family support services. Fort Drum museum makes military history accessible, relevant to soldiers, community The idea behind Mountain Meet-Up is to bring together on- and off-post organizations that can help our Soldiers and families build their community connections. There's a lot of things here that they can get involved with or receive assistance with – whether they are new to the area or maybe retiring soon or transitioning out of the Army. Kelly Bice, event organizer Bice added having organizations such as North Country Spouses' Club, the YMCA, Jefferson Community College, and the Family Advocacy Program at the resource fair demonstrates the depth and breadth of opportunities available for people to thrive in the area. Leon Donelson, with the Fort Drum Employment Readiness Program, held captive audiences at his booth, sharing stories with soldiers while getting to know them. He said it was important, especially when talking to people new to the area or to the military, to give them the kind of information that will help them make positive, informed decisions. 'We're talking about their lives and we're talking about their careers, because employment readiness is about being ready all of the time,' Donelson said. 'If people are comfortable enough to have a conversation, then they'll start talking about the things they might not normally tell the general public. And that's when I can see how we can help.' With Northern New York famous for its outdoor recreational activities, organizations such as the Minna Anthony Common Nature Center, Adirondack Mountain Club, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historical Preservation, and the 10th Mountain Alpine Club had plenty of suggestions for off-duty excursions. 'I found some nice places and things to do that are outdoors,' said Spc. Ryan Gonzalez, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, First Brigade Combat Team. 'Being new to the area, I heard the hiking here is great.' Community members can stay apprised of local events and activities at the Community Information Exchange, held at 10 a.m. on the first Wednesday of each month. It is livestreamed at but people attending it inside The Peak have the added benefit of a mini-resource fair available before and after the meeting. The Relocation Readiness Program also hosts a Spouse Connection event at 9 a.m., before the CIE, and at 6 p.m., at the Family Resource Center. The family-friendly event is an opportunity for spouses to meet and mingle while receiving information relevant to military life. For more information, call (315) 772-6556. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Metro
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
TV duo Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer 'don't socialise' ever
Location, Location, Location stars Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer have revealed they rarely spend time together off-camera. Kirstie, 53, and Phil, 55, have presented the Channel 4 property programme since 2000, in addition to spin-off Relocation, Relocation between 2004 and 2011. The presenter did not know each other before their 25-year-long TV partnership, but were called in by the broadcaster for a screen test due to their respective careers as property searchers. Despite being a TV host duo for more than two decades, Kirstie admitted the pair 'don't socialise' because they 'work so much together.' Yet they were quick to quash any suggestion of bad blood, explaining they were 'great friends. Phil told The Telegraph: 'We're very, very fond of each other. There's no one else who's been through this experience. I put Kirstie among the most important people in my life.' In agreement, Kirstie added: 'Ditto. In the most significant parts of our lives, we've been there for each other. I think Phil was one of the first people I ever told I was pregnant.' In 2020, Kirstie revealed how much they were paid when they were first offered Location, Location, Location. It originally started as a half-hour slot, with the duo helping one person find their dream home before moving on to an hour slot with two couples. In the early days, Kirsite and Phil received a £600 pay cheque each per day of filming. She previously told The Guardian: 'They offered us £600 each for a day's filming, which was a lot of money. The idea was to shoot at weekends so we could keep our businesses going.' Kirstie also revealed that her 'biggest mistake' when she first started filming was wearing her own clothes. 'I had a red leather coat with a huge zip, but this meant I got recognised more than I'd like. When we started, it was a more innocent time. I don't think I could have made the series if social media had been around then,' she continued. The mum-of-two even made the rookie mistake of giving house-hunters her phone number – which has led to people ringing her when they were drunk. Phil also lifted the lid on some secrets, including the staggering number of pubs they have visited. More Trending He added: 'I think we've filmed in every county in the UK and helped keep the pubs going because at the end of every show we'd usually end up discussing the deal in one. I reckon we've been to about 2,000 pubs over the years.' And despite their strong friendship, Phil admitted they do bicker over pub choices. Poor Phil went on to add that his biggest humiliation during the show was when he was attempting to find two women a flat in London – and while he was trying to 'big' up the area, a policeman told them that someone had just been murdered around the corner. View More » Location, Location, Location is available to stream on Channel 4. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: This is how much money you should have left in the bank after buying a home MORE: Celebs Go Dating 'thrown into chaos already' as celebrities break rules to hook up MORE: Gogglebox star left with 'irreversible' brain damage due to undetected health condition
The Irish Sun
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Channel 4 in schedule shake up as it dedicates a whole night to hit show as it celebrates 25th anniversary
CHANNEL 4 is set for a schedule shake up as it dedicates a whole night to a hit show to celebrate its 25th anniversary. To mark the series' silver anniversary the broadcaster is to air a special night of programmes featuring the launch of a brand-new series as well as two new one-offs. Advertisement 4 Channel 4 is set for a schedule shake up as it dedicates a whole night to Location Location Location to celebrate its 25th anniversary 4 Since the property show began in May 2000, Phil and Kirstie have helped almost 750 people with their property searches Credit: Rex 4 To mark the occasion, a new series will launch followed by two one-off specials Credit: Fiona Murray Property programme Location Location Location celebrates a quarter of a century on Channel 4 this spring. Since the property show began in May 2000, presenters To mark the occasion, a new series will launch at 8pm on May 14, followed by two one-off specials at 9pm and 10pm – 25 Years Of Location Location Location and Kirstie And Phil: Bleeps, Bloops And Best Bits. In the brand new series Kirstie and Phil assist more home seekers in North Advertisement Property Shows In 25 Years of Location Location Location, Kirstie and Phil take a trip down memory lane. The pair will look chronologically at the dramatic socio-economic timeline of the UK property market since the show's inception. Showing the ups and downs of a nation wanting a place to call home. They will also examine the changing demands, property trends and technology across the years - including an offer chat in a phone box. Advertisement Most read in News TV Meanwhile, Kirstie & Phil: Bleeps, Bloops & Best Bits sees Kirstie and Phil share their candid memories of 25 years of house hunting together. Squeamishly looking back at the noughties, as well as revealing never-before-seen bloopers and outtakes past series. Location, Location, Location couple reject EVERY house Kirstie and Phil show them Kirstie said: "However many times I hear it I still can't believe it has been 25 years. "It is an enormous privilege to have the opportunity to travel around the whole country working with so many lovely house hunters and such brilliant crew. Advertisement "When Phil and I started we knew a bit about property and nothing about TV, we've learned a great deal more about property and a bit about TV." Phil Spencer's career so far By Conor O'Brien Property expert Best known for his on-screen partnership with Kirstie Allsopp, the pair have helped countless home buyers in their journeys. Here is a look at some of Phil's TV work: Location, Location, Location (2004 - present) Relocation, Relocation (2004 - 2011) Phil Spencer: Secret Agent (2012 - present) (2015 - present) New Zealand's Best Homes with Phil Spencer (2024) "Being able to visit every part of the four nations and support hundreds of people in their home searches has been an enormous privilege - none of which would have been achievable without so many brilliant people behind the camera.' Deborah Dunnett, Commissioning Editor for Channel 4, said: 'Location Location Location is not only a pioneer in being one of the first property series on television, it has also led the way in taking its production into the nations and regions with its Glasgow base. Advertisement "That's where I first worked with Phil and Kirstie, directing Location Location Location, and it is a huge privilege to now commission a glorious night of TV celebrating the show's enduring legacy – which, ultimately, is making peoples' dreams come true. "Cheers to 25 years of Kirstie and Phil!' Gerard Costello, Head of Popular Factual at IWC Media, commented: 'All of us at IWC are hugely proud of Location Location Location and it has been our pleasure to celebrate it in this way. "Kirstie and Phil's fondness for their house hunters, for each other and for the thrill of the search resonates in these anniversary programmes. Advertisement "With the show now helping house hunters who tell us they grew up with the programme, it is wonderful to see Kirstie and Phil just as determined to help them as they've always been. Long may it continue.' 4 In 25 Years of Location Location Location, Kirstie and Phil take a trip down memory lane Credit: Channel 4 Watch or stream the new series and specials from 8pm on Wednesday 14 May. Kirstie and Phil's top 10 episodes will also be available to stream on Channel 4.
