Its OK because i'm fine with paying taxes. Its one of the things that I can do to help the others in Canada that aren't so fortunate. But to tell me that its wrong for immigrant workers to come to Canada because nobody here is willing to work for a competative salary is BS. It's true what adriaticum says, that nobody likes foreign countries exploiting our resources but its all part of how the globalized world works these days. I'm sure nobody was complaining much when we were benefiting from other countries in trade or how the Americans used to take advantage of South America and Canada in trade. It's sad but its just how things work, what comes around goes around. Now the only difference is, China is the rich country now and they are the ones taking advantage (this isn't the threat of REDDAWN and communism, everything is done properly with western rules and laws).
I'm lucky that I live by the water, hopefully coal harbour doesn't mean that there is coal in the harbour so people wont come here and mine for minerals.... 
But at least they are moving away the little airport away from my place to closer to the convention center...
This one is fairly difficult to understand and explain, but yes, it's wrong.
There are many wrongs with this.
First a foreign company should not be owning anything in BC. But hell, we have sold so much already and people accept that. Unfortunately.
Second, we have shifted our mentality completely and companies do not exist to produce product or service to it's community and for export, but rather the company solely exists to make a profit. That's how half of the world wealth is owned by financial companies and hedge funds that have no clue about the businesses they own and don't give a damn.
I agree nobody is complaining when we exploit other countries resources, but that's mostly because we don't know. We are mostly uneducated the waste our companies are laying on other environments. Also we are used to the good times and we don't care too.
Well I come from a different background and know both sides of the story so my principals may be different then most.
Unfortunately the extremely wealthy are doing this and through marketing making us believe that this globalization thing is a new concept and a good one.
But also in a sales transaction there are two consenting parties. A seller and a buyer. So the seller is to blame too.
This is really a matter of one's beliefs; and this is my belief.
Alwaysfishing, yes they are exploited through low pay, poor living conditions and some have even been threatened. I know of many immigrants coming into the country under the guise of a better life and yet they end up as, labour slaves, sex slaves etc.
Unfortunately for some of the chinese workers even that is better than what they had so they don't complain and we don't hear about it.
Sometimes it takes years before people understand life in a new country and know their rights, privileges and obligations.
Especially if they don't speak the language.
This is something one can't explain to a non-immigrant.
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