Seeking new horizons: understanding why people are leaving Canada

6 reasons people are leaving Canada for “greener pastures”

“My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, and my grandson is going to drive a Land Rover, but my great-grandson is going to have to ride a camel again.” — Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum.

Last month, my 79-year-old dad, who recently relocated from Ontario to New Brunswick, called me with a hint of despair in his voice. He had spent an excruciating eight hours waiting, just to fill a necessary prescription. He had been trying, without much luck to secure a family doctor in New Brunswick since his doctor was in Ontario and the healthcare systems, though the same country, are much different. We had shared the same medical doctor since moving to Canada over 35 years ago. I had since gotten my own doctor when I moved away but back then, it was a breeze to find a doctor of our choice and we had landed on a Caribbean born doctor who became the doctor to my wider family.

Today, however, the feat of trying to find a family doctor is like…