[Newsbot]

Title: UAE imposes new visa requirements on Canadians
Category: World
Posted By: EyeBrock
Date: 2010-11-09 06:43:35
Canadian

[EyeBrock]

It must be all those Canadians rushing to the UAE to claim refugee status.

Or maybe it's because Canada didn't back down to UAE blackmail in granting further landing slots at YYZ.
The UAE stabbed us in the back in the UN, kicked us out of the NATO base in their territory (just us, no other NATO country) and now imposes visa requirements.

Nice.

[martin14]

$1:

�Dubai is suffering as a tourist destination,� Dr. Hampson said. �The economy is not doing well there. A lot of investment is leaving. So it�s a place that�s on the ropes.

So a visa requirement is the answer ..

Pretty childish, buts it's ok. They wont be getting any of my money.

[EyeBrock]

And these are supposed to be the 'progressive' Arabs......

[canuckns]

I can think of a helluva alot better places I would rather visit then the UAE anyway. No great loss imo.

[desertdude]

LOL It is pretty pathetic isn't it and I was wondering when somebody would post this, we've been talking about this for a few days now ( 2 I think )

But I think they will revert it back and it will never be implemented. Just sabre rattling IMO, as the who row is about landing rights, this just cuts into it.

But also a little fact from the otherside UAE citizens never had visa free travel to Canada in the first place.

Oh here is a comment from one of my Canadian friends living in Canada and I qoute

" UAE should just buy Air Canada, as it sucks royaly " and that got me thinking, it would'nt be beyond them, they got the money so maybe thats what they are thinking ?? What do you all think Air Canada is buyable ? i.e: Is it a listed company on the market etc etc.

[BartSimpson]

I doubt that Parliament would allow a foreign company - any foreign company - to buy Canada's flag carrier.

[desertdude]

Is it a private or public company ? and is does the parliment have such authority ??

[martin14]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

I doubt that Parliament would allow a foreign company - any foreign company - to buy Canada's flag carrier.

I thought it wouldnt be possible that foreign companies could buy
American ports.

These days, everything is possible.



But I'm not sure Air Canada actually makes the decisions about landing slots.

[BartSimpson]

desertdude desertdude:

Is it a private or public company ? and is does the parliment have such authority ??

It's a private firm and, yes, Parliament has the authority to approve or disapprove of the sale or merger of publicly traded entities in Canada.

[Chumley]

Canada would never sell Air Canada after it has bailed it out so many times.

[desertdude]

Lets see if Etihad or Emirates even explores that avenue ?

[andyt]

Chumley Chumley:

Canada would never sell Air Canada after it has bailed it out so many times.

I didn't know Canada owned Air Canada?

[PublicAnimalNo9]

andyt andyt:

Chumley Chumley:

Canada would never sell Air Canada after it has bailed it out so many times.

I didn't know Canada owned Air Canada?

After all the fucking times we bailed it out, it sure FEELS like we own it

[bootlegga]

Well, I wasn't really planning on visiting there anyways...guess I'll go somewhere else and spend my hard earned Canadian dollars (now almost at par with the US dollar).