Wow,
That is the longest posting I have seen on the pprune yet. You make a pretty valid point. I posted a question about job oportunities in the US a while ago and actually got a few hostile responses (quel suprise from Ya'll land).
I must admit being in the market for a job right now with 2000TT, seeing the foreign pilots who are interested in working here as a bit of a "jolly", concerns me as well. Lets face it though, it is very un-Canadian to say no to any other nations. The one thing we Canadians have cornered the market on, which may detract foreign pilots, is taxes, taxes, taxes!