Tailscrape, humble apologies for blighting your day with 'tosh' as you call it. Read the application in the first post, and you will find that it is UK crews in UK aircraft doing Canadian jobs, which is why I found the post by Airbus girl somewhat skewed. As I said, if that is acceptable, then so is it acceptable when done in the reverse, so no complaints. Personally, I have gone the expat route, as conditions in Canada are deplorable. The whys and wherefores of conditions in Canada are complex, but essentially I agree with you. It is a structural problem.
I work as an expat, and so philosophically I have no problem whatsoever with people selling their skills wherever they can. And there are a load of us around the world. What I was attempting to point out to Airbus Girl is that if UK pilots can sell their wares overseas, then it is just as valid for foreigners to sell their wares in the UK. You find it tosh, I find that fair play.
Keep the blue side up.