We can’t bring them here because the dementia will be worsened by the change in environment (and the astronomical cost of health insurance until OHIP kicks in), but leaving them to live out their days in their apartment seems like it’s becoming a non-option as well, given the looming collapse of the economy and the likelihood that basic supplies won’t be available.
What’s one to do?
All Russian population revolt on the streets against Putin and overthrow him. There will be mass casualties form the clashes with the military but sitting around under the fear of his iron fist and dying from mass poverty and shortages won't help you either.
Look what happened to Nicolae Ceaușescu and the Romanian revolution of 1989. Hundreds of people died on the streets trying to overthrow that tyrant but it happened. No dictator rules forever. The population has to be willing to sacrifice themselves for the greater good and a brighter future.
Bystander effect. Unless I know everyone will go together and our numbers will overwhelm "the enemy", why should I go, and maybe end up beaten up, jailed, etc, for nothing, since the state will just chug along after crushing me like an interstate bus splatting a bug on its windshield.
Yeah after a significant number of people are revolting it's easier to believe "hey this might work" and it's easier to join...
"There is no longer a waiting period for OHIP coverage. If you are eligible, you will have immediate health insurance coverage. Find out if you qualify."
A sibling comment indicates OHIP wait periods no longer exist. Flex whatever social and consular assistance you can get, this is what they're there for. Don't be afraid to say "I need help, what can you do to help?" I'd expect more flexibility and support available during an active conflict.
EDIT: "4 independent sources I have say that the Russian border shuts down in <48, probably less than 24 hours. If you are in Russia and you can leave, leave now." -- March 3rd, 2022 9am [3]
[1] https://ru.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-mission-russia/
[2] https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/russia (Consular assistance, click Assistance on horizontal nav->"Moscow" dropdown)
[3] https://buttondown.email/guzey/archive/4-independent-sources...
Thank you very much to everybody.
Good luck
https://settlement.org/ontario/health/ohip-and-health-insura...
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/se...
From https://www.ontario.ca/page/apply-ohip-and-get-health-card
"There is no longer a waiting period for OHIP coverage. If you are eligible, you will have immediate health insurance coverage. Find out if you qualify."
And the prices of oil will normalise fairly quickly when ppl stop with the panic as supply is currently not affected. It might be in the future but there are mechanisms and levers the world can use.
India on the other hand has a far weaker hand as they don't have the economic muscle to challenge the Western sanctions and they are dependent on Russia for military hardware. It seems mind boggling that they are not self reliant on defence equipment, even smaller ones. They can't replace all of that hardware with stuff from West as well, as that will be too costly.
They're not going to help Russia - they're going to exploit the situation and demand deals that are barely tolerable for Russia.
As far as I have kept track, not a single barrel has disappeared from the market due to sanctions until now.
Innocent people are dying as the result of an unprovoked war. Sanctions on Russia will inevitably have some negative economic consequences for the West - the question is, what is the total price of these consequences?
You can't ration energy in a democracy while simultaneously being staunchly opposed to the development of new energy generation infrastructure. No electorate will tolerate that.
It is as pure an example of 'you're not doing your job' as I can imagine. One of the core roles of government is to guarantee food and energy security for its populace.
You only see $3. Just watch those wheels turn. There's another $4, which is what we spend to keep American troops around the world to keep the price.
So you're paying more than seven dollars a gallon; you just don't know it.
Western world spent trillions of dollars to try to offset impact from the virus. It's not a bad idea to spend even few more, to stop prospects of next world war/cold war and stop a madman who openly wants to rebuilt one of the most evil empires in the history.
It's actually an existential threat for a lot of people. The German leadership just like the USA is so far detached from the normal population that they won't care, and the normal population in Germany isn't like in the middle east, so they will likely take it with some complaints.
But since you can't easily get loans like in the US in Germany I wonder what that will mean for people that can no longer afford their bills though. I've seen people being taken to jail in Germany for unpaid 20 Euro bills or not paying public transit.
Just put on more clothes and turn your heating down, easy to drastically reduce your gas bill. Most homes also have tons of low hanging fruit to improve insulation.
I know I’d be more than happy to wear an extra sweater or two in order to have Europe without wars.