Michael Pluzhnikov left his home in Kyiv and fled to Canada to find safe haven for his wife and three children
Before his first cup of coffee, he goes on the Telegram social media site to find out what’s happening at home.
The 37-year-old arrived in Prince George late last December from with his wife Krystina and their kids – nine-year-old Michelle, six-year-old Leo and five-year-old Julie. They had been living in a Vancouver basement suite and despite working long days as a casual labourer in several jobs he could not afford to pay $3,000 monthly rent.
“I was working for the federal government and working for the university teaching our public servants to improve their skills - I’m overqualified for a lot of jobs,” Michael laughed. “They are here with their families and they need to pay rent each day and they have no money and no time to transfer their skills from their previous jobs to the local market. It’s the same with doctors and nurses here. We run out of doctors and nurses here in P.G., but there is no fast track for those people. They have no time and no money and that’s why they are cleaning our streets, cooking sandwiches or serving donuts.
“It would be good for this economy when you have such qualified people over here with the experience they have,” he said. “Think how much of Canadian taxpayers’ money is spent to make one doctor, or to make one truck driver, or plumber or engineer. They just need to be fast-tracked.”
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