> This was our go-to question whenever we got into an Uber—which had become a frequent occurrence given our repeat visits to the doctor. Most drivers turned out to be recent immigrants from the “Global South,” like us. Without exception, everyone had a professional degree and work experience from their home countries.
> In this case, a loaded silence followed. “I was an ENT specialist,” the driver eventually said. He had worked at the military hospital in Kabul before the Taliban assumed power and he came to Canada. The irony of it. There we were, on the wait list of four ENTs for a few months, being driven by one who couldn’t yet practise in Canada despite his decades of experience.
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> This was our go-to question whenever we got into an Uber—which had become a frequent occurrence given our repeat visits to the doctor. Most drivers turned out to be recent immigrants from the “Global South,” like us. Without exception, everyone had a professional degree and work experience from their home countries.
> In this case, a loaded silence followed. “I was an ENT specialist,” the driver eventually said. He had worked at the military hospital in Kabul before the Taliban assumed power and he came to Canada. The irony of it. There we were, on the wait list of four ENTs for a few months, being driven by one who couldn’t yet practise in Canada despite his decades of experience.
occupational licensing reform my beloved