You are absolutely right about cause and solution. Our discourse is being poisoned by the seepage of hatred in service of power from south of the border. The sooner the conversation starts the better. All of us should forward your idea to our MPs. And ask for leadership on this action.
We need legal immigration to sustain our population as our birth rate is below the 2.1 sustainability mark. But immigration cannot remain unchecked. With such things as high youth unemployment and the advent of AI , we need entry level jobs in order for our young people to enter the job market. We also need to lessen the strain on housing and health care. The country needs to get back to a more humane and sustainable way of immigration.
The move away from our traditional points system is stark when you look at the raw numbers. I was checking StatsCan data recently, and the population of Non-Permanent Residents (basically temporary workers and students) has hit roughly 2.8 million. That is nearly triple what it was just a decade ago. It feels like Ottawa quietly swapped a strategy of permanent nation-building for one of plugging short-term labour holes. We need to get back to the stability that made the system work in the first place.
You are absolutely right about cause and solution. Our discourse is being poisoned by the seepage of hatred in service of power from south of the border. The sooner the conversation starts the better. All of us should forward your idea to our MPs. And ask for leadership on this action.
I am glad PM Carney and the government are working on solutions to address the misalignment in immigration, the provinces, and the economy,
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Really good piece today. Thank you.
Thanks Annie
I appreciate your very balanced reporting. 😊
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Canada relied on higher fees from international students instead of supporting educational institutions directly.
Yes that was a major problem
We need legal immigration to sustain our population as our birth rate is below the 2.1 sustainability mark. But immigration cannot remain unchecked. With such things as high youth unemployment and the advent of AI , we need entry level jobs in order for our young people to enter the job market. We also need to lessen the strain on housing and health care. The country needs to get back to a more humane and sustainable way of immigration.
Yes people don't need to be muscled out by people coming here with limited skills or working close to entry-level wages for the sake of work permits
The move away from our traditional points system is stark when you look at the raw numbers. I was checking StatsCan data recently, and the population of Non-Permanent Residents (basically temporary workers and students) has hit roughly 2.8 million. That is nearly triple what it was just a decade ago. It feels like Ottawa quietly swapped a strategy of permanent nation-building for one of plugging short-term labour holes. We need to get back to the stability that made the system work in the first place.
That is basically what happened