Yes, unsustainable immigration lowered our standard of living
The Liberal government policy of unsustainable immigration levels has had a long-term negative impact on our economy

While it will enrage the usual suspects, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance's assertion Canada's "immigration insanity," rather than his boss' trade war against us, is the reason Canada's "living standards have stagnated," contains an element of truth.

Vance made the claims on X on Friday, in responding to a chart posted by another user that showed Canada's real (inflation-adjusted) GDP per person – a widely accepted metric for determining a nation's standard of living – has plummeted in recent years.

"While I'm sure the causes are complicated, no nation has leaned more into 'diversity is our strength, we don't need a melting pot we have a salad bowl' immigration insanity than Canada. It has the highest foreign-born share of the population in the entire G7 and its living standards have stagnated ...

"And with all due respect to my Canadian friends, whose politics focus obsessively on the United States: your stagnating living standards have nothing to do with Donald Trump or whatever bogeyman the CBC tells you to blame. The fault lies with your leadership, elected by you."
https://x.com/JDVance/status/1991851742426751310?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1991851742426751310%7Ctwgr%5Ef0f357a91298026e8a6a8a6b9d3eba8984f9338e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftorontosun.com%2Fopinion%2Fcolumnists%2Fgoldstein-yes-unsustainable-immigration-lowered-our-standard-of-living

It's true that Canada had a particularly poor record of economic growth during the decade-long government of former prime minister Justin Trudeau, during which it dramatically hiked immigration levels, particularly in the wake of the 2020 pandemic.

Canada's real GDP per person increased by a mere 1.4% during the Trudeau era, second-worst among the 38 developed nations that belong to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and the worst record of any Canadian government since that of R.B. Bennet during the Great Depression.

Where Canada was once competitive with the U.S. in terms of economic growth, last year, according to figures from the World Bank, U.S. GDP per capita was $85,809.90, compared to $54,282.60 in Canada in constant U.S. dollars. That's 58% higher in the U.S. compared to Canada.

While a properly managed immigration system contributes to economic growth by filling labour shortages and making up for Canada's low birth rate in terms of providing future workers, an improperly managed one weakens the economy.

Internal government documents obtained by The Canadian Press last year revealed that in announcing significant boosts to Canada's immigration targets in 2022, the Trudeau government ignored warnings from its own public servants that doing so would increase the cost of housing and negatively impact Canada's already beleaguered healthcare system.
https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-yes-unsustainable-immigration-lowered-our-standard-of-living

Nearly eleven years of Turdeau and Carnage have really paid off for us.

We are heading into our second lost decade because of Liberal incompetance.

Mark Carney's Immigration Minister laughs about not considering healthcare capacity in her immigration plan.

When asked how many more people our healthcare system can support, she said it wasn't "a fair question."

Not a fair question?
6.5 million Canadians don't have a doctor.

Quote from: Berry Sweet on November 13, 2025, 02:25:07 PMAll of this is intentional.  No real leader who cares about his country and people would do anything like this.  Its despicable.

Kid, there aint no doubt about it. Justine and Conman Carney know what the consequences of their deliberately disastous policies.

Commie Carney is reducing Canada to socialist Venezuela ashes.

All of this is intentional.  No real leader who cares about his country and people would do anything like this.  Its despicable.

Mr. Carney has not lived in Canada for a long time gets to decide what major projects are in the national interest not market demand. And he is financing them with taxes and borrowing.

Something is very wrong with Canada under the Liberals.

Mark Carney and the Liberals have made it impossible for Canadians to afford groceries.

And his new costly budget only makes things worse.

All because, from farm to fork, the Liberals have hidden taxes every step of the way, causing your grocery checkout receipts to skyrocket.

While Canadians suffer, Carney's budget ignores the problem entirely. Keeping these heartless taxes that continue to leave families struggling to feed their kids.

This is unacceptable.

The reason I hate rich globalist dickheads like the entire caucus of the Liberal party is their hatred of working folks.
All Justine and Conman have done for ten years is tell us to lower our expectations.

Canadians are worse off under the Liberals because the Liberals want Canadians worse off than they were under Harper.

The latest budget has $54.7 billion for health care transfers to the provinces and $55.7 billion for interest on the massive debt that is accumulating under the Liberals profligate spending.

The Latest budget will only make Canadians worse off.


The federal government just released its latest budget. In the budget, the government promises to "strengthen" the industrial carbon tax.

Taxpayers know what that means: Make life more expensive for Canadians.   

The budget also said the industrial carbon tax will be part of a "multi-decade industrial carbon price trajectory."

That's more political jargon. What it really means is "keep making life more expensive."

That's how the consumer carbon tax worked too. The government made you pay more by hiking the tax every year.

The government will likely say this tax will only cost businesses, but taxpayers like you know any carbon tax on businesses is also a carbon tax that will cost regular Canadians.

Carbon taxes on fuel refineries make gasoline and diesel more expensive, carbon taxes on utilities make home heating and electricity more expensive and carbon taxes on fertilizer plants increase costs for farmers and that makes food cost more.

From 2000 to 2024, Canada's immigrant population exploded, growing at an average annual rate of 15.1% post-2015, with non-permanent residents like temporary workers and international students now comprising a staggering 7.4% of the population. Asia and the Middle East have overtaken traditional sources, shifting demographics and settlement patterns toward urban centers. While economic immigrants make up 58-67% of permanent arrivals, family reunifications and refugees, often with lower initial earnings, add to the fiscal load.