:facepalm:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/UnUfUoFODRg/
Cop shoves into a reporter in order to arrest reporter with assault and stop uncomfortable questioning of a political leader..
Quote from: Frood on January 08, 2024, 11:25:49 PM:facepalm:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/UnUfUoFODRg/
Cop shoves into a reporter in order to arrest reporter with assault and stop uncomfortable questioning of a political leader..
I like old Menzies. He has been holding elitist politicians and bureacrats' feet to the fire on behalf of working Canadians for decades.
Quote from: Frood on January 08, 2024, 11:25:49 PM:facepalm:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/UnUfUoFODRg/
Cop shoves into a reporter in order to arrest reporter with assault and stop uncomfortable questioning of a political leader..
That is so scary.
A rain and snow tax in Toronto. :crazy:
Toronto's hard leftist city council is proposing to hit homeowners with a "stormwater charge" according to how much their properties' water runoff would impact the storm sewer system, the magazine said, adding that it's an attempt to encourage citizens to keep grass and plants on their properties rather than paving outdoor square footage.
Newsweek, citing Toronto city authorities, said the charge would be based on each property's hard surface area, including roofs, driveways, parking lots, and other concrete landscaping.
Quote from: Frood on January 08, 2024, 11:25:49 PM:facepalm:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/UnUfUoFODRg/
Cop shoves into a reporter in order to arrest reporter with assault and stop uncomfortable questioning of a political leader..
Wow
just fucking wow
liberal scum have no integrity whatsoever... they are rotten and valueless to their core
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on March 27, 2024, 11:05:31 AMWow
just fucking wow
liberal scum have no integrity whatsoever... they are rotten and valueless to their core
The extreme left NDP are in control of Toronto city council. Torontonians are getting hefty property tax increases and they are looking for new ways to gouge people even more. Usually they go the green fee route.
Quote from: DKG on March 27, 2024, 11:20:02 AMThe extreme left NDP are in control of Toronto city council. Torontonians are getting hefty property tax increases and they are looking for new ways to gouge people even more. Usually they go the green fee route.
unbelievable
Jack Layton's wife, Olivia Chow is the mayor of Toronto. She has never held a real job in her life. She is so used to living the high life on the backs of working families. She is the Marie Antionette of Canadian politics.
Quote from: Frood on January 08, 2024, 11:25:49 PM:facepalm:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/UnUfUoFODRg/
Cop shoves into a reporter in order to arrest reporter with assault and stop uncomfortable questioning of a political leader..
WOW! I missed this!
Cops will have to be smoked eventually.
Quote from: DKG on March 27, 2024, 10:59:12 AMA rain and snow tax in Toronto. :crazy:
Toronto's hard leftist city council is proposing to hit homeowners with a "stormwater charge" according to how much their properties' water runoff would impact the storm sewer system, the magazine said, adding that it's an attempt to encourage citizens to keep grass and plants on their properties rather than paving outdoor square footage.
Newsweek, citing Toronto city authorities, said the charge would be based on each property's hard surface area, including roofs, driveways, parking lots, and other concrete landscaping.
How outrageus. Home owners should start a recall petition against the mayor.
https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1774823326516424950
Quote from: Oerdin on April 01, 2024, 03:55:15 PMhttps://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1774823326516424950
???? :sad: ????
Quote from: Oerdin on April 01, 2024, 03:55:15 PMhttps://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1774823326516424950
Why is that republican fear mongering thooooo!!!!!!!!!!!
Quote from: Biggie Smiles on April 01, 2024, 04:13:40 PMWhy is that republican fear mongering thooooo!!!!!!!!!!!
We have to have an election on 2025. Justine's polling numbers are collapsing right along with working class prosperity. He thinks he can turn that around by tying Pierre Pollivere and the Conservatives to Donald Trump.
With this I don't know. But, progs here use Trump as their bogeyman too.
Rebel News reporter David Menzies, who local and federal officials appear keen to shut up and lock away, confirmed that he was charged for alleged breach of the peace and trespassing for daring to pose questions to anti-Israel protesters outside Toronto City Hall.
Thousands of people gathered outside Toronto City Hall on Sunday for "6 Months in Hell," an event centered around demands for the release of those remaining Israeli captives who have suffered at the hands of Islamic terrorists since Hamas waged its unprovoked Oct. 7 attacks on the Jewish nation.
Anti-Israel demonstrators flocked to the scene in an apparent effort to counter the anti-terrorist sentiment.
Menzies indicated that police looked on as protesters not only assaulted him but illegally used amplifying devices to push their vitriol and drown out calls for the hostages' releases.
A masked Toronto Police Service officer can finally be seen swooping in, grabbing Menzies, and separating him from the crowd.
Menzies tells the officer, "They can chant genocide in the street, and I can't cover that? Obey your oath. Officer, obey your oath."
The TPS officer can be seen grabbing Menzies' wrist and tossing his camera onto the ground. Additional cops crew around as the officer handcuffs the reporter, then carts him away.
The arresting officer announces Menzies was "under arrest for refusing to leave [the] premises."
Bill Maher issued a warning to Americans that they will face the looming dire problems Canada is now if they push down on the woke accelerator like we have.
https://twitter.com/kylenabecker/status/1779173003789529111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1779173003789529111%7Ctwgr%5Eb8182b5015e481e450a52a270b719581fec24dcf%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theblaze.com%2Fnews%2Fbill-maher-canada-extreme-progressivism
There has never been a more urgent time to aggressively develop Canada's massive resource wealth. An increasingly competitive world is organizing into new alliances that are threatening our traditional Western democracies.
Weaker or underperforming countries may be left behind economically and, in some cases, their sovereignty may be compromised. We cannot let either scenario happen to Canada.
Looking inward, our country has posted among the weakest economic growth of all G20 nations over the past decade — we are at real risk of delivering a materially diminished standard of living to our children and subsequent future generations.
Canada is blessed with one of the largest and most diverse natural resource endowments in the world.
This is nothing new; Canada has been regarded as a resource-extraction economy for a long time, but over the past two decades we've been slowing down and finding reasons to not advance new projects. While looking ahead to an exciting new future economy is enticing, the majority of our easily accessible resource wealth remains largely untapped. Our Canadian resource sectors are the most capital-efficient, technologically advanced and environmentally responsible in the world. We've got the winning combination.
Canada has among the largest, lowest-cost natural gas reserves in the world — we're already the fourth-largest producer. With consistent regulatory support, we can rapidly evolve into a leader in the growing global LNG business.
This country produces among the lowest-emission natural gas in the world and technology adaptation is widening the gap. A 10 bcf/day Canadian LNG industry targeted to displace coal-fired electrical generation in Asia would offset the vast majority of emissions from the entire domestic oil and gas industry. Contemplating a cap on the Canadian natural gas industry is actually damaging to the global environment, as growing demand will be met by jurisdictions with higher associated emissions.
I should have put the link here about the Canadian doctor amputating healthy fingers off a man because he claimed to have body dismorphia about feeling like an amputee.
Quote from: Oerdin on April 17, 2024, 10:51:16 AMI should have put the link here about the Canadian doctor amputating healthy fingers off a man because he claimed to have body dismorphia about feeling like an amputee.
I wondered when they were going to start doing fingers too.
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Quote from: Oliver the Second on April 17, 2024, 07:25:07 PMI wondered when they were going to start doing fingers too.
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Ya, that is how it works.
First, Trudeau somehow managed to waste at least $60 million on his ArriveScam app.
Then, it was revealed that the owner of GC Strategies' home was raided by the RCMP in relation to another government contract.
Now we've learned that the Liberal government has still not asked for any taxpayer money back.
The RCMP raid raises serious questions about GC Strategies' connections with the Trudeau government.
Common sense Conservatives will crack down on this corruption and ensure that Trudeau returns all taxpayer money paid to fraudsters in his ArriveScam app.
Trudeau's ArriveScam app is a case of historic corruption and a betrayal to Canadians.
Justin Trudeau has presided over the biggest increases in house prices and rent increases of any Canadian pm. His green energy rules tied to transfers to municipalities and unsustainable immigration intake are responsible for out housing crisis.
From 2020-2023, BC's NDP government grew by twenty three percent. Compare that to the private sector which grew by only one percent. This explosive growth in government requires more taxes.
A similar pattern can be seen federally. The Liberals have added more than $20 billion every year in costs since taking office in 2015.
This Flip-Canadian is pulling the plug.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EZg3u62tKsw
Quote from: Herman on April 30, 2024, 11:07:03 PMThis Flip-Canadian is pulling the plug.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EZg3u62tKsw
Great post, although that dumb vagina needs to remove that fucking nose stud. About the same as having a tattoo. Fukin WHORE!
According to an Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News, about one third of Canadians are less likely to feel proud of their Canadian identity compared to five years ago. The survey also reveals that seven out of 10 Canadians agree with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's statement that Canada is "broken."
Under Justine's watch we have become poor and less free.
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It is going to be painful going forward even when POllivere wins. Justine has destroyed this country.
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"Stats of the day
+38%
At the beginning of 2016, there were 259,000 federal public servants. By 2023, there were 357,000—a whopping 38 percent increase.
+13%
In comparison, employment in Canada's overall economy grew by only 13 percent from 2016 to 2023.
3x
This means that growth in federal public service has been three times faster than the general workforce over this period."
And Canadians are worse off after hiring a shitload of federal civil servants and high priced contractors.
https://torontosun.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-time-to-put-fat-cats-on-a-leaner-diet
To the surprise of no one in the private sector, a recent Leger poll revealed Canadians overwhelmingly want the government to cut back our bloated public-sector workforce.
Of those polled, 47% said they want to reduce the federal bureaucracy, which has snowballed in size since Justin Trudeau became prime minister in 2015. Once undecided voters are removed, the number of people who want a slimmer bureaucracy rises to 56%.
According to Postmedia reporter Bryan Passifiume's story this week, Canada's federal civil service grew by more than 10,000 new positions last year. This country now has a record 367,772 public employees.
Earlier this year, parliamentary budget officer (PBO) Yves Giroux reported the federal government payroll has skyrocketed by more than $27 billion since 2015, to a record high of $67.4 billion in 2022-23. In the 2016-17 fiscal year, that number was $40.2 billion. When you add to that the generous pensions and benefits that are baked into those salaries forever, this is unsustainable growth that will haunt future governments and generations yet unborn.
While the size of government grew by 42%, the population growth rate was only 14%. Inexplicably, at the same time the size of government grew, so did the number of outside consultants hired to do government work.
The feds are on track to spend a record $21.6 billion on contractors, according to the PBO. That's up from the $18.6 billion it spent on consultants in 2022-23 — up from $17.5 billion in 2021-22 and $14.7 billion the year before. Surely this isn't how it should work. If the government hires more consultants, it should cut down on full-time staff. And vice versa.
It also raises the question of accountability. At the heart of the scandal surrounding the excessive amount of money spent on the ArriveCAN boondoggle are questions about how the government awards contracts to outside companies.
Companies run by two consultants at the centre of the ArriveCAN scandal have received over $100 million in government contracts since 2011, according to a new government tally.
Taxpayers' money isn't an all-you-can-eat buffet.
As it is, we have the worst of all possible worlds — a fat-cat bureaucracy and an army of outside consultants all supping at the public trough.
Look at this. This is in the city I lived in back in Canada. I know the transit centre. They are all looking like this now.
Gawd, it's sad. Libtards did this.
I would never raise my sons around this.
https://x.com/EdmontonForward/status/1819056365156827147
This is True Dope's Canada.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MNYDksDPV8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M55aWhghFpA
Quote from: Shen Li on August 16, 2024, 08:48:25 PMLook at this. This is in the city I lived in back in Canada. I know the transit centre. They are all looking like this now.
Gawd, it's sad. Libtards did this.
I would never raise my sons around this.
https://x.com/EdmontonForward/status/1819056365156827147
This is why I never use public transit.
I always use public transit in Singapore. It's safe, clean, and always on time. Canadian cities don't have public transit. They have travelling homeless shelters.
For the first time in about 100 years, CN and CPKC running trades are set to go on strike at the same time. They are both in a legal strike position at 00:01 Friday.
Almost all chlorine used to disinfect drinking water is carried by Canada's 2 class 1 railways. Yet, the Trudeau/Singh marxist alliance will not commit to recalling parliament for a vote on back to work legislation.
In 2012, Barack Obama was president and Stephen Harper was PM. Canada had a richer middle class than the US with the CDN dollar at par or slightly more than the US dollar.
Today, as a result of True Dope's gross incompetance, American are 60% wealthier than Canadians.
Gawd, I'm soooooo fucking glad I abandoned the sinking Canadian ship.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyUHTcseR8s
When are you guys going to toss out Tru-dump?
Is this thread still about Canada sucking?
Quote from: Oerdin on August 25, 2024, 05:19:50 PMWhen are you guys going to toss out Tru-dump?
Trudeau is in a minority government. He has an agreement with the uber left wing New Democratic Party. An election must be held before mid October 2025. If the NDP cared about Canadians they would pull the plug on the most unpopular government since his father was prime minister and trigger an election now. But, the NDP doesn't care about the destruction Trudeau continues to cause.
I don't live in Canada now. But, I will be voting for the Conservatives in the next election. I will make Jo Jo do the same.
When I returned to Canada in late 2023, I was shocked by what I saw and heard. It felt as if almost everyone I encountered now, of all ethnicities, backgrounds and ages, were angry. Friends complained about the impossibility of buying a home − homes that had been affordable when their parents came to Canada. Family members worried about car thefts and other crimes. People were making plans to leave − even those who had recently arrived.
What is the Canadian dream? It was a promise − less individualistic and gun-friendly than the American version, but no less ambitious. To me, the dream promised that every person here could have a decent shot at life, one that was better than that of their parents. There was emphasis on community and a strong focus on order and good government. The compact included the payment of higher taxes, and in exchange, the existence of world-class social institutions delivering for ordinary people. The immigration system worked because the same contract existed with immigrants − that they would work hard, play by the rules, become part of Canadian society through legal means, and in return, would become citizens of a highly functioning democracy where a good life was, if not guaranteed, then within reach.
The dream was based on fairness, on merit, on policies that worked. It promised breathable air and the bountiful resources of the second-largest country on Earth. It promised the principle of equality of opportunity, promised safety and peace and responsibility. It promised leaders who put the national and long-term interests of the country above their own partisan needs. The dream now feels like it's on life support.
Canadians are not fools; their discontents have good reason. "Canada's per capita GDP has been shrinking 0.4 per cent a year since 2020 − the worst rate for any developed country in the top 50," noted the esteemed investor, Ruchir Sharma, in May. Investment and job growth is driven mostly by the government, while "private sector action is confined to the property market." So the government spends, is unable to restrain itself or get results, while speculation and real estate investments drive the economy. Along with the systemic political failure, this may be an economic crisis in the making.
For many Canadians, the cost of living has become unaffordable. The average price of a house in the GTA is $1.1-million, and Metro Vancouver is around the same. There are certainly cheaper places to live, but the average cost of a rental in Canada has reached record highs − more than $2,100 a month. According to one major study, Canada needs to build an additional 3.5 million homes by the end of the decade and is currently only building around 200,000 a year.
To make matters worse, immigration − an exclusively federal jurisdiction − has gone unchecked, which is a disservice to both the country and the legal immigrants who have been here for years. Canada's immigration system used to be the envy of the world − focusing on merit, on the needs of the labour force, and on a generosity of spirit that was practically unrivalled. Canada will always be pro-immigration, but there needs to be a responsible conversation on the subject, not using it to divide people or sing one's own moral praises.
In Canada, the social contract for years allowed more immigration to grow the economy, but this came with stringent criteria for who should be admitted. Today, there are more than 900,000 international students in Canada, a 170-per-cent increase over the past decade. Some of these students have been scammed by for-profit colleges. Others have been affiliated with fake schools, using their student visas as loopholes in the immigration system. The social system was unprepared for such an influx, though certain institutions benefited: colleges and universities got more fees; politicians touted rising immigration numbers; the landlord class got an endless supply of perpetual renters. Without any housing available, this has left the country unprepared to deal with multiple, overlapping economic and social crises.
Whether for immigrants or those born in Canada, the same reality unfolds. We have created an entire generation of permanent renters, people who will work and struggle and maybe build some limited wealth, but will never be able to own property. Keep in mind that more than half of Canadians are living paycheque-to-paycheque. Many in my generation have been entirely shut out of prosperity − betraying the promise of progress for millions.
One sees neighbourhoods plagued by drug abuse and crime. Statistics Canada has reported that we are witnessing a 16-year spike in violent crime. The homicide rate in Canada today is the highest it's been since 1992. And Canada maintains one of the laxest criminal justice systems in the Western world, one where someone can cause the death of another and leave prison after six months. If America went too far in the direction of mass incarceration, Canada overcorrected in the opposite direction with mass leniency. One thing, though, is still a constant: The disproportionately largest victims of violent crimes, and specifically homicide, are Indigenous people and racial minorities.
At some point, one would think that the deaths of so many innocent and vulnerable people would elicit outrage − yet life goes on as normal. Each life is precious, and when violent criminals get off easy, or without punishment at all, they learn the terrible lesson that this country does not take its own laws seriously, so why should they? When the law loses its power to deter crime, either because of prosecutors not moving forward with cases, or because of a general laissez-faire attitude toward violent crime happening in other neighbourhoods, it is the marginalized who are harmed most.
Yet, Canadians cannot even read or share news on social-media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. It is an Orwellian experience − in the literal sense − to see one's own articles censored and silenced in a country calling itself a democracy. This is the result of an ineffectual attempt by the Canadian government to force the biggest social-media company on the planet to pay for articles. Either Canada should not have taken on such a fight, or if it did, should have dealt more tactfully and strategically with a company known to leverage its strength.
Open this photo in gallery:
An old passport photo of Omer Aziz from his late grandmother's purse. His birthplace is listed as Scarborough.
Courtesy of Omer Aziz
Normally, in a democracy, social ills can be addressed by public officials. But Canada's own political institutions have been riven by corruption and personal ambition. And now also potentially by foreign influence. Each controversy and scandal leads people away from crucial time and policy attention that could have been spent on fixing the country's major issues. At the parliamentary level, most members of Parliament are so frightened of speaking for themselves that they are rendered powerless. This defies the very essence of the British parliamentary system, upon which Canada's system is based, which empowers MPs to speak on behalf of their constituents and represent their true voice in the people's chamber.
Parliamentary committees no longer perform their functions, serving rather as poorly rehearsed theatre. Question Period involves many questions and few substantive answers. We are witnessing this systemic political failure in real time, with institutions and leaders no longer responding, or able to respond to the citizenry. This is not a failure of marketing or communication; it's a failure of leadership and vision. The excesses of superficial progressivism have been laid bare. Cultural virtue-signalling at the expense of substantive economic progress has corroded the values of progressive politics. It was easy to blame Donald Trump when he was president; it's much harder to deflect criticism now.
The social situation deteriorates. The housing shortage is chronic. Economic stagnation is severe. The political crisis may be even worse. At this moment, there is a backlash building. Evidence for this is everywhere − most recently in the riding of Toronto-St. Paul's, which just elected a Conservative MP for the first time since 1988 − and it would be wise for leaders in office to take notice. They should admit something went wrong, re-examine old assumptions and pivot. There must be a positive vision for Canadians, bringing in new voices and faces, and grounded in a common purpose that unites all people around the shared values of hard work and equal opportunity. Most importantly, politicians should dispense with their scripts and level with Canadians about the challenges ahead.
Canada is not broken; it is wounded. But the potential inherent in this country is enormous. Its future must be reclaimed and won soon, or lost for good.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-canadian-dream-is-on-life-support/?utm_source=PaidSocial&utm_medium=FacebookAd&utm_campaign=traffic_mkt&utm_term=SCL&utm_content=keywee-loyaltyscore&utm_id=1&kwp_0=2392679&kwp_4=6689495&kwp_1=2853378&fbclid=IwY2xjawE74PJleHRuA2FlbQEwAAEd__pk4h2jbcq_B46RZ23COHwxsQThp9zSB4FIVkgE8UscsdZlQMClLVLk_aem_c5PFHWkqIc0laCD_x7xgRg
The death of the Canadian dream.
I haven't heard many people speak confidently about Canada's future.
Quote from: DKG on August 28, 2024, 07:17:09 AMWhat is the Canadian dream? It was a promise − less individualistic and gun-friendly than the American version, but no less ambitious. To me, the dream promised that every person here could have a decent shot at life, one that was better than that of their parents. There was emphasis on community and a strong focus on order and good government. The compact included the payment of higher taxes, and in exchange, the existence of world-class social institutions delivering for ordinary people. The immigration system worked because the same contract existed with immigrants − that they would work hard, play by the rules, become part of Canadian society through legal means, and in return, would become citizens of a highly functioning democracy where a good life was, if not guaranteed, then within reach.
The dream was based on fairness, on merit, on policies that worked. It promised breathable air and the bountiful resources of the second-largest country on Earth. It promised the principle of equality of opportunity, promised safety and peace and responsibility. It promised leaders who put the national and long-term interests of the country above their own partisan needs. The dream now feels like it's on life support.
This screams "SUCKER!", especially this part:
"The compact included the payment of higher taxes, and in exchange, the existence of world-class social institutions delivering for ordinary people."
I mean seriously, thats dumb!
Quote from: Lokmar on August 28, 2024, 09:34:44 AMThis screams "SUCKER!", especially this part:
"The compact included the payment of higher taxes, and in exchange, the existence of world-class social institutions delivering for ordinary people."
I mean seriously, thats dumb!
That was always a big lie.
Quote from: DKG on August 28, 2024, 07:17:09 AMWhen I returned to Canada in late 2023, I was shocked by what I saw and heard. It felt as if almost everyone I encountered now, of all ethnicities, backgrounds and ages, were angry. Friends complained about the impossibility of buying a home − homes that had been affordable when their parents came to Canada. Family members worried about car thefts and other crimes. People were making plans to leave − even those who had recently arrived.
What is the Canadian dream? It was a promise − less individualistic and gun-friendly than the American version, but no less ambitious. To me, the dream promised that every person here could have a decent shot at life, one that was better than that of their parents. There was emphasis on community and a strong focus on order and good government. The compact included the payment of higher taxes, and in exchange, the existence of world-class social institutions delivering for ordinary people. The immigration system worked because the same contract existed with immigrants − that they would work hard, play by the rules, become part of Canadian society through legal means, and in return, would become citizens of a highly functioning democracy where a good life was, if not guaranteed, then within reach.
The dream was based on fairness, on merit, on policies that worked. It promised breathable air and the bountiful resources of the second-largest country on Earth. It promised the principle of equality of opportunity, promised safety and peace and responsibility. It promised leaders who put the national and long-term interests of the country above their own partisan needs. The dream now feels like it's on life support.
Canadians are not fools; their discontents have good reason. "Canada's per capita GDP has been shrinking 0.4 per cent a year since 2020 − the worst rate for any developed country in the top 50," noted the esteemed investor, Ruchir Sharma, in May. Investment and job growth is driven mostly by the government, while "private sector action is confined to the property market." So the government spends, is unable to restrain itself or get results, while speculation and real estate investments drive the economy. Along with the systemic political failure, this may be an economic crisis in the making.
For many Canadians, the cost of living has become unaffordable. The average price of a house in the GTA is $1.1-million, and Metro Vancouver is around the same. There are certainly cheaper places to live, but the average cost of a rental in Canada has reached record highs − more than $2,100 a month. According to one major study, Canada needs to build an additional 3.5 million homes by the end of the decade and is currently only building around 200,000 a year.
To make matters worse, immigration − an exclusively federal jurisdiction − has gone unchecked, which is a disservice to both the country and the legal immigrants who have been here for years. Canada's immigration system used to be the envy of the world − focusing on merit, on the needs of the labour force, and on a generosity of spirit that was practically unrivalled. Canada will always be pro-immigration, but there needs to be a responsible conversation on the subject, not using it to divide people or sing one's own moral praises.
In Canada, the social contract for years allowed more immigration to grow the economy, but this came with stringent criteria for who should be admitted. Today, there are more than 900,000 international students in Canada, a 170-per-cent increase over the past decade. Some of these students have been scammed by for-profit colleges. Others have been affiliated with fake schools, using their student visas as loopholes in the immigration system. The social system was unprepared for such an influx, though certain institutions benefited: colleges and universities got more fees; politicians touted rising immigration numbers; the landlord class got an endless supply of perpetual renters. Without any housing available, this has left the country unprepared to deal with multiple, overlapping economic and social crises.
Whether for immigrants or those born in Canada, the same reality unfolds. We have created an entire generation of permanent renters, people who will work and struggle and maybe build some limited wealth, but will never be able to own property. Keep in mind that more than half of Canadians are living paycheque-to-paycheque. Many in my generation have been entirely shut out of prosperity − betraying the promise of progress for millions.
One sees neighbourhoods plagued by drug abuse and crime. Statistics Canada has reported that we are witnessing a 16-year spike in violent crime. The homicide rate in Canada today is the highest it's been since 1992. And Canada maintains one of the laxest criminal justice systems in the Western world, one where someone can cause the death of another and leave prison after six months. If America went too far in the direction of mass incarceration, Canada overcorrected in the opposite direction with mass leniency. One thing, though, is still a constant: The disproportionately largest victims of violent crimes, and specifically homicide, are Indigenous people and racial minorities.
At some point, one would think that the deaths of so many innocent and vulnerable people would elicit outrage − yet life goes on as normal. Each life is precious, and when violent criminals get off easy, or without punishment at all, they learn the terrible lesson that this country does not take its own laws seriously, so why should they? When the law loses its power to deter crime, either because of prosecutors not moving forward with cases, or because of a general laissez-faire attitude toward violent crime happening in other neighbourhoods, it is the marginalized who are harmed most.
Yet, Canadians cannot even read or share news on social-media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. It is an Orwellian experience − in the literal sense − to see one's own articles censored and silenced in a country calling itself a democracy. This is the result of an ineffectual attempt by the Canadian government to force the biggest social-media company on the planet to pay for articles. Either Canada should not have taken on such a fight, or if it did, should have dealt more tactfully and strategically with a company known to leverage its strength.
Open this photo in gallery:
An old passport photo of Omer Aziz from his late grandmother's purse. His birthplace is listed as Scarborough.
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Normally, in a democracy, social ills can be addressed by public officials. But Canada's own political institutions have been riven by corruption and personal ambition. And now also potentially by foreign influence. Each controversy and scandal leads people away from crucial time and policy attention that could have been spent on fixing the country's major issues. At the parliamentary level, most members of Parliament are so frightened of speaking for themselves that they are rendered powerless. This defies the very essence of the British parliamentary system, upon which Canada's system is based, which empowers MPs to speak on behalf of their constituents and represent their true voice in the people's chamber.
Parliamentary committees no longer perform their functions, serving rather as poorly rehearsed theatre. Question Period involves many questions and few substantive answers. We are witnessing this systemic political failure in real time, with institutions and leaders no longer responding, or able to respond to the citizenry. This is not a failure of marketing or communication; it's a failure of leadership and vision. The excesses of superficial progressivism have been laid bare. Cultural virtue-signalling at the expense of substantive economic progress has corroded the values of progressive politics. It was easy to blame Donald Trump when he was president; it's much harder to deflect criticism now.
The social situation deteriorates. The housing shortage is chronic. Economic stagnation is severe. The political crisis may be even worse. At this moment, there is a backlash building. Evidence for this is everywhere − most recently in the riding of Toronto-St. Paul's, which just elected a Conservative MP for the first time since 1988 − and it would be wise for leaders in office to take notice. They should admit something went wrong, re-examine old assumptions and pivot. There must be a positive vision for Canadians, bringing in new voices and faces, and grounded in a common purpose that unites all people around the shared values of hard work and equal opportunity. Most importantly, politicians should dispense with their scripts and level with Canadians about the challenges ahead.
Canada is not broken; it is wounded. But the potential inherent in this country is enormous. Its future must be reclaimed and won soon, or lost for good.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-canadian-dream-is-on-life-support/?utm_source=PaidSocial&utm_medium=FacebookAd&utm_campaign=traffic_mkt&utm_term=SCL&utm_content=keywee-loyaltyscore&utm_id=1&kwp_0=2392679&kwp_4=6689495&kwp_1=2853378&fbclid=IwY2xjawE74PJleHRuA2FlbQEwAAEd__pk4h2jbcq_B46RZ23COHwxsQThp9zSB4FIVkgE8UscsdZlQMClLVLk_aem_c5PFHWkqIc0laCD_x7xgRg
The death of the Canadian dream.
No mention of mass immigration. It is the main reason behind our housing crisis, and a contributing factor to our crumbling infrastructure and health care.
Like most people in this country I am getting tired of being called a xenophobe for pointing out the incompetance of the Trudeau government.
QuoteIt's hard to know what the Trudeau government was thinking two years ago when it dramatically increased its immigration targets given the added pressure this has put on three issues it says are priorities — housing affordability, improving healthcare and reducing industrial greenhouse gas emissions.
Asked about a recent Leger poll that found 60% of Canadians surveyed believe too many immigrants are coming to Canada, Immigration Minister Marc Miller responded: "I'm not naive enough to think Canada is immune to the waves of anti-immigrant sentiment," although he acknowledged Canadians want a system that is not out of control.
The Trudeau government often blames anti-immigration sentiment when questioned about its immigration policies, despite the fact years of polling have shown Canadians are generally supportive of immigration.
https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-high-immigration-policy-undermining-housing-healthcare-and-climate-goals
More than 250,000 people were added to Canada's population between April 1 and July 1 of this year. It's another massive increase at a time when the country simply can't handle this kind of rapid growth.
The latest Statistics Canada report on population showed that between July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024, we recorded a 3% increase in population – more than 1.2 million.
Parliament is doing everything they can to censor Canadians and make them poor.
QuoteWinnipeg NDP MP Leah Gazan has introduced legislation that, if passed, would amend the Criminal Code to allow for charges to be laid against those who question the truth of residential school abuse.
The bill would allow for people to be charged with promoting hatred against Indigenous people by condoning, justifying or downplaying the historical and lasting impact of residential schools.
Freedom of speech is a cornerstone of any democracy. That includes the right to be offensive and say things that may be repugnant. A view may be unpopular or even be hurtful. It doesn't mean we have to gag those who express such views. If you disagree, you have an equal right to refute that opinion as you see fit.
Existing hate laws allow for those who incite "wilful hatred against an identifiable group" to be charged criminally. People or publications that disseminate falsehoods can be sued for libel.
We are still in the early stages of discovering what happened in residential schools. The way to silence those who deny residential school abuse is to provide unassailable evidence, through archeology, documentation and through careful study of the facts. That way we'll know what's being denied.
A disturbing trend has emerged lately to outlaw unorthodox views and punish those who express them. Who decides what's hatred and what's not? Criminalizing commentary is not the democratic way.
In a healthy, free society, vigorous debate and views that challenge mainstream orthodoxy should not be criminalized.
https://edmontonsun.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-lets-not-criminalize-unpopular-opinions
When white pee poe took over north america, we shoulda exterminated them dirty fukin pagan injuns like hitler tried to do to the jews!
Quote from: Lokmar on September 29, 2024, 12:13:33 AMWhen white pee poe took over north america, we shoulda exterminated them dirty fukin pagan injuns like hitler tried to do to the jews!
I think they already did....Lokmar!
Yer American ancestors musta murdered 40 million of em.
The whole continent was covered in Injuns & by the time yer Grandfathers were finished weren't no mo than a few hundred thousand eh?
This is a more nationalistic view of what is causing the malaise in Canada.
How not to run a country: Government ineptitude and Canada's economic malaise
In 2024 Canada has good news to share!
We now have a rapidly growing export industry, already considered to be one of the global top 10.
It is an industrial dream come true, consisting of selling advanced manufacturing goods to the Global South. Statistics are somewhat unreliable, but the annual revenues were above $1.5-billion in 2023 with 2024 promising to break that record.
There is only one problem with this new export – it consists of stolen cars.
Yes, we are now officially an international powerhouse in car theft, according to Interpol. The situation is so bad that in March, 2024, Toronto police advised citizens to leave their keys in the front door to avoid confrontation with the thieves as they enter private homes looking for them, and our Federal Minister of Justice had his government-issued car stolen twice in 2022.
Even more disturbing is what this industry entails: taking a very large object – an SUV – driving it without any apparent problems into a major port; putting said SUVs in a container; loading those containers on ships; and sending them to prearranged foreign destinations. In short, our government has limited ability to control our very own borders, a basic tenet of national sovereignty.
Accordingly, a real concern is what else has organized crime freely been exporting from Canada?
The answer is: God knows, because the Canadian government certainly doesn't.
This story embodies the bizarre paradox of our federal government. We are adding people to the ranks of the federal service at an unprecedented pace, moving to a high of 367,772 in 2024 from a low of 257,034 in 2015. At the same time, the capacity of our public service to get things done, and done well, seems to be rapidly deteriorating.
The result is a government that fails in basic operation capabilities, lacks the ability to think, and is devoid of strategic leadership. We now address systematic long-term problems with short-term solutions that are either based on writing checks (our innovation and industrial policies), ad-hoc and bizarre (our Hail Mary pass attempt to fix the housing crisis by banning foreign students), or by bold announcements that are never followed up with action (from giving the public service independent expert advice to more or less anything green-related). This has a direct negative impact on the Canadian economy.
You might think I am just picking at extremes here, as it is well known that historically the Canadian government has been filled with the best and most educated people. This is still true: Our public servants are some of the most highly educated and most decent people on earth. Sadly, our country is being ran in such way that our government as a whole is far less effective than the sum of its parts.
We used to congratulate ourselves about our health system and tell ourselves the horror stories of how poor Americans with diabetes barely survive. It is time we face reality: six million Canadians are without a family practitioner, wait lists for surgery can span years, emergency departments are overrun, and private pay for access to anything health-related is on the rise.
Worse, we used to console ourselves by claiming that in the case of life-threatening conditions, Canadians get access to the best global care. However, in Ontario, for example, people diagnosed with cancer sometimes wait several months for treatment, and those diagnosed with early-stage Parkinson's get no specialized physiotherapy. As anyone who has been to an ER lately would know, many of our hospitals look like, and have the equipment of, a poor developing country.
So, what about that basic function of government that allows it to pay for all those services – taxes? Turns out that the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) not only cannot answer the phone when citizens call but also has been systematically lying about its ability to do so.
According to the Auditor-General report that looked at the CRA's call centres, the CRA has been blocking more than half the calls it received (over 29 million calls annually). Blocking means that the CRA did not even give the caller access to an automated answering system. Worse, the CRA did so in order to be able to claim that it has a brilliant record of addressing citizens' requests, by counting only the calls actually answered.
There is nothing that says "Trust in Your Government" like having your tax agency caught red-handed systematically lying and trying to cheat the system.
In case you're curious, in typical fashion, the CRA tried to solve its productivity issues not through innovating by using AI-powered chatbots to help it screen more calls, for example, but by hiring even more employees. It has more than 55,000 employees and is still not capable of answering calls.
Yes, it's not just our private sector that leads the world in non-innovating. Our public sector innovates even less. When it comes to innovation, our public sector avoids engaging with new technologies at all costs, and when it tries it has zero capacity to do so – the Phoenix pay system anyone? Instead of increasing productivity by innovating, Canadian organizations seem addicted to hiring ever more highly skilled people to do the same low-skill jobs equipped with outdated equipment. No wonder that outcomes do not improve.
So how did we get here? How, from having one of the best forward-looking governments on earth, led by truly impressive public servants, to this: a country so timid and reactive and so incapable of innovation and engaging with new technologies that it cannot even answer the phone or pay its workers properly?
The answer is that first we dismantled the ability of our state to think and act, then we retrained our public service and transformed it into a meeker version. We then countered the unintended consequences of those two moves by vastly expanding the use of political advisers. This move further eroded our public service belief in, and ability to fulfill, its important public role. To counter that we became addicted to hiring management consultancies, such as McKinsey, to undertake what are supposed to be the core strategic functions of a properly functioning state. The federal government now hires management consultants in such numbers that the amounts we pay them and the ways they get hired became highlights of our auditor-general reports.
We have done all of that just to avoid doing the right things: i) innovate and engage with new technology and knowledge, and ii) believe in Canada and Canadians by re-empowering our highly educated and committed public servants to do their job as servants of the public.
This process started in the late 1990s when the Western world was filled with optimism. Globalization was seen as the means to unending wealth and prosperity. Naively believing in the promises that we can establishing global free trade and fully competitive markets on this earth, we systematically dismantled all our operational capacities to know, imagine, develop, and implement strategic policy at the federal level.
Canada's resources, ideas, and people are now owned and controlled by foreign corporations, some of which officially or unofficially are owned by foreign governments, further limiting our ability to act and define our own future.
This approach was paralleled in government itself. If strategic action is not only unnecessary but might be damaging, and the main role of government is solely to get out of the way and let "the markets" do their work, then there is no need for a forward-looking public service.
Instead, a vision of a more passive public service, whose job is merely to realize the decisions of the political leaders, came to the fore. Instead of seeing the ideal as public servants thinking about multiple opinions and ideas, hashing them out as part of a process of finding the best road forward for Canada, both the political and the public service leaders started to push the ideal of the meek bureaucrat – one whose main quality is collegiality. There are only very few true public servants left in Ottawa, the rest have become simply servants.
While on one hand this was viewed as a blessing by politicians who now felt they have more power, it was not seen as enough. A move to rapidly expand the numbers and the power of political advisers started about two decades ago and never stopped. Indeed, managed directly from the prime minister's office, the political advisers have become their own little party, fiercely loyal mostly to themselves and to their masters in the PMO, not to Canada.
As of 2024 we have such an extremely centralized government that Donald Savoie's warning in his 1999 book Governing from the Centre looks optimistic. This centralized government is run through two parallel organizational structures, neither of which is focused or empowered to think long-term about the future of Canada.
This arrangement resembles the dream of perfect control over the organization. This might work when your CEO is a genius with obsessive-compulsive attention to details, armed with a vision of future global dominance, and an amazing capability to micromanage – think Bill Gates and Steve Jobs in their prime. When we have mere humans at the top, this organizational set-up leads to an extremely reactive enterprise, drifting with no direction, while exhibiting a rapidly declining operational capacity.
Not all is lost, as there are still many pockets of excellence, especially in areas that necessitate deep technical skills, and Canadians as a whole are one of the most entrepreneurial, capable, and resilient people in the world.
But Canadians need to work with the best equipment and cutting-edge knowledge, be in control of their own future, and be empowered to do their best.
What is needed is a mindset change, the lazy fantasies of the 1990s are long gone, and the world definitely does not need Canada, it is Canada that needs the world. To win in this world we need a leadership that is committed to growing productivity in both the public and private sector and is willing to fix the government itself to do so.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-how-not-to-run-a-country-government-ineptitude-and-canadas-economic/?utm_source=PaidSocial&utm_medium=FacebookAd&utm_campaign=traffic_mkt&utm_term=SCL_ROB&utm_content=keywee-loyaltyscore&utm_id=1&kwp_0=2410477&kwp_4=6729460&kwp_1=2868217&fbclid=IwY2xjawFwpIlleHRuA2FlbQEwAAEdHZAUWgvag0ELtlG6m9TvDH_C2dHJWbnE-fP4dkVXCiU8vwdWzcbmv0_Q_aem_yyCL1s5DfhtoIGU84RDbSg
Quote from: DKG on October 07, 2024, 07:56:03 AMThis is a more nationalistic view of what is causing the malaise in Canada.
How not to run a country: Government ineptitude and Canada's economic malaise
McKinsey Group is guilty of destroying many once great companies. You should look them up.
Cucknadia has disarmed its populace for the most part and its people were coming to America for diagnostic tests and treatments more than 20 years ago.
Looks like its gotten even worse.
Quote from: Lokmar on October 07, 2024, 10:09:50 AMMcKinsey Group is guilty of destroying many once great companies. You should look them up.
Cucknadia has disarmed its populace for the most part and its people were coming to America for diagnostic tests and treatments more than 20 years ago.
Looks like its gotten even worse.
I am aware of who they are.
The Vancouver think tank, the Fraser Institute, put out a study of North American incomes and what has happened to them between 2010 and 2022. The study found that for the most recent year, all 10 provinces now have lower median incomes than even the lowest of the 50 states.
Even Alberta, which was 13th out of 60 at one point during the reporting period, is now 51st in North America. It still has the highest incomes in Canada, but it sits below the lowest American states, such as Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky.
And here's the kicker. Of all 60 jurisdictions in North America, Alberta is the only one — the only one — to see incomes fall during the study.
Why would that be? Gee, I can't imagine it has anything to do with the Liberals' anti-oil, anti-Alberta, anti-investment policies, can you?
It was reported that Trudeau is going to lower the number of immigrants that come to Canada through conventional means by 120,000 per year by 2027. This will not affect the other two thirds of migrants that come in and stay as foreign students, temporary foreign workers or refugees. Canada will still be admitting over one million people per year.
Canada's economic growth rate has been consistently below it's population growth rate since Trudeau became pm. This has lead to the sharpest reduction in living standards of any G7 economy.
There will be some positive changes when PP becomes PM next year. However, Canada is not going back to 1/4 million immigrants a year even though it is a sensible target. Poilievre is too chickenshit to reverse True Dope's unsustainable immigration intake.
We hardly ever hear about Canada here in Australia, and most definitely nothing substantial on that French PM, Trudeau.
I'm glad Canada comes to aid us with putting out our bush fires and visa versa.
Quote from: Lab Flaker on November 12, 2024, 11:02:47 PMWe hardly ever hear about Canada here in Australia, and most definitely nothing substantial on that French PM, Trudeau.
I'm glad Canada comes to aid us with putting out our bush fires and visa versa.
At the rate it's going, we will not be able to afford to do that in the future.
There has to be an election or a ruling from the Supreme Court before Trudeau can implement his constitutionally illegal production cap on oil and gas production.
I commend Alberta and Saskatchewan for refusing to obey yet another intrusion by Trudeau into provincial jurisdiction.
Among a group of 31 high-income countries that have universally accessible health care, Canada has among the lowest availability of doctors, hospital beds, and most medical technologies — and some of the longest wait times.
This is all despite being among the highest spenders on health care.
Over the coming decades, Canada's economy is expected to finish... DEAD LAST
https://www.candocanada.ca/?fbclid=IwY2xjawG8r5tleHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQBqxT7GLSDigEdC1_JGJVkUaW7P5oJlDhEXweQulQnhxRVFm-ipo5nlnr7_1EGbCwcDhGG_aem_fM816xoXKFE_wq4EHJt-9A
Quote from: Shen Li on November 29, 2024, 11:02:15 PMAmong a group of 31 high-income countries that have universally accessible health care, Canada has among the lowest availability of doctors, hospital beds, and most medical technologies — and some of the longest wait times.
This is all despite being among the highest spenders on health care.
Socialized health care is shit. If it manages to work in a country, the expense isnt worth it.
Quote from: Lokmar on December 03, 2024, 11:35:33 PMSocialized health care is shit. If it manages to work in a country, the expense isnt worth it.
The way Canada does single payer health care is unsustainable. Public health care in Canada is taking it's final breaths.
Wake the hell up Canada. You let Justine and Jagmeet stop our oil and gas industry and you better get used to being poor.
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Cucknadia needs a new governor!!!!
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Canada after a decade of True Dope is unrecognizable compared to the pragmatic Canada of Jean Chretien that we immigrated too. Canadians are poorer, less free, and less safe.
Quote from: Shen Li on December 15, 2024, 09:37:07 PMCanada after a decade of True Dope is unrecognizable compared to the pragmatic Canada of Jean Chretien that we immigrated too. Canadians are poorer, less free, and less safe.
This says a lot about the mood of the people.
Singapore is an international city with workers from all over the world. I've met a lot of expats and Singaporeans that have been to Canada before and during True Dope. They all seem to agree you can see the decay he is responsible for as soon as you leave any Canadian airport.
An overly broad and politicized impact assessment process makes Canada less attractive to investors. LNG, bridges, dams: projects remain paralyzed. The federal government is encroaching on the jurisdiction of the provinces, amplifying bureaucracy and slowing growth.
https://www.iedm.org/oil-and-gas-development-investment-and-regulation-canadas-impact-assessment-act/?fbclid=IwY2xjawH5OZJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcpBdTScepP7dJYY2pjPp-O5Ic3P1EYQPTweg14x5XcUl3rgdK8xhOzqGA_aem_jVQvxatWTKMaYUiFBKOO1Q
There is no such thing as a refugee from America. Canada should not entertain this bullshit.
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We do not need America's illegal aliens thank you.
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Finally some good news for Canada. It is too little too late, but we will take it.
https://www.fraserinstitute.org/commentary/number-newcomers-canada-set-drop-significantly?utm_medium=paid&utm_source=fb&utm_id=6691766785996&utm_content=6691766786796&utm_term=6691766786396&utm_campaign=6691766785996&fbclid=IwY2xjawH_4AVleHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQAAAYWDGT7tAEdbjOWg_TMmX935VgCq6nsK3iAhf3FlwBiL5upvNiYr-2VhfhI05qKrnlm_aem_zC8LssltdgY0ECI9amz8og
Late last year, Statistics Canada reported that Canada's population reached 41.5 million in October, up 177,000 from July 2024. Over the preceding 12 months, the population rose at a 2.3 per cent pace, indicating some deceleration from previous quarters. International migration accounts for virtually 100 per cent of the population gain. This includes a mix of permanent immigrants and large numbers of "non-permanent residents" (NPRs) most of whom are here on time-limited work or student visas.
The recent easing of population growth mainly reflects a slowdown in non-permanent immigration, after a period of increases with little apparent oversight or control by government officials. The dramatic jump in NPRs played a key role in pushing Canada's population growth rate to near record levels in 2023 and the first half of 2024.
Amid this demographic surge, a public and political backlash developed, due to concerns that Canada's skyrocketing population has aggravated the housing affordability and supply crisis and put significant pressure on government services and infrastructure. In addition, the softening labour market has been unable to create enough jobs to employ the torrent of newcomers, leading to a steadily higher unemployment rate over the last year.
In response, the Trudeau government belatedly announced a revised "immigration plan" intended to scale back inflows. Permanent immigration is being trimmed from 500,000 a year to less than 400,000. At the same time, the number of work and study visas will be substantially reduced. Ottawa also pledges to speed the departure of temporary immigrants whose visas have expired or will soon.
Remarkably, NPRs now comprise 7.3 per cent of the country's population, a far higher share than in the past. The government has promised to bring this down to 5 per cent by 2027, which equates to arranging for some two million NPRs to depart when their visas expire. There are doubts that our creaking immigration and border protection machinery can deliver on these commitments. Many NPRs with expired visas may seek to stay. That said, the total number of newcomers landing in Canada is set to drop significantly.
According to the government, this will cause the country's total population to shrink in 2025-2026, something that has rarely happened before.
Even if Ottawa falls short of hitting its revised immigration goals, a period of much lower population growth lies ahead. However, this will pose its own economic challenges. A fast-expanding population has been the dominant factor keeping Canada's economy afloat over the last few years, as productivity—the other source of long-term economic growth—has stagnated and business investment has remained sluggish. It's also important to recognize that per-person GDP—a broad measure of living standards—has been declining as economic growth has lagged behind Canada's rapid population growth. Now, as the government curbs permanent immigrant numbers and sharply reduces the pool of NPRs, this impetus to economic growth will suddenly diminish.
However, Canada will continue to have high levels of immigration compared to peer jurisdictions. The lowered targets for permanent immigration—395,000 in 2025, followed by 380,000 and 365,000 in the following two years—are still above pre-pandemic benchmarks. This underscores the continued importance of immigration to Canada's economic and political future.
Instead of obsessing about near-term targets, policymakers should think about how to ensure that immigration can advance Canada's prosperity and provide benefits to both the existing population and those who come here.
Quote from: Herman on January 23, 2025, 10:08:06 PMFinally some good news for Canada. It is too little too late, but we will take it.
https://www.fraserinstitute.org/commentary/number-newcomers-canada-set-drop-significantly?utm_medium=paid&utm_source=fb&utm_id=6691766785996&utm_content=6691766786796&utm_term=6691766786396&utm_campaign=6691766785996&fbclid=IwY2xjawH_4AVleHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQAAAYWDGT7tAEdbjOWg_TMmX935VgCq6nsK3iAhf3FlwBiL5upvNiYr-2VhfhI05qKrnlm_aem_zC8LssltdgY0ECI9amz8og
Late last year, Statistics Canada reported that Canada's population reached 41.5 million in October, up 177,000 from July 2024. Over the preceding 12 months, the population rose at a 2.3 per cent pace, indicating some deceleration from previous quarters. International migration accounts for virtually 100 per cent of the population gain. This includes a mix of permanent immigrants and large numbers of "non-permanent residents" (NPRs) most of whom are here on time-limited work or student visas.
The recent easing of population growth mainly reflects a slowdown in non-permanent immigration, after a period of increases with little apparent oversight or control by government officials. The dramatic jump in NPRs played a key role in pushing Canada's population growth rate to near record levels in 2023 and the first half of 2024.
Amid this demographic surge, a public and political backlash developed, due to concerns that Canada's skyrocketing population has aggravated the housing affordability and supply crisis and put significant pressure on government services and infrastructure. In addition, the softening labour market has been unable to create enough jobs to employ the torrent of newcomers, leading to a steadily higher unemployment rate over the last year.
In response, the Trudeau government belatedly announced a revised "immigration plan" intended to scale back inflows. Permanent immigration is being trimmed from 500,000 a year to less than 400,000. At the same time, the number of work and study visas will be substantially reduced. Ottawa also pledges to speed the departure of temporary immigrants whose visas have expired or will soon.
Remarkably, NPRs now comprise 7.3 per cent of the country's population, a far higher share than in the past. The government has promised to bring this down to 5 per cent by 2027, which equates to arranging for some two million NPRs to depart when their visas expire. There are doubts that our creaking immigration and border protection machinery can deliver on these commitments. Many NPRs with expired visas may seek to stay. That said, the total number of newcomers landing in Canada is set to drop significantly.
According to the government, this will cause the country's total population to shrink in 2025-2026, something that has rarely happened before.
Even if Ottawa falls short of hitting its revised immigration goals, a period of much lower population growth lies ahead. However, this will pose its own economic challenges. A fast-expanding population has been the dominant factor keeping Canada's economy afloat over the last few years, as productivity—the other source of long-term economic growth—has stagnated and business investment has remained sluggish. It's also important to recognize that per-person GDP—a broad measure of living standards—has been declining as economic growth has lagged behind Canada's rapid population growth. Now, as the government curbs permanent immigrant numbers and sharply reduces the pool of NPRs, this impetus to economic growth will suddenly diminish.
However, Canada will continue to have high levels of immigration compared to peer jurisdictions. The lowered targets for permanent immigration—395,000 in 2025, followed by 380,000 and 365,000 in the following two years—are still above pre-pandemic benchmarks. This underscores the continued importance of immigration to Canada's economic and political future.
Instead of obsessing about near-term targets, policymakers should think about how to ensure that immigration can advance Canada's prosperity and provide benefits to both the existing population and those who come here.
Canada has been stuck in the mass immigration trap under Trudeau. The demand it creates has increased GDP, but not on per capita basis. Trudeau has chased off investment and productivity has declined. Mass immigration is the only thing that has kept Canada artificially afloat.
NOBODY in Canada, of any background, should feel shame for bringing kids into the world. What is our government promoting.
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Former pm Stephen Harper says that the current trade environment is an opportunity if we do it right. That will not happen until these Liberals lose the next election.
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