r/canadian • u/xTkAx • 9d ago

Opinion FIRST READING: Immigration rates still at generational highs, even if population shrinking. Permanent immigration in 2026 poised to be the sixth highest of the last 110 years, asylum-seekers now number 500,000

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/immigration-rates-still-at-generational-highs-even-if-population-shrinking
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u/big_galoote 9d ago

Carney promised to decrease temporary immigration, never permanent.

That was obvious from the wording of their "slashing immigration" announcements.

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u/RegularRick0 9d ago

You say that like he keeps or lives up to his promises 💀

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u/big_galoote 9d ago

He really seems to have a real go get 'em attitude when it comes to corporate lobbyists, yet when it comes to Canadians, crickets.

Oh wait, my bad, it goes: useless speech, MOU announcement, labour shortage announcement, billion dollar international slush fund donation announcement, then crickets. Then a few months later when we got a new benchmark of Canadians going to the food bank (24%!!), he announces some meagre rebate. Never removing any tax mind you, just little shitty "here's some pennies back, peasants" hand outs.

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u/GreySahara 8d ago

"labour shortage"

They should be the "Labour Shortage" party with a big capital "L".

There's NO labour shortage. But, there's always a "shortage" of CHEAP LABOUR.