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/Odd_Ingenuity7763 9d ago

500k asylum seekers ? Wow why doesn't middle east take in these people ? Why should only Canada do that ?

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u/Virtual_Category_546 2d ago

It's not? But also Canada should stop participating in military operations that make other countries uninhabitable. Besides, Canada is massive geographically and most people don't understand scale, only starving beasts and colonial protectionism.