And the overall trend is Carney putting the door back on. See?

And this is why we should not use Wikipedia as a primary source. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/statistics-canada-population-growth-9.7361422

The argument is quality over quantity. We’re currently focused on quantity. As a result, the quality is suffering. This is an example, and there is evidence. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11850402/

Reducing immigration levels is not racist. Our choices are reduce immigration levels or massively increase spending on infrastructure, and we’re allergic to the latter, collectively.

I mean, how else would you describe the largest population increase in history (2022-2023)?

Politics in general serves corporations. The only thing that might change if the NDP somehow got elected is the corporations politics is serving, and even that’s up for debate. But there’s a reason all three parties are pro-immigration, and there’s a reason the NDP’s calling the Conservatives’ BS messaging on immigration racist. That new pathway the LPC is taking to convert TFWs to permanent residents? That was an NDP idea.

Does our immigration policy include educating people on Canadian values? Do those Canadian values include not fat shaming? If not, that’s a policy failure.

I’m not saying shitty people don’t exist in Canada. In fact you probably right now have the opinion that I am one. I’m saying, and have been saying, it is more common and very normalized in the middle-east, including Iraq. And I’m saying that if we’re going to let people like that doctor into Canada, it’s on us to make sure they understand that. She’s old enough to have graduated from Baghdad University in the 80’s, so this is not “you should know better”. This is “we should have taught you better”. Somebody involved in her ending up in Canada failed.

Oh, they were definitely taken to the accreditation authority. As for the connection, it’s really quite simple. If that behaviour is considered acceptable where you come from, and you refuse to leave that behaviour behind, you should be left behind. It is apparently common in Iraq and other Arab countries to shame people for being fat (particularly women), so this doctor absolutely saw nothing wrong with insisting her patient (not me, but a relative) agree to gastric bypass surgery or be dropped as a patient. The patient didn’t need gastric bypass surgery, and that wasn’t what she was there for. If her training in Canada didn’t include explanations that that behaviour is not appropriate, that’s on the accreditation authority. If it did and she chose to ignore it because that’s not how they do it back home, then send her back home.

At the level of having a conversation. Would you like to contribute to that conversation?

You’re not wrong. But the problems are two-fold with the latter.

1. We’re fighting with other countries over the same pool of people, and eventually, that pool is going to run out.

2. Even if you ignore 1, you do need to bring people in at a pace that allows your infrastructure to keep up. We’re not doing that. So you either slow immigration or increase infrastructure spending, and the latter costs money.

Say what you will about corporate landlords, but that part is at least unlikely. Minto will wait until something else forces me out before they renovate this unit.

Note: Unlikely does not mean 0. But I’ve been here 10+ years so…

Agreed. This is objectively a good thing. Will objectively be a better thing if Ford and Sutcliffe actually do their part.

I’ve literally sat there and listen to the man speak. Most of his ideas are at best half-baked, and the ones that aren’t will only really benefit you if you’re in a union. I’m not, and my guess is neither are you. In fact, listen to the man discuss his wealth tax idea. he literally shouts down anyone who asks him how that would work.

We’re talking immigration.

Perhaps that’s not being a shitty person where she comes from. I don’t know. I don’t live there.

Hi. disabled person here. I can throw every government in Canada farther than I trust them when it comes to actually maintaining my standard of living. And I’ve lived through my own government doing exactly that.

At best, government support like UBI or disability payments is trauma. You’re better off doing for yourself as much as you’re able.

Sure they can. Just not in Ottawa.

I will die in my rent controlled living room. Mostly because I can’t afford to move out.

Most of the people complaining probably know someone who did. Picture, if you will.

1. Employer hires someone for cheaper. Doesn’t need to be an immigrant, but for the sake of what we’re discussing, assume it is.

2. Employer gradually reduces the hours of a current employee for pick your reason. Likely current employee is part-time because they have few protections.

3. Current employee’s hours reach 0.

4. Current employee quits because well, they’re not getting hours.

That employee has successfully been replaced. Legally.

You saying people are never fired and replaced with someone will accept less?

Ah, but that’s where you’re incorrect. If it’s still culturally appropriate to fat shame someone for a legitimate medical issue, then doctors who do that are de facto not better than the doctors we have here. And I’ve had to report a doctor from Iraq on someone else’s behalf who’s been practicing here since 2024 for exactly that reason.