Though Canada’s economy is not technically in a recession, economists say it “feels like one,” given the current economic circumstances, as high population growth prevented an economic contraction.
They aren’t villifiying the immigrants. They are villifiying the immigration policy. Too many too fast is unfair to immigrants as well as they may struggle to find good housing and jobs, things they were promised Canada would have. Many immigrants are also being exploited as cheap labour, sometimes being forced to ignore workplace safety or rules like breaks.
I said we’re strip-mining immigrants for value. I’m not vilifying immigrants, I’m vilifying a system that treats people like a resource to be exploited.
I’d be totally fine with high levels of immigration if it came with investment in infrastructure. But it doesn’t and the reason it doesn’t is because we’re using immigration instead of investment because we’re bringing people in to avoid having to have an adult conversation about taxes.
Immigration because it’s the right thing to do? Sure. Immigration because Galen Weston doesn’t want to pay workers a fair wage, nor pay more in taxes? Nope.
Sure, I can get behind that. The issue with our country isn’t immigration though. Like you said, it’s handing over our money and future to the Westons, etc.
While we should be focused on that, we’re discussing immigration. This isn’t a new tactic and people fall for the bait so very easily
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Yes yes… The vilification of immigrants is different THIS time.
They aren’t villifiying the immigrants. They are villifiying the immigration policy. Too many too fast is unfair to immigrants as well as they may struggle to find good housing and jobs, things they were promised Canada would have. Many immigrants are also being exploited as cheap labour, sometimes being forced to ignore workplace safety or rules like breaks.
I said we’re strip-mining immigrants for value. I’m not vilifying immigrants, I’m vilifying a system that treats people like a resource to be exploited.
I’d be totally fine with high levels of immigration if it came with investment in infrastructure. But it doesn’t and the reason it doesn’t is because we’re using immigration instead of investment because we’re bringing people in to avoid having to have an adult conversation about taxes.
Immigration because it’s the right thing to do? Sure. Immigration because Galen Weston doesn’t want to pay workers a fair wage, nor pay more in taxes? Nope.
Sure, I can get behind that. The issue with our country isn’t immigration though. Like you said, it’s handing over our money and future to the Westons, etc. While we should be focused on that, we’re discussing immigration. This isn’t a new tactic and people fall for the bait so very easily