>You could just stop there, it’s clear where your priorities lie This is such a toxic take - listen I know there are xenophobic people out there, but just beca

>You could just stop there, it’s clear where your priorities lie This is such a toxic take - listen I know there are xenophobic people out there, but just because someone brings up the fact that our immigration is high doesn't make them one. Canada builds on average something like 189K houses a year, our current immigration targets are 400-450K ppl per year. We have the LOWEST housing stock in the G8 while having one of the largest immigration numbers, plus due to the selection / scoring methods for our immigration policy they are often entering the country with a sizable nest egg which allows them to enter the housing market sooner. Add on top of all this that Canada has a blatantly broken provincial nomination process which allows people to get perm residency faster if they have a province nominate them - it was intended to get people to put down roots in those provinces, instead people use it to fast track PR status and then immediately move to Toronto, Vancouver or Montreal. This again stresses an already saturated market and infrastructure. Canada needs immigration - there is zero doubt about it - however the rate needs to be lock step with the infrastructure and housing needs that population boost brings with it. Canada needs to: 1. Slow immigration by roughly 1/3 for a period of 3-5 years. 2. Massively increase housing stock during that period, possibly shifting some of the entrance requirements for people in #1 from white collar workers to trades to help with this. 3. Close the provincially nominated loop holes, either do away with the system and not allow fast tracks or require that if you fast track you need to stay in the province until you become a full citizen - moving revokes your PR status. 4. In Canada's smaller cities start doing deed restrictions like Colorado did with Vails Indeed program, this will help with smaller towns / cities having their native population priced out by people fleeing the larger cities. None of those takes are xenophobic or anti-immigration. A person can be pro immigration but be against the current policies that surround it. You muddy the water and come off as dishonest and toxic when you automatically assume malice.