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That's the theory yet we had so much immigration that the pro unfettered immigration prime minister¹ was forced to acknowledge that is a significant factor in t
by nick__m 2y ago
That's the theory yet we had so much immigration that the pro unfettered immigration prime minister¹ was forced to acknowledge that is a significant factor in the current housing crisis afflicting Canada. The federal accept immigrants faster than the GDP can raise, so the GDP per capita of Canada has shrunk². Yet the immigration minister is on record saying that the solution to temporary immigrants overstaying their visa is to make them permanent residents³.
1- He is a member of the https://centuryinitiative.ca https://centuryinitiative.ca , a group that want to see Canada having a population of 100 millions in 2100. And the only way it's possible is by having unsustainable immigration.
2- https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2024/statcan/36-28-0001/CS36-28-0001-2024-4-1-eng.pdf https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2024/statc... the latest drop in the previous graph is a consequence of that artificial population growth.
3- https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/temporary-visas-cut-meeting-1.7200025 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/temporary-visas-cut-meeting... as if this would help with the housing crisis or the shrinking GDP per capita
- Laaas 2y ago> And the only way it's possible is by having unsustainable immigration. Shouldn’t have to be. If you raise TFR to 5 it should be completely feasible.
- ethbr1 2y agoAt a 1.5% fertility rate [0], what's the alternative? It's fair to gripe about the effects of immigration, and policies to handle those, but it's disingenuous to gripe about immigration as a policy in a <2+ country. Demographics is a zero sum game. Either you have a growing population and smooth age brackets or Very Bad Things happen. [0] https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/CAN/canada/fertility-rate https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/CAN/can...
- RGamma 2y agoSurely this is not a democratic initiative? What the heck is going on with your political system?