Canadians are frequently told that continuous growth is just what their country needs. But when surveyed, they have never expressed a craving for it. They want safe communities, access to nature, equality and the rule of law. They place greater value on quality of life than on a larger economy. However, contrary to what Canadians […]
Recent Polls Show That Canadians Are Getting Exactly What They Don’t Want Read More »
Editor’s note: The man in the cover image of this article is Daniel Stoffman (1945-2023), the author of Who Gets In – the book which Brian Graff analyzes in this piece. You can purchase this book here. Like many homes, mine has several bookcases. I last moved about 15 years ago and frankly, I would
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When even bank economists are calling for immigration restriction, you know something is seriously wrong with Canada’s immigration policy. Published on January 15th, a new special report by National Bank of Canada economists Stéfane Marion and Alexandra Ducharme argues that the country now finds itself in a “population trap”. A population trap occurs when a
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Short lived were the days of the mid-2010s where wokeness could be portrayed as a new phenomenon mostly confined to college campuses. Conservatives realized it wasn’t true that the blue-haired Social Justice Warriors of viral YouTube clips would soon be meeting ‘the real world’, with its lack of safe spaces – ‘the real world’ was
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When was the last time that you idled in Vancouver gridlock, stood packed like a sardine in a bus to Victoria, or hunted for a parking spot at the Nanaimo Costco, and thought: “You know, what this country needs is more people”? Probably never. However, a large portion of Canada’s political elite has turned this
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During the past couple of weeks, there has been a striking move towards lowering immigration levels in England and Australia, with New Zealand’s government hinting that it may follow suit. England: Bipartisan Consensus on Immigration Restriction in the Green and Pleasant Land? British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has for some time been under considerable pressure
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A Leger poll commissioned by Canadians for a Sustainable Society, a Canadian environmentalist organization, contains striking insights into public attitudes on a variety of topics, including immigration levels: What Canadians Want (Leger, May 5th 2023, commissioned by Canadians for a Sustainable Society, sample size of 1,500, survey conducted online) I have compiled some of the
In the last few days, two new polls on Canadian immigration attitudes have been released from respected polling firms Leger and Abacus. The data shows that skepticism of large-scale immigration continues to increase among Canadians. Thresholds and Tensions: Unmasking Public Unease with Canada’s Immigration Goals (Abacus, November 30th, sample size of 2,000) Immigration Plan: Survey
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“Our health is our most valuable asset.” Because access to healthcare is government controlled in Canada, Canadians are largely reliant on our government to protect this asset. Unfortunately, this Canadian asset and in thousands of cases life itself are being squandered by both the provincial and federal governments across Canada. Healthcare is under the jurisdiction
Canada’s doctor shortage, largely driven by population growth through immigration, is becoming increasingly acute. This situation is being exacerbated by the foreign visa trainee program, which allows medical schools to allocate residency spots to foreign nationals. Doctors are required to compete for scarce residency spots before being licensed to practice. Because Canadian medical schools prioritize
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