Poilievre’s Immigration Cap Of 250,000 Per Year Is Still Way Too High

In an exclusive interview with Juno News released today, Poilievre explained that he supports a permanent resident cap of 200,000-250,000: “It would be a lot more like the Harper numbers that were basically the same for 40 years before Trudeau took office — we were bringing in about 200,000 to 250,000 a year”. This statement […]

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I Told You So: Over 45 Years Of Being A Canadian Economic Nationalist When It Was Not Popular

If you haven’t seen it, the 2010 comedy “Hot Tub Time Machine” is far better than the title suggests. The concept is pretty basic, and I won’t go into the plot, but the critical consensus on Rotten Tomatoes is: “Its flagrantly silly script – and immensely likable cast – make up for most of its flaws.” I

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B.C. Should Impose A Stricter Cap On International Student Enrolment

At a February 11th campaign event focused on her party’s plan to make life more affordable for youth, Ontario Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie pledged to cap international student enrolment at a maximum of 10% per college or university. British Columbia should emulate this approach. In explaining her reasoning for this policy, Crombie cut to the

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The Trade War That Ignited Canadian Nationalism

The history books may forever speculate about the true reason why President Trump launched a tariff campaign against Canada, Mexico, and China in February 2025. Whatever the motive, one fascinating effect has been the resurgence of Canadian nationalism. In his speech addressing the threatened tariffs, Prime Minister Trudeau called on citizens to “choose Canada” by

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John Turner Has Been Utterly Vindicated On Free Trade With The U.S.

If John Turner (1929-2020) was still alive today, it would be one of Canadian history’s most iconic “I told you so” moments. The 1988 election campaign was largely fought over the single issue of free trade with the United States. Turner warned Canadians that the ultimate outcome of unrestricted free trade would be economic and

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Trump Sparks Trade War, Let Canada Spark Trade Cooperation

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on the Canadians for a Sustainable Society website (sustainablesociety.com). It is republished here with permission of the author. This version is slightly edited – read the full version here. Rare is the commercial economist who supports tariffs. These fly in the face of the cashflow/endless growth model which most economists have

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New Stats Reveal B.C.’s Out Of Control Immigration-Fuelled Population Growth

Population estimates released by Statistics Canada on January 16th reveal that British Columbia’s population is growing at an astronomical rate. An analysis by CBC broke down the raw figures provided by Stats Can, and generated rates of growth from 2021-2024 for municipalities with over 90,000 residents: As I have written before, B.C.’s population growth is

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Canadians Are Rediscovering The Value Of Economic Nationalism

Support for economic nationalism is sweeping this country like a prairie fire. At the time of writing, the /r/BuyCanadian subreddit has swelled to 135,000 subscribers. Prime Minister Trudeau has called for an economic boycott of American goods. Premier Ford has ordered American alcohol to be pulled from liquor stores shelves. Nova Scotia has done the

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Canadians Have A Duty To Buy Canadian During The 2025 Trade War

“The Dutch may have their Holland, the Spaniard have his Spain, The Yankee to the south of us must south of us remain” – Last verse of Canadian Born by Pauline Johnson (1903) The 2025 U.S.-Canada Trade War is on in earnest, with the opening salvoes fired by the Trump administration in an unprovoked act

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Parliamentary Budget Officer: Cutting Immigration Raises GDP Per Capita

Yesterday, Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) released an impact assessment of the 2025-2027 Immigration Level Plan, which slashes permanent residency admissions by 21% and imposes caps on international students and foreign workers. A dire Global News headline summarized the findings: “Ottawa’s immigration cuts will chop 1.7% off GDP in 3 years: PBO”. That’s not the

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