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 September, Poilievre embarked on a grand tour of the NDP stronghold of Vancouver Island, holding a boisterous 1,500-person rally in the hamlet of Black Creek near Courtenay and Campbell River. On November 13th, Poilievre held a rally in Duncan’s Cowichan Exhibition Grounds, drawing an enthusiastic crowd of 2,000. Six of Vancouver Island’s seven federal
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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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The B.C. NDP has introduced Bill-44, which if passed later this fall will abolish single-family zoning in all municipalities with more than 5,000 residents. Three to four housing units, in the form of secondary suites, laneway houses, townhomes, triplexes, and house-plexes, will now be permitted on residential single-family lots. This dramatic densification will be accomplished
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In 2018, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) tested 240 samples of honey across the country. While 100% of Canadian honey samples were pure, nearly 22% of imported honey was cut with corn syrup, sugar cane, rice syrup, or beet sugar. Under Canadian law, honey is a standardized product, which cannot contain added sugars. Following
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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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The debate which followed the accidental Parliamentary celebration of a 98-year-old veteran of the Nazi Waffen SS 14th Grenadier Division reveals a political class which is hopelessly immature. Conservative MPs, who happily applauded along with the rest, insinuated that the Liberal Party is sympathetic to the early 20th century German ideology of Nazism – a
“When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness” – Alexis de Tocqueville I recently joined the local library’s 10am crew, literary loyalists who form a small crowd around the entrance before the grand opening. Near the front desk, a substantial number of books were displayed, “weeded” from shelves and available for
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A Nanos poll for the Globe and Mail found that 53% of Canadians want the federal government to accept fewer immigrants than the projected 2023 target of 465,000 permanent residents. This is a rise of almost 20 percentage points since March, when only 34% of respondents wanted lower immigration. Just over a third of respondents
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According to a new CIBC report titled “Counting heads in Canada – a conundrum” there are a million more people in Canada than recorded by official statistics. The federal government is dramatically undercounting the number of “non-permanent residents” (work or study visa holders). Many do not fill out the census, and there is no system
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