Commentary
For decades, immigration in this country was tied to economic need, integration, and national interest. Then Ottawa abandoned that model and opened the floodgates in the name of ideology, cheap labour, and political advantage.
Now Canadians are living with the consequences.
They see housing costs spiralling out of control. They see overcrowded hospitals and strained schools. They see food banks overwhelmed, public infrastructure stretched to the limit, and civic trust beginning to fray.
Then they are told none of this has anything to do with immigration. That is no longer believable.
Canadians were never opposed to immigration itself. Immigration helped build this country and remains essential to its future. What Canadians increasingly oppose is an immigration system that no longer appears connected to the country’s ability to absorb people successfully or preserve the social cohesion that made Canada work in the first place….