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This is a stupid policy, and only necessary if we’re trolling the desperate third world for immigrants who would be leaving behind newly-destitute extended families. When we moved to Canada from the UK in the 1970s we never expected my grandparents to move with us. - they had their own lives, careers, pensions and healthcare in the UK. Sure they came to visit us frequently, but that’s where it should stop.
It would probably be more cost effective to have immigrants remit money to support their family in their country. The benefit of allowing parents to come is help with child-care. I could see giving temporary visas for this purpose (several years while the parents have young children) but it should not come with a pathway to citizenship, work permit, or benefits entitlement.
More assumptions of what grandparents want. Had we been allowed to bring my grandparents to Canada there’s no way they would have signed up for the role of permanent childcare or family support. As an immigrant myself, I don’t plan on a future role where I’m the full time caregiver for my grandchildren. Of course life happens, families breakup, careers get derailed, etc. and we all step up for our families when circumstances require, and we also want to be important parts of our extended family’s lives so not to be lonely in our senior years. But full time child minder is not this immigrant’s dream for old age.
The benchmark for inter-generational roles and expectations varies by culture but, you're right - there's a world of people out there who are quite happy where they are.
Immigration policy. Housing policy (too little, too late). Other, more technical quibbles - HxR was pushed to his third term, his government waffles on military spending - these are not necessarily going to be better under Prime Minister Poilievre, but asking "why do you hate the person who shot you in the face?", the answer is obvious.
I haven't followed on what Canadian politicians say or do not say about Ukraine, but this is directly related to the sentiment of many: "Canada should work for Canadians."
This! Plus broken promises of 2015 of a balanced budget by 2019 and electoral reform. A balanced budget by 2019 (AKA getting your house in order during good times in preparation for rainy days), would have prepared the nation financially to weather the Covid crisis. Why did Trudeau think that increasing immigration in excess of growth rate in housing and employment would be a good thing? Why would increasing TFWs (outside of seasonal agriculture) and foreign students to thus decrease both wages and work opportunities for Canadians, as well as making our economy more dependent on low skilled labour from the subcontinent instead of focusing on innovation and growing high skilled employment, be a good thing?
A defeated Ukraine means an invaded Poland, triggering Article 5 and the death of thousands of Canadian soldiers, sailors and pilots in the immediate term, possibly followed by conscription to replace them in the mid-term, and the risk of global extinction when things go nuclear. The only reason Canada (and everyone else) belongs to NATO is to deter and if necessary kill Russians. Ukraine is doing it for us at no risk to Canadian, US or European lives. That's money well spent. THIS is what I want to hear Trudeau say when challenged on Ukraine spending. Heck, I'd be okay with whatever lethal aid we've provided being counted towards our 2% NATO commitment.
Trudeau didn't shoot them in the face. A global pandemic and conservative Premiers did.
Thanks to russian propaganda.
No. As of January 1, 2007, corporations and trade unions are barred from making political contributions. Even private donations are limited to $3,300 per taxpayer (with no contribution exceeding $1,650 to either a federal political party, riding association, leadership candidate, or independent candidate). I think the shite immigration policy (or lack thereof) is due to incompetence rather than by design.
