Poilievre says Trudeau can’t fix immigration system he broke
Conservative Leader says system served Canada well for over 150 years until Trudeau took the helm
Standing in a park in Toronto, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was blunt in his assessment of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pledge to fix the immigration system: Don’t believe him.
“He can’t fix the immigration system that he broke,” Poilievre said.
Earlier in the day, Trudeau had appeared at a news conference with Immigration Minister Marc Miller, promising to restore trust in Canada’s immigration system. The government now says they will drop the target for new permanent residents from 500,000 in 2025 to 395,000, that will be further reduced to 380,000 in 2026 and a target of 365,000 permanent residents in 2027.
“We didn’t get the balance quite right,” Trudeau said of his government’s massive increase in immigration over the past several years.
While the Trudeau government was upfront that that they wanted to increase the number of permanent residents accepted to 500,000 per year, they really lost control of the number of temporary residents being admitted. The number of international students and temporary foreign workers ballooned over the past several years, something Trudeau blamed on provinces and businesses.
“Far too many corporations have chosen to abuse our temporary measures by exploiting foreign workers while refusing to hire Canadians for a fair wage,” Trudeau said. “All while under the watch of provinces, some colleges and universities are bringing in more international students than communities can accommodate.”
The problem with him trying to shift blame is that the federal government is solely responsible for administering visas for entry for the students and temporary workers. If they felt things were getting out of hand, they could have shut this abuse down at any point, but they didn’t – until it became a crisis.
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“Conservative Leader says system served Canada well for over 150 years until Trudeau took the helm”
No it didn’t, Pierre. How can I be sure? Because back in the early 90’s I worked closely within the immigration system. Immigration criminal enforcement to be specific. Based on my personal experience it was rare that our immigration system didn’t work ‘for Canada’. The debacle that our refugee system has always been just that. I personally know of two foreigners with PhDs (both professions urgently required in Canada. One in Social Work the other Psychology. They are both currently working in 7/11 as they endure the long certification process. Instead of the instant liberal gratification of wasting 10’s of millions for example for ‘gender studies’ in Africa put it into Canada to benefit Canadians. But the only focus on getting the best of the best qualified ASAP. Fund an expedited examination process. No DEI considerations, purely expertise. That of course necessitates as little government involvement as humanly possible. Like leaving the qualification process 100% in the hands of the various professional bodies, ie the various Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons. NO government input other than to act on the final recommendation(s) of the ‘true’ professionals by certifying those already here or issuing Visas to those like this doctor.
Just one example of government ineptitude. Despite the well known fact that 5 million Canadians are today constantly searching to find a primary care physician for themselves and their families…… a genuine immigration administrative debacle (Globe and Mail Oct24th 2024). It’s political priorities and people like this doctor don’t rate. There is NO excuse for this nonsense.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/one-american-physician-s-long-journey-to-becoming-a-family-doctor-in-canada-1.7066320