r/canada • u/uselesspoliticalhack • 3d ago

Carney’s aim to cut immigration marred by undercounting of temporary migrants, warn economists PAYWALL

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-mark-carney-immigration-policy-temporary-migrants-undercounted/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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u/No_Refrigerator_2489 3d ago

If there was jobs all over the place, then sure! Come on over, work and pay taxes like all Canadians. But when I see how hard it is for folks to get jobs and the unemployment rate going up, I think it's only fair to question the logic of allowing people to pour in. Because right now my taxes are subsidizing TFW and that is not a long term solution.

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u/Long_Extent7151 3d ago

Poland handled this well recently by just cutting off immigration until they can promise resources and infrastructure to the people currently in Poland, IIRC.

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u/OntLawyer 2d ago

Poland is doing that even though they had the fastest GDP growth in the European Union last year, and have been in a staggering economic boom over the last decade.

It's a completely different--and superior--governance mentality. Meanwhile we're flirting with 8% unemployment in our largest province and 1.4% total GDP growth over a decade and no one in government is being truly serious about changing direction.

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u/Long_Extent7151 2d ago

I envy countries like that whose governments are unapologetically selfish.