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Originally Posted by Traum
And what exactly might a "Canada First" immigration policy look like? You do realize that Canada has a birthrate that is much lower than the replacement rate, right? And without new immigrants, even the crappy system that we have right now would collaspe into absolute ruins.
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I'm not suggesting that we limit immigration entirely, but I think revamping what we have now would be a solid start. Such as reforming the provincial nominee program so that there is some actual accountability:
https://globalnews.ca/news/3886743/q...ram-vancouver/
In my opinion, the above article shows how some aspects of our immigration program have directly contributed to the issues that young people are facing today.
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/0...te_a_23456339/
https://globalnews.ca/news/3429950/c...en-census-216/
Several studies and reports show that there is a correlation between the declining birth rate and the rising cost of living in Canada's metropolitan areas. Personally, I am not a very left-wing type of guy who believes that everyone making minimum wage should afford a Yaletown apartment, far from it. But I do think home ownership should be attainable for the average person with a solid education and hard work. The majority of people I know who fall into that category and are technically making "decent money" (50-70k net per year) are unable to buy a home near their place of work, can you really blame them for not even thinking about having children even though they are in the age bracket (26-31) that many of our parents were when they had us?