[westopher]

I certainly think they are focusing on both. I agree, promoting immigration shouldn't be a priority, but I also don't think it is as high on their list as people who are against it are trying to paint the picture that it is. Everything has an angle.
There are job shortages in certain sectors, but there are also shortages of workers in many sectors. Look at the fish processing on the east coast. No one wants to do it, and as a result Canada will be losing out on a fairly substantial contributor to our GDP. What's even worse, in my eyes, is the needless wasted food as a result, which will drive up prices of seafood in a damaged economy. I know it's not massive, and I'm not trying to say that it is, but thats just one example, and there are more.
More expensive food, in a poorer country is a big fucking problem in my eyes.