Robber-barons:
Ask Canadians today about sovereignty and they’re unlikely to say it’s a high priority. Housing, food prices, health, and public safety top the list. People are fleeing wildfires and battling drug addiction. There are so many concerns crying for attention, “sovereignty” doesn’t really rate.
But it should, because the erosion of our sovereignty by foreign powers, notably the Chinese communist government, contributes to many of those problems. On housing: Chinese money laundering inflated Canadian property values for decades and helped push home ownership out of reach for today’s buyers. On drug addiction: China is the main source country of fentanyl found in Canada, paving the way for thousands of overdose deaths. On the economy: China has targeted a host of Canadian industries for control, from lobsters to lithium.
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Sympathetic judges are set to get Justin off of the proverbial hook:
It is taking longer than expected to find someone to lead a public inquiry into foreign interference because the government is in talks with sitting judges, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Tuesday, which means following specific protocols of engagement.
From banning blacks to mimicking them:
Some Canadians welcomed their new neighbours while others complained to the federal government. “We view with alarm the continuous and rapid influx of Negro settlers,” the Alberta chapter of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire wrote to the minister of the interior in Wilfrid Laurier’s Liberal government.
In response, Laurier’s cabinet passed an order-in-council prohibiting Black immigration to Canada for one year. Its rationale? The “race is deemed unsuitable to the climate and requirements of Canada.” The order, however, did not need enforcement because the Liberal government had already run newspaper ads and sent speakers to Oklahoma to tell Blacks that they would not be happy in the cold Canadian climate. Laurier rescinded the order after losing the 1911 election, knowing that Robert Borden’s newly elected Conservative government would repeal it.
Voting in the wrong riding during the 2021 federal election netted a former adviser to the Prime Minister’s Office a hefty fine.
Ayesha Chughtai, who previously served as a regional adviser for the PMO, was handed a $1,500 penalty by the Commissioner of Canada Elections for voting in the riding of Calgary Skyview — a riding she doesn’t live in — even though earlier attempts to cast a ballot in the riding were stopped by the riding’s returning officer.
Gee, why wouldn't people want international students here?:
A number of recent videos, with titles like “How to get free food in Canada” and “Free food in Canada for students,” have been shared on social media and elicited a mixed response at a time of soaring costs and high inflation.
Let's blame them for the lack of central planning!
Canada has launched an ambitious program to recruit highly skilled immigrants from all over the world — including from the United States, where our sclerotic immigration system makes it difficult for foreign tech workers to obtain work visas.
Last month, Canada offered a three-year work permit to anyone holding a U.S. H-1B visa, the most common entry permit for immigrants working in the tech sector. The program, aimed partly at workers laid off in Silicon Valley’s recent downturn, drew 10,000 applicants in its first 48 hours — “a strong indication of just how competitive Canada is on the global stage,” a spokesman for the country’s immigration ministry said.
Canada is nowhere for anyone to live.
To wit:
“Five out of six Ukrainians offered Canadian visas have chosen to go elsewhere – fewer than 150,000 out of 650,000 Ukrainians who received a visa have arrived in Canada since the programme started....” @globeandmail
— Martin Pelletier (@MPelletierCIO) August 20, 2023
So much for your "solution", Justin.
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