http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/immigration-system-increase-mccallum-1.3812749

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A high-powered group of external advisers is calling for a dramatic increase in Canada's immigration levels, but Immigration Minister John McCallum says that might be too ambitious.

McCallum said Wednesday he's read the report by the Advisory Council on Economic Growth that calls for a 50-per-cent increase in targets to 450,000 people a year.

The measure would target skilled, entrepreneurial newcomers in an attempt to stimulate economic growth.

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The 14-member panel, chaired by Dominic Barton of the firm McKinsey and Co., is to deliver a set of recommendations to Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Thursday.

McCallum said meeting the target suggested by Barton's group would be costly and might not find broad national support.

"The figure he gives is a huge figure," McCallum said. "But this is not a universal view across the country."

Discussions are continuing and the government will announce immigration targets for 2017 next month, McCallum added.

McCallum's cabinet colleague, Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains, told The Canadian Press on Wednesday that he's "worked very closely" with Barton's panel, and favours increased immigration levels. But he stopped short of endorsing the target in Barton's report.

"Clearly he's demonstrating an opportunity for Canada," Bains said. "We value our diversity, we value our multicultural society and we recognize immigration is an opportunity to create jobs."

The need for skilled labour

Bains said the government would need to sell the idea of higher immigration levels to the public.

"We, as a government, need to focus on communicating the benefits of growing the economy and part of that growth is investing in people and part of that equation is immigration."

Bains said bringing in more skilled workers is part of the government's broader agenda that includes investing in research and development, creating jobs and helping companies grow.

A survey released by Canadian Manufactures and Exporters said the most pressing challenge facing its member companies is "attracting or retaining skilled labour."

The response came from a survey and roundtable discussions with 1,300 member companies.

Matthew Wilson, the organization's senior vice president, said manufacturers have traditionally looked beyond Canada's border to find skilled workers.

"If we can expand that, that's good," he said in an interview.

Slower growth ahead

But the government needs to do more to make sure the immigrants they allow into Canada actually have skills that are needed, Wilson added.

"Just bringing in more immigrants isn't going to solve the skills-gap problem if they don't have the skills Canadian companies need."

The continuing need to address the country's sluggish economy was underscored Wednesday as the Bank of Canada downgraded its growth prediction.

The bank's latest outlook projected a real GDP expansion of 1.1 per cent this year, down from its earlier 1.3 per cent forecast.

Governor Stephen Poloz listed immigration as "one of the ingredients" for helping to reverse declining growth.

© The Canadian Press, 2016 

I can't believe McCallum had those thoughts. He must be drying out. Has anyone ever explained how "diversity" has helped Canada? I don't ever remember it being mentioned during Oshawa's Fiesta Week during its heydey.

Some talk on the CBC this morning & the reporter said most immigrants settle in the big cities, which doesn't help declining populations in rural & small town Canada. The reason those populations are declining is that there are no jobs there. Why would it make sense to plunk immigrants down in areas of unemployment? In Apsley, Asians already own the motel/restaurant and the "general store". I can't think of any other businesses they'd be interested in.  

Just now, Poncho said:

I’m not sure.  This issue has been on the table since 2016 with the Liberals.  The current restrictions are on house flippers during the first year of ownership.  Justin would need a majority to drive it through and if he does there wouldn’t be a Libtard that would support.  But Justin doesn’t understand economics and the real world.....

 

4 minutes ago, Poncho said:

I’m not sure.  This issue has been on the table since 2016 with the Liberals.  The current restrictions are on house flippers during the first year of ownership.  Justin would need a majority to drive it through and if he does there wouldn’t a Libtard that would support.  But Justin doesn’t understand economics and the real world.....

Well Liberals need a new finance minister that is for sure.

 

I know the topic was discussed and then dropped.  

There is no way they could move to tax your "living home"

 

The idea was brought forth to stop out of country flippers, never moving in and not paying tax and a single owned home.  

 

Right now can rent a home to live in, then buy homes and flip them tax free (drives up prices)

 

 

11 hours ago, 1trailmaker said:

not a chance that will happen, the case was done year ago

unethical is all he will get

  

Trudeau refuses police access to documents related to SNC-Lavalin scandal.

Justin Trudeau was asked directly if he would turn over documents needed by the RCMP for a police investigation into his office and he refused to answer.

The SNC-Lavalin affair where Trudeau and those around him tried to get then-justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to interfere in a corruption trial has been brought back into focus with the release of Wilson-Raybould’s memoir.

On Monday, the Conservatives called for the Trudeau Liberals to hand over the documents for the ongoing RCMP investigation. Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole said that if elected, he would waive the cabinet confidences that the Liberals are using to hold the documents back.

Trudeau was found guilty of breaking federal ethics laws in the SNC-Lavalin scandal, the RCMP is not currently commenting on the status of their investigation.

https://torontosun.com/news/election-2021/trudeau-refuses-police-access-to-documents-related-to-snc-lavalin-scandal

12 hours ago, 1trailmaker said:

not really, JODY says 7 months ago RCMP was investigating.  Somehow she managed to get inside investigation information and released it publicly  

She offers no proof of her claims  

 

Trudeau needs to put this to bed 

 

You'd like that as well, wouldn't you, Trail... Face it, Trudeau is done and JWR is helping that happen. Again, remember when you used to laugh at Jody because you, like Trudeau, didn't care about honesty, integrity and transparency and were more than happy to see Jody kicked to the curb. 

Former Liberals openly criticize Trudeau.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau faces a growing chorus of formerly loyal voices who are now unhappy with his tenure — with some vowing to vote against his party.

“So familiar. So incredible. So hurtful. So powerful,” former Whitby MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes tweeted Saturday about her impression of what Wilson-Raybould wrote.

“I really think that rewarding bad behaviour is not something Canadians should do,” Caesar-Chavannes added when appearing Sunday on Global’s The West Block.

“I’m very much a Liberal at heart, but I would say that in this particular instance, in 2021, I don’t mind voting for my local representative, Maleeha Shahid, who is a Conservative,” Caesar-Chavannes told Global’s Mercedes Stephenson.

https://torontosun.com/news/former-liberals-openly-criticize-trudeau

Edited September 14, 20213 yr by irv
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Holyshit, almost 600 pages thread just for Justin Trudeau ?  INSANE! I haven't even started reading from page 1  

2 hours ago, irv said:

You'd like that as well, wouldn't you, Trail... Face it, Trudeau is done and JWR is helping that happen. Again, remember when you used to laugh at Jody because you, like Trudeau, didn't care about honesty, integrity and transparency and were more than happy to see Jody kicked to the curb. 

Former Liberals openly criticize Trudeau.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau faces a growing chorus of formerly loyal voices who are now unhappy with his tenure — with some vowing to vote against his party.

“So familiar. So incredible. So hurtful. So powerful,” former Whitby MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes tweeted Saturday about her impression of what Wilson-Raybould wrote.

“I really think that rewarding bad behaviour is not something Canadians should do,” Caesar-Chavannes added when appearing Sunday on Global’s The West Block.

“I’m very much a Liberal at heart, but I would say that in this particular instance, in 2021, I don’t mind voting for my local representative, Maleeha Shahid, who is a Conservative,” Caesar-Chavannes told Global’s Mercedes Stephenson.

https://torontosun.com/news/former-liberals-openly-criticize-trudeau

  This would be the same as saying "IRV former Liberal supporter now says Trudeau is the worst"  

 

and Conservative are bashing O'toole live daily   

CPC split between Liberal O'toole and far wacko Derek Sloan and Max Bernier 

Does any of this matter IRV?

Alberta is OPEN for COVID 

Terrible what is happening there,  get vaccinated help stop the ill

 

4 times the ICU cases over Ontario - but hey no masks mandate is wonderful, they clearly don't work  

Lots of promises for seniors from OAS to in home care

 

23 hours ago, 1trailmaker said:

Well Liberals need a new finance minister that is for sure.

 

I know the topic was discussed and then dropped.  

There is no way they could move to tax your "living home"

 

The idea was brought forth to stop out of country flippers, never moving in and not paying tax and a single owned home.  

 

Right now can rent a home to live in, then buy homes and flip them tax free (drives up prices)

 

 

Yep, agree flippers are an issue. Moreau was good, he saw the writing on the wall....the Liberals really need to pull back and get a grip on the spending.....it is quite terrifying for our future.

The fuck head is challenging the Prime Minister to a fight  

holly fuck 

Thank fuck we don't have SMALL POX (Polio and so many other things) anymore, those experimental fake vaccines do work it seems.

 

O'toole keeps saying NO ONE WANTS AN ELECTION   

I don't know anyone that doesn't want this election and have wanted it since 2019.

Is there anyone here that wants Trudeau to stay for another 2 years as O'toole states every single day  

 

We are not your DADs conservative party anymore   

This apparantly was in Edmonton according to somebody that posted on FB. You can't believe everything you read! It was $1,18

Edited September 15, 20213 yr by smokin george

6 hours ago, 1trailmaker said:

Thank fuck we don't have SMALL POX (Polio and so many other things) anymore, those experimental fake vaccines do work it seems.

 

Only an idiot would make that comparison so continue.

Apparently we take money from Health Care to pay for elections  

Does anyone know how much this election is going to cost?    my god give it a rest 

Alberta and Sask. are changing their tune quickly 

Tons of restrictions coming

Alberta Oct 1 2021 - Your Business must only allow vaccinated people inside or you will  be shut down

Alberta Kenny 

Limit to 10 people private gathering but only vaccinated people can do this 

 

5 hours ago, 1trailmaker said:

Alberta Kenny 

Limit to 10 people private gathering but only vaccinated people can do this 

 

Amazing how fast that spun. My lord

The media will load it up….Cons are evil…..Trudeau is good……. It’s done….the left media are paid off, Justin will get his majority. If he doesn’t he will align with Jughead. 

Edited September 17, 20213 yr by Poncho

7 minutes ago, Poncho said:

The media will load it up….Cons are evil…..Trudeau is good……. It’s done….the left media are paid off, Justin will get his majority. If he doesn’t he will align with Jughead. 

CBC had a good bit on this.... They asked if Trudeau is saying O'toole would bring Kenny like covid plan yet the plans are Provincially controlled and current poor outlook in Alberta is under Trudeau's watch.

 

O'toole took a beating for not answering the 10 questions about Kenny, each time his answer was "Trudeau called this 600 million dollar election during a 4wave BCfires Afghanistan crisis"  

 

I think Alberta could be a good example of how serious this can be and should be brought forth in the media....  

19 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

CBC had a good bit on this.... They asked if Trudeau is saying O'toole would bring Kenny like covid plan yet the plans are Provincially controlled and current poor outlook in Alberta is under Trudeau's watch.

 

O'toole took a beating for not answering the 10 questions about Kenny, each time his answer was "Trudeau called this 600 million dollar election during a 4wave BCfires Afghanistan crisis"  

 

I think Alberta could be a good example of how serious this can be and should be brought forth in the media....  

Yes I saw that the Toole dodged and spun on the question, like the current leader Trudeau on every question. It’s pointless now, the media has been bought and paid for by the Liberals……you see it everywhere. Even Global TV reported there was only ONE hospital in Peel….Brampton Civic Hospital…..It would nice if the media did their homework. There are TWO Hospitals in Brampton, Civic and Urgent Care Hospitals. Complete left wing bullshit. Terrible media reports.  They are not to be trusted 

Edited September 17, 20213 yr by Poncho

1 minute ago, Poncho said:

Yes I saw that the Toole dodged and spun on the question, like the current leader Trudeau on every question. It’s pointless now, the media has been bought and paid for by the Liberals……you see it everywhere. Even Global TV reported there was only ONE hospital in Peel….Brampton Civic Hospital…..It would nice if the media did their homework. There are TWO Hospitals in Brampton, Civic and Urgent Care Hospitals. Complete left wing bullshit. Terrible media reports.  They are not to be trusted 

 

9 hours ago, Poncho said:

Yes I saw that the Toole dodged and spun on the question, like the current leader Trudeau on every question. It’s pointless now, the media has been bought and paid for by the Liberals……you see it everywhere. Even Global TV reported there was only ONE hospital in Peel….Brampton Civic Hospital…..It would nice if the media did their homework. There are TWO Hospitals in Brampton, Civic and Urgent Care Hospitals. Complete left wing bullshit. Terrible media reports.  They are not to be trusted 

It's so obvious you'd have to be a complete moron not to see it. Tough questions for O'Toole and nicey nice ones for Trudope. 

I also laugh at the dope. He was/is getting hammered about Jodi so instead of answering the questions, he deflects to one of his favorites in climate change and the media follows right along like the good paid minions they are.