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.  

Hard to believe there’s people dumb enough to still not remember that Trudeau paid one billion dollars per province to implement a segregation pass 

2 hours ago, 1trailmaker said:

so now Ottawa is bad and supports the devil?  wow

 

How Canadian of you

lol im just pointing out it looks like 3 6,s

All good Fail.

 

 

29 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said:

All good Fail.

 

 

Tough one, Divorce is not easy...

So this guy is willing to give up visiting his kids to stand for his convictions?  Good for him, he obviously does care about seeing  his kids...

Simple

MYself once losing the court case and realizing I will not be seeing my kids for possible years, I would cave and do what is needed to be able to see them.  

But that isn't how these anti vax/mask mind works.....  He will just bash Canada and never see his kids in person again.

Fucked up

 

They take children away from Parents that don't believe in real medicine and chose to use lettuce leaves to cure illness....  I don't see this as anything different  

 

"Daddy I was told all you have to do is go get vaccinated like Billions of people have done and then you can see me all the time."

"sorry Kids you are not as important to me as my anti vaccine mandate is, we can zoom"  

 

Yup classy Daddy 

On 2/3/2022 at 2:16 PM, ArcticCrusher said:

Like nothing we have seen in Canada for a very long time.  

100% It is really something to see down there..

Maybe fail can borrow his moms car and take a drive out.  I'm sure with all of the snow we have he shoveled some driveways for gas money

Wtf.

 

 

 

Trudeau is a sick sick person 

Here is your traitor.

 

2 hours ago, ArcticCrusher said:

Wtf.

 

 

 

it was a long month   

Isn't the last pic of him with covid?

10 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

it was a long month   

Isn't the last pic of him with covid?

He must have caught it twice in a week cause it was February when it was reported he had Covid. That picture is in January dumb dumb 

Edited February 5, 20223 yr by toslow

4 minutes ago, toslow said:

He must have caught it twice in a week cause it was February when it was reported he had Covid. That picture is in January dumb dumb 

Thought it was 5 days ago he got covid Jan 30th

 

Big day tomorrow in Toronto - Doug looked angry 

Trudeau the traitor.

 

 

26 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said:

Trudeau the traitor.

 

 

You have no right to block streets and other people for weeks on end, that  is not FREEDOM nor anything to do with RIGHTS or Free Speech...

 

When you have called every protest and protester criminals here for the last 15 years, all of a sudden you are like pro PROTEST.  You lack of knowledge on the subject is expected

 

where the fuck is this guy? and what is his deal

2 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

You have no right to block streets and other people for weeks on end, that  is not FREEDOM nor anything to do with RIGHTS or Free Speech...

 

When you have called every protest and protester criminals here for the last 15 years, all of a sudden you are like pro PROTEST.  You lack of knowledge on the subject is expected

 

where the fuck is this guy? and what is his deal

Seems you think you’re now a specialist on freedoms and rights. Care to explain them?

23 minutes ago, toslow said:

Seems you think you’re now a specialist on freedoms and rights. Care to explain them?

GoFundMe has announced the fundraiser for Canada’s trucker convoy has now been removed from the platform.

This news comes after the company previously stated it was suspended and under review after more than $10 million was raised.

In a statement posted to the website, GoFundMe said it “supports peaceful protests and we believe that was the intention of the Freedom Convoy 2022 fundraiser when it was first created.

“We now have evidence from law enforcement that the previously peaceful demonstration has become an occupation, with police reports of violence and other unlawful activity.”

 

https://globalnews.ca/news/8596591/gofundme-trucker-convoy-removed/?fbclid=IwAR2IWztJxwk9JMc6d6m6PeqlUt6mDDPX5O-WL4zuYPYunxNEpIpdFJB5ZEs

 

it is coming to an end

25 minutes ago, toslow said:

Seems you think you’re now a specialist on freedoms and rights. Care to explain them?

Well ACE didn't even know we had one, I posted it.

Tell me where you are allowed to block traffic or people for weeks on end is YOUR RIGHT

 

tell me how it is their right to block streets for days on end?

28 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

Well ACE didn't even know we had one, I posted it.

Tell me where you are allowed to block traffic or people for weeks on end is YOUR RIGHT

 

tell me how it is their right to block streets for days on end?

Follow this link 

liar.com

type that into google 

Edited February 5, 20223 yr by toslow

#FluTruxKlan    

https://www.blogto.com/city/2022/02/gohomeflutruxklan-trending-twitter-truckers-convoy-plans-heads-toronto/

14 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

#FluTruxKlan    

https://www.blogto.com/city/2022/02/gohomeflutruxklan-trending-twitter-truckers-convoy-plans-heads-toronto/

Well they are having lots of success, so there is that 

10 hours ago, 1trailmaker said:

Well ACE didn't even know we had one, I posted it.

Tell me where you are allowed to block traffic or people for weeks on end is YOUR RIGHT

 

tell me how it is their right to block streets for days on end?

THE Natives do it all the time to get a BIG fat pay cheque.

12 hours ago, 1trailmaker said:

You have no right to block streets and other people for weeks on end, that  is not FREEDOM nor anything to do with RIGHTS or Free Speech...

 

When you have called every protest and protester criminals here for the last 15 years, all of a sudden you are like pro PROTEST.  You lack of knowledge on the subject is expected

 

where the fuck is this guy? and what is his deal

Streets are not blocked nor are the citizens of Ottawa. Take a drive to the capital and have a look at what it is really like, trust me it's nothing like the media ''fake news'' is saying.  

27 minutes ago, mach4me said:

Streets are not blocked nor are the citizens of Ottawa. Take a drive to the capital and have a look at what it is really like, trust me it's nothing like the media ''fake news'' is saying.  

I HAVE seen what is there, Wildmann is there and told us what he saw

Are you suggesting this small group isn't blocking any roadways?   

 

 

Oh wait they are letting you drive freely