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The student visa is being falsely advertise as a way to get permanent residency status by school operators. Here in Calgary, I see different so called schools operating in small bays on the ground floor of high rise buildings, almost the size of a convenience store. Now in NL, foreign students are protesting, demanding that they'd be given PR status, because that's what they've been told after finishing their studies.\n With regards to housing affordability problem, do these politicians know anything about the Law of Supply and Demand?

It’s beautiful. The plan has worked. The elites have broken the system with their greed, used politicians and media to whip up anti immigrant feelings, and the majority buy it and blame immigrants.

The wealth taken from the people, usually funneled through large mega-companies where people get many of their basic needs met, does not stay in the neighborhoods and does not go into infrastructure, jobs training, and other programs that would actually raise the standard and ease of living. \n\nInstead the wealth is concentrated, finacialized, and a small portion is given to politicians to keep the system functioning exactly as it is for the wealthy at the expense of regular people. Increased immigration only makes the lack of these basic services more apparent.

The Democrat Politicians should be on the Illegals Side with their Pom-Poms!

Well blame the politicians

don't attack innocent people, criticize your politicians, don't become a third world country.

THANK YOU FOR THIS EXCELLENT INVESTIGATIVE PIECE!! Politicians and decision makers can't get away with their gaslighting anymore, they need to be exposed for the harm they are doing.

I'm sure the voters are pleased and they will vote the same politicians again and again and again.....and again. I cannot shed a tear for the NY citizens. It's what they willingly chose! I didn't make that choice for them! I mean, if I say I'm a patriot, I'm far right, If I say I'm against immigration, I'm far right, if I say, don't let the border unchecked and respect the laws, I'm far right or worse....a nazi.

?? funny iam from Australia ?? we have some problems ? did Canada and Australian how and why . Seems cant just be bad leadership ? personally ? think its done on deliberately by are courpt politicians ?? thats truth ?

Corporations don't care about social unrest and peoples standard of life getting worse. They care about cheap labor, and as long as our politicians listen to the lobbyists, nothing is gonna change. We need to vote those neoliberals out of office. Greets from Germany.

Welllllllll...... New York voters did this , you get what you voted for, and as a voter and citizen yall continue to let your politicians do this. Big dummies !

This is happening all over the world why because there are blind Politicians .

Anti-immigrant sentiment is on the rise in Canada, and in other western countries because far-Right politicians have been stoking racist sentiment in an attempt to gain more votes from racists by creating imaginary fears among gullible, low-brow, uneducated voters. And it’s working. Soon, Canada will have a boil-over point, just like England is experiencing right now.

The problem is exacerbated by the inept and corrupt politicians running this country.

Increase the barrier to entry to be politicians, art students should stay in art industry not in management/government. Need more STEM politicians.

The politicians couldn’t run a chook raffle

Immigrants are being catfished. Canada is just not worth it !! This is not immigrants fault, but evil politicians who while you’re attacking each other, they just laugh at us, grow richer and laughing at us!! You want this resolved? Go take back ottawa!!

on the rise... really these sell out politicians are the main problem ...

Mass recruitment of international students to provide cheap labour for corporates is a crime by politicians. Immigration should be focused on high skilled workers. There has to be stringent cap on international study permits. Vote wisely in 2025

Why did we keep quiet for the past 2 decades when our government was not increasing incomes, didn't focus on housing supply especially cheaper apartments, but banks and politicians together put 4 times more burden on us when it comes to monthly mortgages or rents and groceries, now suddenly we call immigrants as the problem for everything. How will Canada impress the world if it targets the weakest people in Canada rather than working on the core issues, the poor refugees and immigrants who were welcome with open arms can never influence the powerful think about it dear Canadians ?

The liberals did this on purpose to gain new tax revenues! For corporations to get cheap labor. For Canadians to leave so canada can be a cheap labor country while making more money for the rich and politicians.

Politicians are the problem. They block the population from accessing the benefits of taxing the rich and have a fair society

Born and raised in Toronto, I know this city has deep ethnic diversity. But today it is a sh*tshow. Period. We are not allowed to challenge reckless and passive aggressive politicians on the failed immigration policy and absence of a national strategy for housing, for addiction recovery, for mental health support. We are called 'RACIST' if we mention this. The Guardian documentary peels just one layer of the onion. Just horrible.

Something I don't think is talked about enough is that a majority of MPs have a large portion of their net worth tied up in real estate so they have a financial incentive to keep cost of living high. Also 54% of conservative MPs, 36% of Liberal MPs, and 16% of NDP MPs are landlords! How can we trust these politicians to tackle the cost of living crisis when they themselves benefit from it?!

We are currently in the midst of a housing crisis in Canada, which is being exacerbated by an immigration policy where the border is wide open without any consideration for the lack of housing, hospital beds, schools, etc. The politicians here had better start paying attention, because what is currently happening in the UK is going to start happening everywhere.

My grandparents on my mom's side came over from Scotland after WW2. They bought one of the cheap plots that were available then, but then my grandfather BUILT their house. He was a tradesman (dual carpentry/electrician certified). Lots of that house is still original, with occasionally new paint, and looks new.\n\nFast forward 75 years and we're importing Business Majors and IT specialists to cities that need construction workers and trades people. The houses being built start falling apart before you finalize the paper work. If you DO have the skills and desire to build something yourself, there's a lengthy approval process ahead of you just to get started.\n\nHope you didn't come here with a medical degree, or a specialized certification. That's another long process to be approved to work here. Doesn't matter if you came from rural China or you worked in the US at a major hospital. \n\nLawyers, lobbyists, politicians, and landlords have destroyed the Canadian dream, and we're all sick and tired of it. I have a lot of sympathy for immigrants sold a lie, who come here and end up homeless or worse, but we can't stop what's happening abroad. We can only change what we do here.

SO THIS IS TREASON AGAINST TRUDUME. STOP THIS BS TALKING AND ARREST TRUDUME NOW. YOU WONDER WHY THERE ARE THREATS AGAINST POLITICIANS. THIS IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE. GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

The immigrants flooding to Canada have no intention or desire to assimilate to Canadian culture. The politicians letting the invasion happen are doing so to secure votes so they can stay in power. Your Government doesn’t care about you. It’s all self interest.

I don't even blame the immigrants. I blame the politicians and greedy landlords.

How come everyone in North America realizes this is bad expect the moron politicians

Thank you. 13,000 in your country means 13,000 less in mine. A lot more to come thanks to politicians.

Politicians are always making problems. Putting tax payer money in their accounts thru thieving.

In Canada, diversity means bringing more people from India! The politicians are ignoring real Canadians when they spend billions to put asylum seekers in hotels!! When will there be a Govt who takes care of its citizens first?

A welfare state and a simple immigration system are incompatible. It's going to fail, and working is not motivating. The best course of action is to remove the dishonest politicians; you will notice a change.

It sounds crazy but imagine a world with term and age limits for ALL politicians and bureaucrats in all levels of government and that has rid itself of the corrupt NATO, UN, WEF, WHO and the Paris Climate rip off, where we have cut off chain migration and uncontrolled migration of those with no skills and that spends that TAXPAYER FUNDED foreign aid on the betterment of its own citizens

Please fight against Politicians not Immigrats.

Its called math and common sense. Our infrastructure can handle X amount of people, our politicians bring in Y amount of people. Imagine a cup on a table that is being over filled with water spilling everywhere. That is the problem. ...Quick ! Tax us even more ! \nQuick ! Delete this comment !!

Many, many, many years ago I recall when they expanded Hwy 401 through Toronto and everyone was saying how much of waste it was to have such a large Hwy. Look at it now. It’s called urban planning and your politicians are directly responsible. There should never be a problem with immigration as long as planning is done appropriately. This is where Toronto and Canada fail miserably.

blame politicians

That’s what happens when you have a blue state. You voted for blue politicians then you pay for it.

Politicians are too stupids to stop this non sense

You work to get paid and these rotten politicians on both sides of the border are giving away YOUR money for free. It’s infuriating .

Stop Demonizing Travelling and Travellers !!! Refugees are not Migrants, Learn the difference and fight the Lawmakers, Politicians and Bankers who are responsible for this Mess !

Canadian government is not going to listen and control until US start visa in Canadian then they will wake up. If I am there I will definitely start visa for Canadians even for their politicians.

Failed state run by failed policies and failed politicians

Thank your local politician

Wake up call for politicians before local people take the law in their hands.

Didn't even answer the question. \nIt to expensive, qe dont need more homes built. Just dancing around the question like all politicians. Smh. Canada is dead.

Western journalists have reached a point where they only know double speak, just as the politicians do. So many people from other parts of the world still speak plainly, directly, and effectively...the journalist rarely even understand what is being said back to them. Its almost too direct for them to comprehend.

About time politicians on both side of border stopped the maddness. Start implementing 24 hour deportation hearings to prevent this ridiculous situation