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Most people in Canada do like immigrants and try and want to accept newcomers . I am happy to see new faces younger people, people with a different outlook. However this lack of housing is a major problem for poor and lower middle class people - citizens and noncitizens. Unfortunately rents are a racket in most cities, the real estate business is full of unnumbered accounts and money laundering; Canada is full of organized crime from all over the world, we cant control foreign attempts at killing our citizen. So we can tell our government is not efficient and is doing a poor jobHowever I dont think the average immigrant is the problem and I feel they are treated like rubes by our government and taken advantage of and so are Canadians of different ethnic backgrounds who also suffer the same problems of many immigrants. That's the truth. Letting people in with out providing opportunities for jobs, housing, support is foolish and destructive to our country. Our politicians are selling us down the drain-i.e. all those who are not in the upper middle class or the elites. POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!! VOTE FOR CHANGE !

*The whole Country of Canada is made up of lies* Even their own citizens do that .

tell me tf about it i live in Canada and theres hobos every where theres to many refugees

We are not in Canada anymore, We are actually in India???

Canada is like a third world country when executing the law, it is sooooooooo slow.

Canada is finally waking up to anti-Semitism. When groups in Scarborough and Mississauga CELEBRATED 10/7 massacre waving palestinian flags on 10/7 we have a problem. We imported hate.

What is future of your children in your home country compared with Canada ?

The story was quite different from the story decades ago. Canada used to only accept immigrants who had a lot of money. The real estate price was driven up that way.

Canada is turning into a gangsta paradise .\nvery slow bureaucracy …takes forever to get a response

If Canada stops immigration, there will be 10 people left by 2030.

They have hope for Canada only because they haven't been here long enough to see the total decline in quality of life

I got my first job at 14. Thats probably impossible today for teens now competing with others arriving from abroad. We created a problem we didn’t need. I don’t think “it’s who we are.” Canada and every other country historically bring in immigrants in so far as how they fill a need for a certain skill. Today it’s just a matter of poor management.

Canada is an illusion??‍♀️ some make it, most don’t. That’s life

Its kind of ironic how i feel like i am a refugee and need to leave canada because\nrefugees took my home

Canada needs more people but they need to be spread across and not concentrate in the major cities. This is the situation everywhere and especially concerning the macro-economic factors leading to rising cost of living.

The thing is most of the people I know looking to leave or are bothered the most by the massive amount of immigrants or “students” are 1st generation Canadians with Indian or Asian parents. I really don’t think this is even a racial issue, it’s the fact Canada has these bogus colleges that accept basically unlimited amounts of foreign students, it’s pretty obvious they’re not here solely to study but to stay.

better not change name of canada to india goona a war on your hands

A country goes through ups and downs all the time. We are in a bad place, but scapegoating immigrants isn't the solution. Isn't everyone an immigrant in Canada??

Typical Guardian asking dumb questions. Why is anti-immigration sentiment on the rise in Canada? Maybe because the numbers arriving are too high? Maybe because there is a shortage of housing? Jeez, it's not rocket science.

Students who can’t pay their living in Canada should go back home. As an ex international student, who came here in 2011 I feel more than entitled to say so, because that what the Canadian police was back then. We didn’t even have right to work! So sorry but I don’t feel for all this students

I’m from the UK, where we face similar challenges along with other issues that Canada fortunately does not have. If housing, jobs, healthcare, and education are not adequately addressed, people can become hopeless and susceptible to manipulation by far right extremist groups. This can lead to terrible incidents like the ones we’ve witnessed in the UK this week. ?

U.S. ??↔️?? Canada\nFreedom of movement

Canada is full, stop mass immigration.

Far Right Extremism is the mind disease of our times. Anyway, Canada is an immigrant nation, nothing will change that; it will endure and continue onward and upward.

Sorry but your message is too late to say England has Falling in immigration laws. Canada has problems of addiction people not immigrants

So they''re no longer travelling to Canada? Now they heading back to New York City.

Great reaction vid.. Love visiting the US, love living in Canada.. Been all over the States including Sandusky, Ohio.. lol.. Also lived 3 years in Windsor (Detroit border).. Differences are absolutely safety. Just gotta be more aware in the States, get your coke from a reputable dealer LMAO.. American's are always surprised a Canadian knows about their teams, NFL is big in Canada.. US has everything for certain, it's a big draw.. Have always had great interaction with American's.

I am glad. It is 13k less people in canada

Housing is the major issue, Canada is big but the real estate companies make the supply very limited to only supply a fraction of the demand.

I came to Canada in 2005 , I consider that real Canadians are a welcoming society, they are protecting home from abusive and disrespectful people that do not deserve to live in Canada and it is totally fear. As immigrant I agree.

I guess this was how the Native Americans felt when Europeans colonized Canada? Karma...

I am from India living in India. I think Canada shouldn't replace native population with mindless immigration. We in India are also having similar issues due to illegal immigrants coming from Bangladesh and Pakistan :(

White people in canada are not native....

Canada is such a large country its funny/crazy to think how the housing prices have went up so much. At least for starters build more affordable housing, or have designed safe areas to pitch a tent/shelter with water/electricity. I worried about the future whether I will have a roof over my head.

In Bulgaria there are companies who will train you ans house you. 90 percent of people own their homes and do not rent. We have great food, climate, tourism in nearby Greece and Turkey is amazing. Migrating to Canada is not the greatest. Why? To pay for a house until I die?

No no non don't come to Canada. You will be let down.

Why don't they stay in Canada, isn't it supposed to be more friendly and inclusive there?

It's easy to blame immigrants and PM Trudeau for infrastructure and housing issues, but these are long-standing problems. Canada, especially Toronto, hasn't built enough housing for decades under multiple prime ministers. Inflation and interest rates have worsened the situation, and it's not just about building more affordable homes.\n\nThese are complex problems. Canada, like all developed nations, needs immigration. We can debate the numbers but not the need. Even if we stopped immigration tomorrow, the need for more affordable housing wouldn't change.

This is Canada which never bas an original thought or its own causes seeing what's happening in GB and Mimicking!!

Everything has a limit. Canada is bringing so many Uber drivers

My friend left a corporate job and moved to Canada, only to find a job as a laborer in a bakery with a minimum wage.

10:00 Canada needs more people. A golden thought indeed. so why don't you create the right conditions for that to happen for Canadians already here? the ones in their 20s and 30s. so they can get decent jobs upon graduation, and shelter their little brood in affordable, hygienic, and safe housing around the corner from affordable daycare and maybe a doctor or two in close vicinity

What a contrast. The USA has an illegal migrant issue, and Canada has legal immigrant issues. Unlike the USA, where people are pouring into the country illegally, Canada has created its own problems by importing a lot more people legally than it can afford to accommodate in terms of housing and jobs. Canada could have done a much better job managing the influx of immigrants and international students.\n\nThe Canadian government, colleges, landlords, and business owners are the winners. The government and colleges collect billions in taxes and fees, and landlords collect millions through inflated rent. Business owners get a lot of cheap labor and sell those LMIs for $50k—$60k each.\n\nThe losers are Canadian citizens. Whose quality of life and livelihoods are in jeopardy.

There was a Simpson episode in which terrorists immigrants crossed the border from Canada, and blew shit up in NY. Won't surprise me if the elite are seeking to execute another attack. This is outrageous.

Canada has become a third world country thanks to our government.

I've lived in 8 different communities in 3 different provinces and Toronto is the only place I've been asked what country am I from. I even had someone get angry when I said Canada.

Get rid of the Canadian government and hire the government of the BAHAMAS ?? TO RULE CANADA ? or how about the government of BRAMAICA ??

Biggest takeaways;\nLeyland doesn’t even live in Canada anymore, reporting on something he’s not affected by.\n60+% say we need to slow it down, no matter what side politically you’re one common sense wins every time.

The Ethan Duggan arguments could easily be the arguments of the aboriginal people that lived in Canada before his ancestors come to grab their lands.

Give Trudeau another term & he'll turn Canada into khalistan