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If you are uneducated and want to relocate to Canada 🇨🇦 please don’t come here. The people of Canada are fatigued with low education immigrants. We need the job’s uneducated immigrant fill to employ our …
If you are uneducated and want to relocate to Canada 🇨🇦 please don’t come here. The people of Canada are fatigued with low education immigrants. We need the job’s uneducated immigrant fill to employ our citizen students do they can get a foot in door.
Criticizes immigration policy regarding education levels and expresses concern about labor market impacts.
T.614-p4g Feb 12, 2026
The US is isolating itself from the world. It is indeed the strongest and the richest country. But the decisions, the current admin has made will damage the United States. Specifically the people of the …
The US is isolating itself from the world. It is indeed the strongest and the richest country. But the decisions, the current admin has made will damage the United States. Specifically the people of the estates with or without knowing, they will pay for the cost caused by the wrong decision made by MAGA. This is really sad to see how they divide themselves and the world. Only a few of idiots has gotten so much power to harm normal people who are only interested in living a peace and happy life with loved ones or their own family but now their suffer just started.
Criticizes US administration decisions and their harmful consequences while appealing to shared human values of peace and family welfare.
@FCCEO Mar 4, 2025
Why the fuck did we tariff Canada?
Why the fuck did we tariff Canada?
Expresses frustration with tariff policy as a government decision, though phrased as a rhetorical question rather than detailed analysis.
@TheeAllGameShootist Mar 4, 2025
What an amazing display of racial profiling!!
What an amazing display of racial profiling!!
Criticizes government practices (racial profiling) as unjust policy implementation.
jackreacher1132 Feb 12, 2026
What a piece of shit. Stop mutilating children! Make drugs against the law again! Pay reparations to the people who were arrested or had their bank accounts seized because they wouldn’t take the jab or …
What a piece of shit. Stop mutilating children! Make drugs against the law again! Pay reparations to the people who were arrested or had their bank accounts seized because they wouldn’t take the jab or spoke out against the Canadian government. He is a talking head and a tyrant, Trudeau is no different than Hitler!!!
Combines harsh criticism of government policies (drug laws, vaccine mandates, financial seizures) with inflammatory comparisons and demands for reparations.
@allenhicks6573 Mar 4, 2025
As expected, Trudeau does the dumbest thing possible.
As expected, Trudeau does the dumbest thing possible.
Direct criticism of Trudeau's decision-making and governance approach.
@DanMccarroll-vd1nj Mar 4, 2025
It's not the U.S. government that's doing this, Prime Minister Trudeau, but rather President Trump and his cronies. This tariff war wasn't voted on by Congress or the American people.
It's not the U.S. government that's doing this, Prime Minister Trudeau, but rather President Trump and his cronies. This tariff war wasn't voted on by Congress or the American people.
Analysis distinguishing Trump's personal actions from broader US government/congressional authority regarding tariffs.
@RJW_3278 Mar 4, 2025
I don't advocate for human rights violations and false prom, but still timmigration needs to be reduced
I don't advocate for human rights violations and false prom, but still timmigration needs to be reduced
Commenter critiques immigration policy as needing reduction while invoking human rights concerns, blending policy analysis with ethical framing.
thegreatnormad3424 Feb 12, 2026
Unlike other countries, Canada is honest about the saturation that is happening over the time. They are objective about it. If citizens feel insecure about their future, it is time for them to halt immigration …
Unlike other countries, Canada is honest about the saturation that is happening over the time. They are objective about it. If citizens feel insecure about their future, it is time for them to halt immigration for some time. AI Coming, people are loosing jobs. Rents are increasing etc.
Analyzes immigration policy through concerns about infrastructure capacity, job displacement, and housing costs, grounded in economic and practical reasoning.
vb9950 Feb 12, 2026
There is NO divide. Canadians overwhelmingly want less immigration. Only the business elite wants massive levels of immigration because they want cheap foreign labour.
There is NO divide. Canadians overwhelmingly want less immigration. Only the business elite wants massive levels of immigration because they want cheap foreign labour.
Claims public opinion opposes high immigration while attributing the policy to elite business interests seeking cheap labor.
johnfox901 Feb 12, 2026
Lets hope the grandfather clause goes through. I'm all for restricting immigration, but lets not kick everyone out and ruin their lives.
Lets hope the grandfather clause goes through. I'm all for restricting immigration, but lets not kick everyone out and ruin their lives.
Supports immigration restriction while advocating for humane treatment of existing immigrants, balancing policy and ethical concerns.
ceridangauv3955 Feb 11, 2026
People want reduced numbers but dealing with existing temporary workers needs a just solution . Canada lacks the space. Two thirds of the population live within 62 miles of the US border! You go little …
People want reduced numbers but dealing with existing temporary workers needs a just solution . Canada lacks the space. Two thirds of the population live within 62 miles of the US border! You go little north and life will be miserable and unbearable. —- PM Carney is a rational man. The numbers need to be managed. New entrants specially reduced, but I don’t know about those in the country already. It’s like they got hoodwinked.
Analyzes immigration policy implementation, geographic constraints, and the need for managed solutions while acknowledging the plight of existing temporary workers.
hus390 Feb 11, 2026
Canada should fix the border problem which has caused the fentanyl problem in USA.
Canada should fix the border problem which has caused the fentanyl problem in USA.
Critiques Canadian border policy as causing downstream problems (fentanyl crisis in USA).
@killingtime5795 Mar 4, 2025
Immigration is great when it's done the right way...We we have now is the BAD WAY.
Immigration is great when it's done the right way...We we have now is the BAD WAY.
Argues that while immigration itself is acceptable, the current implementation method is problematic, critiquing how policy is being executed.
SylvainGibson Feb 11, 2026
Blaming the USA for what, exactly? It’s unfortunate that Canadian consumers are affected by trade restrictions, such as when Canada bans U.S. wines and liquors. Why ban it in the first place? Interestingly, even within …
Blaming the USA for what, exactly? It’s unfortunate that Canadian consumers are affected by trade restrictions, such as when Canada bans U.S. wines and liquors. Why ban it in the first place? Interestingly, even within Canada, Eastern provinces don’t have access to wines from British Columbia, what a shame. Shouldn’t we be working towards more open trade within our own country as well?
Questions trade policy decisions and advocates for more open trade within Canada; analytical critique of government regulations.
@andrewmajor6447 Mar 4, 2025
Very straightforward condemnation against the Trump administration on these tariffs. Trump is looking for trouble at the expense of the citizens without thinking about the welfare of the people. Trump wants to bankrupt Canada because …
Very straightforward condemnation against the Trump administration on these tariffs. Trump is looking for trouble at the expense of the citizens without thinking about the welfare of the people. Trump wants to bankrupt Canada because it has ample resources and Trump wants Canada to be the 51st state. It is quite impossible to bankrupt Canada because it can always expand its international trade to other countries, like Europe, etc. Do not tolerate the bully. Salute to Trudeau for being honest to confirm that there are no winners in this stupidity.
Criticizes Trump's tariff policy while praising Trudeau's response, with appeals to fairness and citizen welfare.
@TiciaDeLeon Mar 4, 2025
Didn’t this guy stepped down as the Prime Minister of Canada and then like refused to hold elections and continue to maintain his position even though he had said he didn’t want to do the …
Didn’t this guy stepped down as the Prime Minister of Canada and then like refused to hold elections and continue to maintain his position even though he had said he didn’t want to do the job anymore. I can’t listen to Trudeau about
Criticism of the Prime Minister's decision to remain in office despite stating he didn't want the job, framed as a policy/leadership critique with an incomplete question.
@TheFarinsqarin Mar 4, 2025
Yeah, the majority here in Ontario are happy that the government is getting it under control, and unfortunately, the method is not fair. The missing parts of the report are: 1) the government has increased …
Yeah, the majority here in Ontario are happy that the government is getting it under control, and unfortunately, the method is not fair. The missing parts of the report are: 1) the government has increased the number of permanent residency spots to convert temporary residents, but the increase is not proportionate. 2) The reason why we had an increase in temporary residents was because corporations (like Tim Horton's) lobbied the government to let in more temporary workers whom they can underpay and exploit, as the employees don't have as many rights. So now it is not surprising that they are lobbying against the changes.
Provides nuanced critique of government policy implementation, corporate lobbying, and the disproportionate conversion of temporary to permanent residents, with economic analysis of labor exploitation.
VLadAStar Feb 11, 2026
Who cares what Trudeau says he is a looser and has resigned so doesn't have a mandate to make such a speech.
Who cares what Trudeau says he is a looser and has resigned so doesn't have a mandate to make such a speech.
Dismisses Trudeau's authority and credibility based on his resignation, questioning the legitimacy of his statements.
@jacquespotgieter2700 Mar 4, 2025
JustinTrudeau has ruined our country and he couldn’t care less. An absolute narcissist to the max.
JustinTrudeau has ruined our country and he couldn’t care less. An absolute narcissist to the max.
Criticizes Prime Minister's governance and immigration policy impact on the country, with personal character attack.
garthvadr Feb 6, 2026
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