Anthony Furey: Poilievre Steps Into Immigration Numbers Debate

Published on January 16, 2024

Commentary Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is now stepping into the immigration numbers debate, with a proposal to tie the number of newcomers welcomed to Canada with the ability of housing and infrastructure to support them. It’s a conversation that needs to be had, because right now communities all across Canada are struggling to serve the needs of both their current population base and the needs of newcomers. “We need to make a link between the number of homes built and the number of people we invite as new Canadians,” Poilievre said Jan. 12 at a news conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Poilieivre’s vision, he explained, is to “get back to an approach of immigration that invites a number of people that we can house, employ, and care for in our health-care system.”...

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