ANALYSIS: Could Immigration Feature Prominently in Next Election? Minister Miller Thinks So

It wasn’t long ago that discussing the topic of immigration was politically taboo, but it could feature prominently the next time Canadians go to the polls, according to the man in charge of overseeing the matter in Ottawa. Immigration Minister Marc Miller told Reuters this week he sees immigration as becoming “a top issue, if not the top issue, in the next election.” “I’m not naive enough to think Canada is immune to the waves of anti-immigrant sentiment,” he said, adding Canadians want an immigration system that “has a lot of welcoming aspects we’ve been proud of, but it’s got to make sense.”...