>And by the fall of 2024, an Angus Reid poll found that more than one in five Canadians said that formerly boring, bland, benign immigration was one of the top issues facing the country. Like so much else, this was unprecedented. Two years earlier, the figure had been just 5 per cent.
I have seen people wondering exactly why/how popular sentiments have turned around in Canada with respect to immigration – which was previously (by some margin) the world’s most welcoming country to newcomers.
This article provides a good breakdown on what actions the Canadian government took and how this provoked distrust amongst the public.
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>And by the fall of 2024, an Angus Reid poll found that more than one in five Canadians said that formerly boring, bland, benign immigration was one of the top issues facing the country. Like so much else, this was unprecedented. Two years earlier, the figure had been just 5 per cent.
I have seen people wondering exactly why/how popular sentiments have turned around in Canada with respect to immigration – which was previously (by some margin) the world’s most welcoming country to newcomers.
This article provides a good breakdown on what actions the Canadian government took and how this provoked distrust amongst the public.
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Paywall. Also didn’t globeandmail run an oped just the other day asking for end of birthright citizenship?