The Bernier effect?

[the big wheel]

Figured this would happen. Trouble is many agree with him. But you won't get what he wants with a victory for
Andrew so now what? Sacrifice another 4 years???? Really threw a wrench into winning for the conservatives now.
Power hungry people destroy partiesamd that's what they want so that they get in next time.

[SASKFARMER3]

Yes I agree

Settle your differences behind closed doors.

**** your giving shit head a edge.

38 vs 35

We had the asshole with his man handling it the French grama who he called non Canadian and a racist.

[bucket]

Had the media focused on the questions she was asking as opposed to who she was ....Trudeau would have had a tougher time....

But since the media wants to label her a radical or a racist ....Trudeau gets a free pass on this...

The question was a fair one and I think a lot of canadians are asking it...

Maxime Bernier might not be toeing the party lines but at least he has the right to talk freely....something I think is still important in this country before we lose our identity to the policies of the trudeau liberals.

[agstar77]

And then there are the Robocalls! Seems the cons can't help stepping in Doo Doo.

[chuckChuck]

Its going to be interesting to see if Scheer can keep a lid on the intolerant anti immigrant side of his party?

There are so many recent immigrants and descendants in Canada it is going to be hard to win without them.

This country is so diverse and dependent on immigration for economic growth that I don't see any chance a hard right anti immigrant party will ever do well in Canada.

[jazz]

This country is so diverse and dependent on immigration for economic growth that I don't see any chance a hard right anti immigrant party will ever do well in Canada.

Except the a lot of immigrants are coming from conservative backward cultures still living like its 2000 yrs ago.

Did you see any visible immigrants at all in the pride parades? Exactly.

[Taiga]

This country is so diverse and dependent on immigration for economic growth that I don't see any chance a hard right anti immigrant party will ever do well in Canada.

Can you elaborate on why you believe this to be true? Honest question. I have seen this statement before but in my experience I have yet to see this to be true, and I work in a broad spectrum of industries.

[macdon02]

Its going to be interesting to see if Scheer can keep a lid on the intolerant anti immigrant side of his party?

There are so many recent immigrants and descendants in Canada it is going to be hard to win without them.

This country is so diverse and dependent on immigration for economic growth that I don't see any chance a hard right anti immigrant party will ever do well in Canada.

I don't think it would be very hard to get the support of legal landed immigrants to put an end to the illegal crossers. This policy is spitting is their face for going through due process......why do we have a legal process if we are letting everyone in? This'll be huge in the Quebec election.

[RWT101]

'Its going to be interesting to see if Scheer can keep a lid on the intolerant anti immigrant side of his party?"

Let me rephrase that you.

Its going to be interesting to see if Buttshead can keep a lid on the intolerant, anti-Canadian side of his Liberal leader?"

LOL

[chuckChuck]

Can you elaborate on why you believe this to be true? Honest question. I have seen this statement before but in my experience I have yet to see this to be true, and I work in a broad spectrum of industries.

https://www.conferenceboard.ca/press/newsrelease/2018/05/15/imagining-canada-s-economy-without-immigration?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

Imagining Canada’s Economy Without Immigration

Ottawa, May 15, 2018—If Canada were to shut its doors to immigrants completely, its labour force and economic growth would shrink significantly. A new report by The Conference Board of Canada estimates that economic growth would slow from a trend rate of 1.9 per cent to an average of 1.3 per cent annually.

“While it is unlikely that Canada would stop immigration completely, building this scenario helps us better understand the contributions of newcomers to Canada’s economy,” said Kareem El-Assal, Senior Research Associate, Immigration, The Conference Board of Canada. “If it stopped immigration, Canada would experience a shrinking labour force, weak economic growth, and greater challenges funding social services such as health care.”
Highlights

By 2034, immigration will account for 100 per cent of population growth as the number of deaths in Canada is expected to exceed births.
Canada’s potential economic growth would slow from 1.9 per cent to an average of 1.3 per cent annually without immigration.
In a no-immigration world, 26.9 per cent of the population would be 65 and over by 2040.

The economy has grown in real terms by about 2.2 per cent annually over the past five years. The combination of Canada’s aging population and low birth rate is hindering labour force and economic growth. In the decades to come, real GDP growth is expected to average 1.9 per cent assuming Canada continues to gradually increase its inflow of newcomers. However, if Canada does not welcome any immigrants over the next 20 years, Canada’s economic growth would slow to an average 1.3 per cent annually.

Economic impact of no immigration vs more immigration

The report, Canada 2040: No Immigration vs. More Immigration, shows that in a no-immigration world, Canada’s population would age more rapidly. By 2040, 26.9 per cent of the population would be 65 and over, compared with 22.4 per cent if Canada gradually increases its immigration levels. Meanwhile the ratio of workers to retirees would drop from 3.6 to 2.0.

Under this scenario, paying for social services such as health care, which becomes more expensive as the population ages, would be even more difficult for Canada. Governments across Canada would likely need to increase taxes to compensate for the declining number of workers. Additionally, with a shrinking labour force, modest domestic demand, and the prospects of fiscal pressures and tax hikes, firms would likely forego operations in Canada, resulting in lower levels of business investment.

To help offset the negative economic and fiscal impacts of a shrinking labour force in a no-immigration world, Canada would need to increase productivity through technological advancement to substitute workers. However, even with optimistic productivity assumptions, replicating the potential output Canada could achieve through positive labour force growth would require significant increases in both public and private investments—a situation that is unlikely in a low economic growth and potentially higher tax environment.

Currently, immigration accounts for 71 per cent of Canada’s population growth and has accounted for as much as 90 per cent of labour force growth in recent years. By 2034, the number of deaths in Canada is anticipated to exceed births and immigration is expected to account for 100 per cent of population growth. Boosting immigration to 1 per cent of Canada’s population (about 400,000 immigrants per year) by the early 2030s—up from 290,000 in 2017—would help to keep Canada’s population, labour force, and economy growing at a modest rate.

The Conference Board of Canada is hosting the Canadian Immigration Summit 2018 on May 30-31 in Ottawa to explore how to strengthen Canada’s immigration system.

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