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As an immigrant, I believe that the rate of immigration should be slowed down. There are currently insufficient homes, jobs, and healthcare services. The situation has become particularly dire for new immigrants after the pandemic, forcing many to live paycheck to paycheck without time to assimilate. Additionally, the imbalance in the number of immigrants from different countries can hinder assimilation. While I fully support diversity, it is essential that we come together as Canadians to build a unified community rather than creating isolated enclaves. Many immigrants arrive seeking opportunities but are often unaware of the realities of living here. The government needs to take responsibility for allowing this situation to develop and should do more to promote and uphold Canadian values. Also, the system cannot function effectively without proper checks and balances, as many people take advantage of it.

For decades, the real estate developers have argued that there’s not enough supply of housing. There is not enough supply. But why and what kind of supply do we need? Recently the mayor of Burnaby pointed out that he grew up in a co-op. I also live in a co-op, the federal government stop building these in the 1980s. The mayors argument was that the number of co-ops kept prices down and provided affordable, and very excellent housing. There’s something to this. None of the solutions the government has offered have done anything but make real estate, developers and foreign investors, and also domestic investors richer.what is needed is a massive co-op building program that starts tomorrow. Something in the trillion dollar range. This will provide excellent housing for all kinds of levels of income. But it won’t make developers really rich, or real estate investors.

They mention it in passing but fail to really hit the nail on the head in this video... The biggest issue is the lack of funding going into infrastructure and public housing. With limited resources causing rising costs, you either need to limit the number of people competing for resources or build more resources. We need immigrants in this country, especially with this huge aging population. This means we have to reinvest in public programs in a real way. The costs up front seem huge but the payoff is immeasurable, everyone's quality of life will go up.

Gotta change the building codes to allow alternative materials that are cheaper to bring the price down, change the codes to convert empty offices to residential

Its about both the deterioration of public services, AND the increase in immigration. Since the 90s we stopped building public housing. Since 2015 we've greatly increased the amount of immigration. Both have contributed to his mess, not just one or the other.

We are a country of immigrants. Bringing in millions of people at once isn't working. We are poor, homeless, and the economy is kept afloat because we've piled in new people. People need time to become Canadian and we need time to build the infrastructure.

why is no one talking about housing expansion policies but only people talking about slowing down immigrants, are we trying to build a country or not

The feds create the problem then expect the provinces and municipalities to miraculously build the infrastructure to solve it. But they then have to ask existing taxpayers to foot the bill ultimately.

Build 1 house bring in 1 immigrant.

Depending on the private sector for affordable housing is wishful thinking. Profit takes precedence over humanitarian concern, like in Vancouver, companies build luxury condo for would be Chinese buyers which has not materialized due to the poor chinese economy, and some are sitting empty.

Dear Americans. We have a political class that will do anything house prices high. Most notably we welcomed 1.3 million immigrants while only building 200k homes and creating 400k jobs. Our immigrants are being cheated and deceived. Our people and our new immigrants deserve better. Even many of our Canadian born citizens are looking to go south. So on behalf of my people, I am sorry for exporting our problems.

Western governments are to blame not the immigrants not building houses or upgrading infrastructure. While artificially creating higher gdp

Canada is huge, way not build more housing? Canada brings in employees and taxpayers but doesn't provide housing.

Build cities only for migrants around the world and provide them options to choose and stop over throwing their governments and creating 3 world !

Trudeau is evil..build a northern wall

These nationalist riots are going to build.

PURELY FOR MONEY AND GIMMEE FREE WESTERN LIFESTYLE......IF THEIR CIVILISATION DIDNT BUILD EVEN 5% EQUIVILENT TO WHITE WESTERN CHRISTIAN CIVILISATION.....THEN 100% NOT SUITABLE TO LIVE WITH US. ARREST RETURN IMMEDIATELY......100%. NO SOB STORIES....WE FOUGHT POVERTY, STARVATION, AND TYRANNY TO BUILD OUR SOCIETY.....LET THEM SPEND 100'S YEARS DOING THE SAME......!! ARREST, TRIAL AND LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR ALL REPRESENTATIVES AND CIVIL SERVANTS COMPLICIT IN THIS WESTERN GENOCIDE

Hurry and come we need more slavos. Last wave of immigrants got spoiled and think they american now. Ahh. A new generation of exploitables. Lets build on their sweat and make america great again! But dont hit em too hard. Last thing we need is a mexican martin luther.

I was born in Canada in the 80s. My parents are from India. So call me racist if it gets you off. My ass is browner than yours probably. \nMy parents, and my uncles and aunts who came here in the late 1970s had to work their asses off to prove they were worthy of even ENTERING Canada, let alone to live in the country. ALL of my older male relatives who came to Canada at that time had a PhD in a science related field or was a medical doctor. EVEN then, they had to go through years of re-training in Canadian schools in order to have a shot at PR. And they persevered and did it, and did well. \nNow, anyone and their dog is allowed in, and it's kind of an insult to all my relatives had to accomplish in order to build a life here. They had to earn doctorates and medical degrees TWICE (once in India and again in Canada).\nWell, that generation did well, and now we're the kids who are grateful and enjoying the sacrifice they put in. What will the kids of illiterate, minimum wage workers be like? Probably not so good.\nCanada's probably done. But does the average Canadian have any desire to do anything. Nope. They used to value hard work and ambition when I was growing up but Canadian culture has become lack of ambition, and entitlements just for existing. \nSo, at least I was raised with the idea of working to no end and sacrificing in order to accomplish something in life. Now, I have the resources to live where I like and do. Canada's just a place I visit now if I feel like it.\nThose of you who like to sit at Tim Horton's every weekend with your beer and weed every night complaining about how your employer should pay you more obesity privileges, enjoy being served by the migrants who WILL take over as you approach the counter in your government funded scooter. You all reaped what you sowed. Most Canadians WELCOMED socialism and their wish came true. Peace.

Trump tried to build that wall

BUILD THE WALL

Build walls around US cities. Give them nothing, let the problem sort itself out over probably a year, send in national guard to clean up the uhhhh... mess, profit.

So you need another Wall? Only 295 miles long.Get the illegal immigrants who are in detention to build it for you…If you can’t figure out good policies to correct this problem,we’ll send over ex Prime Minister John Howard from Australia…Anyone who come by boat never settled in Australia…no one…this policy put the Human Traffickers out of business…oh,and while he’s there,he can fix your gun problem…

Build a wall

We need to build a wall and secure our Northern border!

Are we gonna build a wall at Canada and make them pay for it?

Let me correct that for you. Maybe it's just the return of the thousands the US busses up and dumps within walking distance of the border so they can sneak across into Quebec. But here's the thing... we don't want 'em either. So like bad merchandise, we're returning them to you to deal with. Maybe we need to build a wall to protect our southern border too. ?

Yet Egypt build a bigger wall

We need to add this to orange mans campaign. Build a northern wall. Its pricey but we can always canada to pay for it

Build the WALL, north and south.

Did you know that your Social Security number is more than just a bunch of digits? It's actually your golden ticket to the NYSE! That's right, you’re an asset being traded among Wall Street wizards. It’s like being a celebrity, but without the fame, fortune, or fun.\n\nNow, let’s talk U.S. debt. Spoiler alert: it’s as repayable as your New Year’s resolutions. Thanks to our buddies at the IMF, America’s got a plan: increase the population. Big time. It's like playing SimCity, but instead of skyscrapers, we’re building up people.\n\nDon’t be fooled by politicians pretending to dislike immigrants. Both parties are secretly on the same team, and they’re playing the long game. One group stirs the pot, making immigrants the bad guys so they can be ostracized and exploited for cheaper labor. Plus, they provide free real estate to GEO Inc., the world’s largest prison industrial complex. Win-win, right?\n\nHere’s the kicker: immigrants are actually more valuable than your average citizen when you consider household debt versus production value. Corporations and government bigwigs are practically salivating over this. \n\nSo, what’s the endgame? Either we make a massive resource grab (cue dramatic war drums), or we pray for a miracle to pay back the debt. Until then, keep your Social Security number close—it’s your stock market claim to fame!

BUILD THE (CANADIAN) WALL!!! \nWho’s going to pay for it??!!?! CANADA!! ?\n\nHold on??? When did the “US SECURED OUR SOUTHERN BORDER”?????? \n??????\nWe live here and as far as we know, NOTHING HAS CHANGED!!

Time to build that northern wall.

Build the wall and keep those sneaky Canadians in their igloos

If you build it, they will come! TRUMP is our only option now!

Build that wall.

Why would they keep immigrants there in NY city instead of sending them to Alaska so they do something productive there? The USA should learn a bit more from Canada. I lived there and their immigration system was great because you could get a workplace from the industries that needed workers that couldn't find Canadian workers. Usually you could get a job that is heavy since most Canadians wouldn't like to work building houses or as welders or anything that is heavy-duty. And those job offers used to be located in the north provinces like prince Edward Island or newfoundland, etc etc... and become a permanent resident there in about a year or two. While in Ontario or BC you could get a PR in 5 to 10 years after graduating from college. Immigrants would go to Northern provinces for sure unless they have a big, huge, insulting budget to spend by living in the main cities like Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver or Calgary or Winnipeg.

Build the wall around the NY !

crazy how new yorkers keep voting in people who dont care about the actual citizens living there lmao. Wont open buildings for the homeless or homeless vets, but will gladly renovate it and give it to people who came here illegally :)

Trump is gonna build a whole new wall if he gets in. that's crazy, it's just a stroll into the border. Canada needs to help deal with this too. There's no way this isn't only effecting New York.

Can’t wait to see what the government does about this lmao, we gonna build a 5.5k mile long wall up north now? I know this is bad but honestly how poorly the country is handling this is objectively pretty funny

Build The Wall !!!!?

The elites are building bunkers. Perhaps they know something we don't.

I had no idea. The only way is to build walls and electrified fences on all our borders and have them manned.

You know Biden and kamala opened the boarders like this cause they knew Trump was gonna win and have to work of getting them all out and building the walls the government are some crooked criminals who don't care about their own people's well being

Someone should help them build houses in thier own countrys,construction machinary and tools are on sale in first world countrys.

Build your own country... cowards

Stop news from overposting crime.\nStart building more houses, like, waay more than you need, who cares about falling prices.\nLet them work a faily paid job,... ye know, let them contribute to your society,... in fact allow all people to work a fairly paid job.\n\nAnd there should be that much of a problem. And if it is, well, just start trying this first maybe?

Build the wall.

America is so caught up on the southern border because brown folks live down there. The Northern border is wide open though. Bet they won't build a wall up there. Wonder why ?