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Immigrant is not the problem, everybody is an immigrant.\nImmigrants from 3rd world, only? Is the problem!

This is a world wide problem. Singaporeans are suffering as well.

They bring their problems to your country

I don't find there is any political will to fix the issue. Landlords in ontario should not rent out their properties until the govt fixes the problem..

So sick of these kind of people.. they are the problem with the system! Do they not realize they will have to pay this man in rent owing in the End!? Just pay your Rent!

And the government will raise taxes on the middle class to pay for the housing problem. Always the same, steal from peter to pay paul. Put the brakes on liberals

The problem is this generation that comes don't want hard dirty jobs. They just want to work at Timmies

Never had these problems back in the day.

Private banks, Monopoly, politicians who put foreign interests first and no government oversight caused all of our problems, and immigration just made it worse.. why are people blaming immigrants who were lied to about Canada for cheap labour and not our useless politicians? Someone please make it make sense

Look, the challenging housing market is not this man's problem to fix. He rented his home out, they agreed on terms, she violated them repeatedly. What do you want from him, hes a charity?? He's just a man with a home. He shouldnt be demonized. Anybody can do the same if they want to. This is the simplest concept in society. You dont pay, you leave. I dont know what people are going on about saying he should know the risks, like he's a fool.

I personally don't believe foreign citizens should own real estate when we have a housing problem. Renting shouldn't be a life long dream but ownership of a home is.

I've got behind on my rent in the past. \nI lived out my last month's rent. \nI'm sorry to the landlord I couldn't pay $2,400 in 2 months. \nBut I left so I gave them no further aggravation and problems so we could all move on. \nI put myself on the street and lost everything. \nEventually I got back on my feet got my own place. \nNot keeping these good landlords supporting me. \nI love this man he sounds like a good man good luck sir you're the kind of immigrants we need in this country to have full-time citizenship you work so hard to get where you are today❤

Disingenuous journalism.\n\nAnti-immigration is a binary term, and you’re using it to characterize anyone who is critical of a terribly implemented set of immigration policies that are resulting in bad outcomes for both the new immigrants and current citizens.\n\nSure, the issue isn’t with immigration… the lack of infrastructure and services and housing is the problem. This doesn’t mean reduction of immigration numbers isn’t a part of the solution. It’s common sense that if I only have enough food and space for 8 people then I’m not inviting 20 to my party…. The issue isn’t with get-togethers the solution is to only invite 8 until I can accommodate 20. \n\nSo stop being dense about this.

Easy answer: we have housing- we dont have AFFORDABLE housing... blaming the housing crisis on migrants instead of taking responsibility for their failures as politicians who have not kept up on infrastructure and then baiting us against each other so we dont blame the actual problem. Banks raise the cost of mortgages, which in turn raises rentals. This is not the fault of ppl who have had no say in our systems as they just got here, they didnt choose when they're approved to come n work n live in Canada.

immigration is not the problem. the NIMBY mentality of canadians is the problem. canadians want the benefit of immigrants but wont spend to improve housing , infrastructure and all is the reason why we are angry

Enough, hardship doesn't qualify as refugee. People need to water their own grass rather than go to someone else's that then becomes ruined with their problems

Only in Canada? The problem of immigration is everywhere in the Western world, and the anti-immigration sentiment is just a normal and healthy reaction. \nThis massive immigration influx pushes the increase in prices of housing to mad levels, and it's just a matter of time that the entire population realises about it.\nHere in Spain it is already unsustainable, crazy prices, no rent units available. So I guess only anti-immigration political parties will win the elections from now on. And it will be fair.

Thanks to Doug Ford there is more investors than landlord, the difference is both is using the system to cash in, investors people who is having more than one property is using the system Ford implemented to have tenants pay their mortgage while people are struggling. investors is greed is causing the problem giving tenants a bad name

People from India go to Canada because its too crowded here and not enough opportunities, now there are too many Indian in Canada as well and its the same problem. LOL

Australia has the same problem. You can’t bring more people than you can accommodate with infrastructure. \n\nThat said, the nationalist rhetoric that is spearheading this narrative is ?

Yep a disaster with no hope in sight. And if the mortgage doesn’t get paid the bank says no problem right.

Why would the city help landlords? If the tenant goes homeless, it becomes the city's problem.

Trudeau and the ignorant people who vote for his lies and his NDP coalition have failed Canada. A whole generation of young people will have to give up on the dream to own a home thanks to the choices of voters for the past 9 years. They realize now what they have done to their country and of course think its someone else's problem. Liberal rule under Paul Martin was not like this, neither under Conservative management of Harper who carried us through the 2008 collapse. Trudeau and those sick minded supporters have wrecked all that hard work well into the future.

For the people supporting the tenant the landlords should stop long term renting altogether. Either Airbnb or sell. There will be reduced rental supply and you can count on government to solve the housing problem.

Immigration is not the root cause of homelessness, but cutting immigration is definitely a necessary first step in solving the problem.

Canada will have multiple problems in the coming decade due to worst immigrants and refugees entering in Canada. Certain ethnicities don’t even appreciate the values of this country

China - B@slim vs Atheist\nEurope - Christian vs B@slim\nUSA- Christian vs B@slim\nIsrael - B@slim vs B@slim\nIndia- B@slim vs Hindus \nPeaceful country - B@slim vs b@slim \nIn a world there is only one problem

Problem named: Justin Trudeau. And people blame immigration ?

Since all drugs become Legal , immigrants are the problem.

This is the result of the policies of the colonialist and exploiting countries, which destroy weak countries and simple people, then they are forced to migrate to your own countries due to the circumstances, and a problem arises.

Migration is not the problem. The problem is those military age men with those fancy degrees who are cowards and run away instead of building their country and make it strong, they rather get everything for free from Europe who also refuse to adapt to new culture and follow the law of the land and want Europeans to submit to them. Europe needs to send them to prison. Rather take good people who will benefit Europe with culture and knowledge.

This is occurring on purpose. New World Order is all about dissolving nation states. The UN is shipping hundreds of thousands of African and Middle Easterners to small US towns. Who provides for their living costs??? The Southern border is only the obvious part of the problem.

This is the problem, when native canadians have concerns they are racist and far right. Imagine have someone come to your home and make things hard for you.

Look weak act weak talk weak and no action gets you what we have now need a president that stands strong and backs up with action threats and if your trying to come to the USA and are breaking the law and not respecting the border your a threat no matter your reason enter the right way or be treated as a threat and to all party's of government get your heads out of our wallets and do your jobs or soon when it spills on your lawns it will be to late to fix what you feel is so not important or a problem know one need die to get the job done but many may because the choices you made so know the facts do your job do it with love for all mankind but most importantly the people of the USA

Why aren’t they safe in Lebanon? Or Jordan? Or Turkey? Or Egypt? Or Saudi Arabia? Or Iran? Why do the Syrians have to come to Europe? They’re not our problem

We need to help stop problems in their countries. Not ship them over and cause social / infrastructure issues. Asylum must only be temporary.\n\nWe lose if we do nothing.

The problem is that people don’t understand that Canada is a federation. There needs to be coordination between the federal government and the provinces. Canada lets people in, provinces provide the services. Canada doesn’t build housing, provinces and municipalities do. Canada doesn’t build schools. Canada doesn’t build hospitals. This is a federation and until people understand the country they live in, they will never solve all the challenges ahead. Just like Quebec, all provinces should negotiate with the federal government to provide immigration permits according to their needs. The more Ottawa centralises everything, the bigger the problem will become.

Don't want immigrants? then stop supporting policies that destabilizes other countries. More destabilization leads to more immigrants. You can complain about it when you support policies that created the problem.

When my son and his friends come home from university and can't find a summer job, we've got a problem. Especially when those potential jobs are being taken by non-Canadian students who've been here sometimes less than year.

I heard most of families in Canada only have one or two children. They need immigrants to keep their way of living and us immigrants bring family members, friends, family. decisions are made to stay and this is a problem we have

Just stop visas from one country. Half problems are gone

The Middle East problems aren't Europe's problem. It isn't Europe's Fault that people are homeless in war-torn countries. I wish all countries had the same immigration policy as Poland.

Seems like South America and Central America should be stepping up here… why is it North America’s problem that you don’t want to stay in your country or immigrate legally?

Send them all to the steps of every political person who wanted this. Let these people be their problem so maybe they will actually do something about it.

They do this so we fight with each other- Keep your eyes on the politicians, they are the real problem.

There are tons of work in Canada. The problem is the jobs are undesirable and remote. Like the NWT or the arctic

Actually Canada has never had an over population problem until now. The real question is why is Canada encouraging over population. A million immigrants a year is unsustainable. Everyone knows it.

We don’t want your problems

Similar issues here in the US, only ours are pouring in over the southern border with Mexico. Hardly any speak English nor have any real interest to, as well as no interest in assimilation. They live in their own little communities surround by their own kind, 90% being illegal as hell. We have immigrant problems of the less legal type here. They just come on over. Parasites upon our welfare system, the left takes advantage of them as future D voters & to bulk up their delegates which are based on population. Look at the sanctuary cities. Overrun with crime. But when we ship them to marthas vineyard or nyc or dc, where these wealthy leftists reaide, then oh no suddenly theres a problem ? they dont want them in their own cities their own back yards. F'ing hypocrites. It really does give evidence to the great replacement theory. Look it up if you don't already know. Theres a very real reason for all this happening the way it is.

the thumbnail isn’t who the problem is .. ?