We as a country are WAY too liberal. We've become the "nice guys up north who say yes to everything", and it has let a lot of people take advantage of us. In Canada, say yes or Jane Thornthwaite will call you a racist!
Also, let's talk military spending. Why is it so low? Doesn't it bother anybody that Canada's military is too small to scare anyone?
We need to cut way back on our immigration levels. 250,000 a year. That's 684 per day. We cannot possibly need that many when there are over 3 million Canadians out of work. Immigration costs us enough money as it is. Yes, I understand Canada has a low birth rate. I understand that skilled jobs can go unfilled. So, why not make the cost of living more affordable? This would encourage Canadians to have more children, and if employers were more willing to train their staff, they could gain the skills they need to fill the jobs. On top of that, we've got teenagers across the country who can't even get a job at McDonald's because a non-Canadian got there first. If that's not sick, I don't know what is.
And speaking of our immigration numbers, why do refugees make up nearly 20% of it? It's patently ridiculous. You're bringing in somebody's grandma not to work, not to become Canadian, not to learn either of our official languages, and not to contribute to anything useful. If we're lucky, he/she will sit around the house all day watching TV and collect some welfare they never earned. Why is this allowed to happen? See the first part of my article. And this one, for that matter:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/canada-politics/refugee-claimants-still-collecting-welfare-even-being-deported-185558868.html
What do you think?
