J Trudeau Promises to Extend Immigration for Family Class

[scribblet]

Looks like Justin Trudeau is now pandering to another group of people as he’s promising to ‘reform’ our family class immigration rules. How is he going to finance the $1.5 and $2 billion cost of their health care. (maybe from pot sales) Very effective ethno-politicking indeed. This contrasts Trudeau’s gushing defence of an expanded immigration system with his refusal to criticize David Suzuki, when the patron saint of Canadian leftism called for an effective end to immigration into Canada.

http://www.lfpress.com/2013/07/26/justin-trudeau-has-the-wrong-idea-on-immigration

If you need another example of how mindlessly sentimental Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is, how shallow and impulsive his policies are, how much his ideology is driven by platitudes and whim, consider his proposal to reform Canada’s immigration system.

Pandering to a crowd of Indo-Canadian voters in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey on Wednesday evening, Trudeau promised that were he to become prime minister, his Liberal government would reverse the Tory crackdown on “family class” immigration.

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[DogOnPorch]

Looks like Justin Trudeau is now pandering to another group of people as he’s promising to ‘reform’ our family class immigration rules. How is he going to finance the $1.5 and $2 billion cost of their health care. (maybe from pot sales) Very effective ethno-politicking indeed. This contrasts Trudeau’s gushing defence of an expanded immigration system with his refusal to criticize David Suzuki, when the patron saint of Canadian leftism called for an effective end to immigration into Canada.

http://www.lfpress.com/2013/07/26/justin-trudeau-has-the-wrong-idea-on-immigration

Our cities are bloated beasts that have zero hope of feeding themselves if/when a food crisis occurs in the south.

[Guest Derek L]

I remember reading about David Suzuki’s comments a couple of days ago, and the response by both the Government and Mr Trudeau are not surprising. Obviously both the Government and Trudeau are political actors and would never openly “offend” a large group of voters, but their individual actions (or proposed actions) should be a examined.

With the Conservatives, we’ve slightly tightened the rules on allowing new immigrants to sponsor their elderly family members, versus Trudeau’s stance which is akin to making a large economic drain for Canadian taxpayers by bringing in new elderly Canadians. Trudeau see’s a potential political advantage from a constituency that left the Big Red Machine, and he took it, devoid of consequences.

None the less, we won’t hear an honest opinion on this issue from either party (or the NDP and Greens) like we did from Mr Suzuki……..Not sure I agree with Suzuki fully, but he does make some good points.

[Smallc]

This seems like a really stupid idea economically.

[DogOnPorch]

This seems like a really stupid idea economically.

The world loves a free deal.

[August1991]

J Trudeau? Well, what does T Mulcair have to say?

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Trudeau Jnr is appealing to the poor immigrant urban vote - a vote that will never go Tory. IOW, the federal Liberals and NDP will fight among themselves for voters. Depending on perspective, it's called a split vote - or "divide and conquer".

[Rich immigrants in the suburbs have no problem meeting the requirements of the super visa.]

Edited July 28, 2013 by August1991

[Sandy MacNab]

No matter what JT's reason, it is a bad idea and I'm sure most tax-paying immigrants as well as the other over-taxed know it. Just another example of poorly thought out policy.

[Moonlight Graham]

That Sun News article in the OP quotes Trudeau:

Speaking in Surrey, he said, “Liberals understand how we bring over parents and grandparents is how we build strong communities and a stronger Canada.” He accused the Tories of looking at immigrants “as workers in the narrowest way. Liberals understand new Canadians are nation builders, not just units of production. I’m committed to reversing ... improving and opening the immigration system.”

Given I don't really trust the partisan hacks at Sun News for reliable non-spin news, I want to know what Trudeau said after the "..." in the above bold sentence. "Reversing" what?

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I don't trust the partisan hacks at the Star either but as far as I can tell they didn't even report on it. It's likely a pause, nothing else.

[PIK]

That Sun News article in the OP quotes Trudeau:

Given I don't really trust the partisan hacks at Sun News for reliable non-spin news, I want to know what Trudeau said after the "..." in the above bold sentence. "Reversing" what?

You should watch and read the sun more often. They do really rip both sides and have been a lot better news services then the rest. The only reason you and others don't like it because they also report what the others will not. That is why justin is so scared of sun news reporters.

[Smallc]

You should watch and read the sun more often. They do really rip both sides and have been a lot better news services then the rest.

I stopped watching them, because their journalistic standards seem to be far below that of other media outlets. Their headlines are more sensationalized, and their coverage is far more biased. They have so many pompous right wing windbags openly working for them that it would be impossible for it to be any other way.

[PIK]

I stopped watching them, because their journalistic standards seem to be far below that of other media outlets. Their headlines are more sensationalized, and their coverage is far more biased. They have so many pompous right wing windbags openly working for them that it would be impossible for it to be any other way.

That is total BS, so show us how they are so much worse them the rest especially the star.They speak more truth then any of them, maybe that is why you don't like them.

[Smallc]

That is total BS, so show us how they are so much worse them the rest especially the star.They speak more truth then any of them, maybe that is why you don't like them.

The Toronto Star is the largest circulation newspaper in Canada...but I'm not going to defend them. The National Post, The Globe and Mail, CTV...all much better.

[Argus]

Trudeau Jnr is appealing to the poor immigrant urban vote -

That we HAVE enough poor immigrants to be worthy of proposing changes to government policy just to court them is a testament to how poorly our immigration system has performed over the past quarter century.

[Moonlight Graham]

I stopped watching them, because their journalistic standards seem to be far below that of other media outlets. Their headlines are more sensationalized, and their coverage is far more biased. They have so many pompous right wing windbags openly working for them that it would be impossible for it to be any other way.

Exactly, thank you. I don't like The Star either btw. Too much slant towards any ideology is bad for news journalism. Editorials are fine, but keep the editorializing to the editorial columns. Editorializing what a paper covers in its regular news items and picking/choosing and framing what is being delivered on the front page as "objective news" is way over the line. One could argue "objective news" is impossible, but media should at least make their best attempt to be fair to competing views.

[scribblet]

I stopped watching them, because their journalistic standards seem to be far below that of other media outlets. Their headlines are more sensationalized, and their coverage is far more biased. They have so many pompous right wing windbags openly working for them that it would be impossible for it to be any other way.

I beg to differ. Considering the Star`s reporting the last couple of years or so, I`d say their journalist standards are sorely lacking.

[cybercoma]

I don't trust the partisan hacks at the Star either but as far as I can tell they didn't even report on it. It's likely a pause, nothing else.

Then it's grammatically incorrect, since ellipses are not used to denote pauses.

[Smallc]

I beg to differ. Considering the Star`s reporting the last couple of years or so, I`d say their journalist standards are sorely lacking.

I wasn't defending the Star. I sure wasn't going to defend Sun News.

[Keepitsimple]

Then it's grammatically incorrect, since ellipses are not used to denote pauses.

Get used to the .... they are a replacement for the many "ers" and "uhs" that Trudeau needs to complete his sentences.

[Smallc]

You're all really afraid of him, aren't you?

[Guest Derek L]

You're all really afraid of him, aren't you?

Not the least.......Trudeau is a godsend for both the CPC and NDP......He just opens his mouth and out spring attack adds...

[Smallc]

I don't know about that. I think he might surprise everyone.

[dre]

I don't know about that. I think he might surprise everyone.

I think so too.

[hitops]

Well, that's a really dumb policy. At least it's something concrete however. So far 1 and 1.

[Argus]

You're all really afraid of him, aren't you?

I'm afraid he could do to Canada what Dalton McGuinty did to Ontario.