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2005-09-25 Great White North

Canada to Throw Open Doors to Immigration

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Posted by lotp 2005-09-25 11:06|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 In a bid to counteract Canada's declining birthrate and aging population, the federal government is looking at a dramatic boost in immigration â up to 100,000 additional newcomers each year.

If they were really serious about this, all they have to do is advertise in U.S. Blue Counties. Free Medical Care! Socialism! Peace! Molson!

Posted by Hupairong Omoling4672 2005-09-25 11:44|| 2005-09-25 11:44|| Front Page Top

#2 In a nutshell, when the government provides cradle to grave programs and tries to plan and control every aspect of life, a sense of hopelessness, of ennui, sets in and people lose hope for the future. Without hope, people don't have children. What's the point? If Canadians wanted to fix the problem, disestablish the their government and apply, as provinces, for statehood in the US. American freedom would liberate their economy, provide their people with faith in the future, and encourage men to be men, women to be women, and the species to propagate.

Posted by RWV 2005-09-25 12:46|| 2005-09-25 12:46|| Front Page Top

#3 But they don't WANT to fix the underlying problem. They just want people to come work so they themselves can retire in comfort.

Posted by Omerens Omaigum2983 2005-09-25 13:00|| 2005-09-25 13:00|| Front Page Top

#4 CIA Factbook: Rank Order - Total fertility rate
Canada: 1.61 children born/woman (2005 est.).

Pretty sad. From the above list, of the developed nations, only Israel (2.44) and the US (2.08) are at replacement levels. As for Israel, I don't know the Jewish(80%)-Muslim breakdown, but the Jewish birthrate is at least at replacement levels.

Posted by ed 2005-09-25 13:17|| 2005-09-25 13:17|| Front Page Top

#5 How about a couple million Paleos?

Posted by gromgoru 2005-09-25 13:18|| 2005-09-25 13:18|| Front Page Top

#6 What is surprising is that Iran's fertility is at 1.82. If correct, what a huge crash from their exploding birthrate from the Khomenei era.

Posted by ed 2005-09-25 13:20|| 2005-09-25 13:20|| Front Page Top

#7 Hey, instead of trying to send all those illeagal aliens from the South back, let's just send them farther north!!

This solves problems in all 3 of the NAFTA countries, and Canada doesn't have to rely on treasonus jihadi labor.

Sounds like Win, Win, Win to me.

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2005-09-25 13:35|| 2005-09-25 13:35|| Front Page Top

#8 RWV---distablish the govt and the provinces can apply for statehood...We'll take the Yukon, but who will take Quebec?

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-09-25 14:11|| 2005-09-25 14:11|| Front Page Top

#9 but who will take Quebec?

When my darling Quebecois mother-in-law moved to the U.S., she thought the high school French course would be an easy A (100% for those of you on a different system). She was shocked when the teacher gave her a failing grade because her French was "funny." And France puts subtitles in the movies that come from Canada -- so I don't think France will want them.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-09-25 14:59|| 2005-09-25 14:59|| Front Page Top

#10 A rude French teacher... who'da thunk it?

Posted by .com 2005-09-25 15:07|| 2005-09-25 15:07|| Front Page Top

#11 Quebecois is rather different from standard French .... has been for decades.

I say let Quebec try to be a country all its own. Should be a good opportunity for reality feedback.

Posted by Omerens Omaigum2983 2005-09-25 15:11|| 2005-09-25 15:11|| Front Page Top

#12 The interesting thing is that Ottawa is actually participating in immigration policy. I was grumbling to Canadian friends about Quebec setting its own immigration policy, with predictable results. The reply"theres nothing different about Quebec. All the Provinces control their own immigration policy. If you want to come to Canada, you dont talk to Ottawa, you target a Provincial Government and apply to them"

Posted by Grunter 2005-09-25 15:16|| 2005-09-25 15:16|| Front Page Top

#13 But, but, who would they feel superior to, then, OO? They need "little people" to look down upon, instruct, abuse, to be complete. Oh, I get it - they could import a shitload of PakiWakis and become like the Sunni Gulf "states". Only without the oil 'n stuff.

Posted by .com 2005-09-25 15:16|| 2005-09-25 15:16|| Front Page Top

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