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Policy Critique
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Canada's immigration system has lowered the bar big time. What happened to their mandate after '67 that was supposed to be focused on permitting entry to only skilled immigrants? Now, they're letting any immigrant with …
Canada's immigration system has lowered the bar big time. What happened to their mandate after '67 that was supposed to be focused on permitting entry to only skilled immigrants? Now, they're letting any immigrant with a pulse come in. As a result, rents and housing prices have skyrocketed, and now the average Canadian can no longer afford to buy a home. Of course, it doesn't help that the government got out of the homebuilding business decades ago; big mistake. Our government has done this country a huge disservice.
Analyzes immigration policy changes and connects them to housing affordability crisis, critiquing government decisions on both immigration and housing.
TheBodrey
Jun 20, 2025
Like a true 'murican, tries to make a Canadian issue about their garbage state of a country. The real issue is LMIA scams and easy access to TFW. That's why every Tim Hortons fired all …
Like a true 'murican, tries to make a Canadian issue about their garbage state of a country. The real issue is LMIA scams and easy access to TFW. That's why every Tim Hortons fired all their current staff for Indian TFW, it's cheaper.
Focuses on specific policy mechanisms (LMIA scams, TFW programs) and their economic consequences (wage undercutting), with comparative framing against the US.
PureHype
Jan 27, 2026
Are these guys pretending or for real that they have no clue why liberals act that way? No need to have a lamp in daylight to figure this out: importing votes. This is liberal party …
Are these guys pretending or for real that they have no clue why liberals act that way?
No need to have a lamp in daylight to figure this out: importing votes.
This is liberal party business model how to stay in power and keep control.
Who gives a rat ass about the rest,really?
Sucked up and elbows are all the way to a promised land of diversity and inclusion.
Critiques Liberal Party immigration policy as motivated by electoral gain while framing it as identity-based control.
ilyagulag
Feb 28, 2026
Yeah - cancel them all, 2022 onwards!!! Charity begins at home. Let's fix our problems here first, they can come another day.
Yeah - cancel them all, 2022 onwards!!! Charity begins at home. Let's fix our problems here first, they can come another day.
Advocates for canceling immigration programs and prioritizing domestic issues, framed as a policy position with implicit call to action.
manuelalmeda2084
Apr 14, 2025
Corrupt UCP
Corrupt UCP
Brief criticism of the UCP (United Conservative Party) as corrupt, directly critiquing political governance.
Policy Critique
0.88
@Schweizer1848
Feb 21, 2026
There is literally zero transparency ever with anything period.
There is literally zero transparency ever with anything period.
Criticizes government lack of transparency in immigration processes and administration.
Policy Critique
0.88
Fksjfj49258
Sep 30, 2025
You've got it wrong, super wealthy Western countries like Canada, the USA, UK, Scandinavian Nordic countries, Europe, and even Australia don't 'need' immigrants from 3rd/4th world countries. Super wealthy Western countries first priority is to …
You've got it wrong, super wealthy Western countries like Canada, the USA, UK, Scandinavian Nordic countries, Europe, and even Australia don't 'need' immigrants from 3rd/4th world countries. Super wealthy Western countries first priority is to its own native population and country first by investing in them. The new 180 stance on immigration is proof that these super wealthy Western countries are moving forward with stricter immigration policies, a push for increased mass deportation, eliminating Visa/Green Card Holders for certain groups, going after scam related to immigration, rescinding citizenship and deporting non-native populations a lot easier. It's not just Canadians who are sick and tired of all these new people(legal and illegal) but The West in general🇺🇸
Argues that wealthy Western nations should prioritize native populations and advocates for stricter immigration policies and deportations.
inspiredbynatureinspiredby5586
Aug 25, 2025
common sense, If an individual has been found to have a bogus claim, then deport them.
common sense, If an individual has been found to have a bogus claim, then deport them.
Advocates for deportation of individuals with rejected asylum claims as a straightforward policy position.
Policy Critique
0.88
paulcollins7372
Feb 24, 2026
Maybe you should pay more attention to your own country instead of investing in Ukraine and telling America how to run their business
Maybe you should pay more attention to your own country instead of investing in Ukraine and telling America how to run their business
Criticizes government priorities and resource allocation decisions regarding Ukraine and foreign policy engagement.
Policy Critique
0.88
@winteriscoming5949
Mar 4, 2025
Trudo screwed this country, Carney is here to finish us off.
Trudo screwed this country, Carney is here to finish us off.
Criticism of political leadership (Trudeau and Carney) for damaging the country through policy decisions.
Policy Critique
0.88
roryzettler1094
Jul 12, 2025
14:25 The fellow speaking here says the government isn't being honest about how the country is changing. That's simply not true: the goverment has acknowledged the problem, and that immigration has happened too fast. To …
14:25 The fellow speaking here says the government isn't being honest about how the country is changing. That's simply not true: the goverment has acknowledged the problem, and that immigration has happened too fast. To make matters worse, this fellow then makes a dishonest claim himself. The 817,000 arrivals during the first three months of 2025, that he claims is not immigration, but a population bomb. He's not telling you that this figure is not reflective of people seeking to remain in Canada permanently. The figure includes student visas, work permit holders including work permit extensions: many of these people will benefit Canada and then go back to their countries. If you look at the FAR more relevant figures for actual population growth, they show that the population will grow MUCH more slowly in 2025 than it did in 2024.
I'm disappointed that the person who made this video did not see fit to provide real context to all this anti-immigrant sentiment. Inflating the problem is dangerous. The economic hurt is real, but throwing into the mix completely misleading figures about how fast the population is growing only serves to weaponize the pain being felt from the economy, against immigrants. We can't have a lucid conversation about the problem and the solutions, if the medium is this non-existent standard for fact-checking. Channel owner, please do better.
Critiques both the video creator's fact-checking standards and the speaker's use of misleading statistics, calling for more honest discourse on immigration policy.
malk6277
Aug 25, 2025
The whole problem is because you give voting rights and citizenship. Follow the system of GCC countries. No citizenship, no voting rights, no property rights, no free education, no free health care, come work and …
The whole problem is because you give voting rights and citizenship. Follow the system of GCC countries. No citizenship, no voting rights, no property rights, no free education, no free health care, come work and go back.
Critiques Canadian immigration and citizenship policy by proposing a restrictive alternative model based on GCC countries.
manucpunnoose
Aug 25, 2025
People think that a referendum is going to suddenly create policy change. That's simply not true. Think of a referendum more as an opinion poll. Governments use referendums to gauge public opinion but Does Not …
People think that a referendum is going to suddenly create policy change. That's simply not true. Think of a referendum more as an opinion poll. Governments use referendums to gauge public opinion but Does Not obligate them to follow the result. It's an illusion of change and not a binding agreement.
Analytical critique of how referendums function as non-binding opinion polls rather than enforceable policy mechanisms.
Policy Critique
0.88
@JosephWillis-gj7tt
Feb 20, 2026
This is what 10 years of insane Liberal policies does to a country.
This is what 10 years of insane Liberal policies does to a country.
Direct criticism of Liberal government policies over a decade, attributing negative outcomes to their immigration approach.
Policy Critique
0.88
sandytrimble5081
Aug 25, 2025
Asylum seekers should not get any coverage at all.
Asylum seekers should not get any coverage at all.
Direct policy position opposing healthcare coverage for asylum seekers, framed as a normative claim about government resource allocation.
Policy Critique
0.88
brucecampbell7347
Feb 24, 2026
If I hear the two words, “Canada’s Generosity” one more time, I will puke. This is really about “Canada’s Stupidity”, if you ask any tax payer, or anyone else with a brain. Giving benefits to …
If I hear the two words, “Canada’s Generosity” one more time, I will puke. This is really about “Canada’s Stupidity”, if you ask any tax payer, or anyone else with a brain. Giving benefits to fraudsters, and cheats, that tax paying Canadians don’t even receive or cannot afford is pure criminal behaviour.
Criticizes government policy on immigrant benefits as unfair compared to Canadian taxpayers, framing it as criminal behavior.
beemer1111
Feb 19, 2026
Bottom line, is that if you are a fake student, you should be removed from the country and barred from return for life.
Bottom line, is that if you are a fake student, you should be removed from the country and barred from return for life.
Advocates for stricter enforcement and penalties against fraudulent international students, critiquing current policy.
Policy Critique
0.88
missynorris2055
Sep 30, 2025
I was born here in Canada in 1969 and since Justin Trudeau took over as our government, everything just went downhill. I also very upset with our government bringing in millions of Immigrants and giving …
I was born here in Canada in 1969 and since Justin Trudeau took over as our government, everything just went downhill. I also very upset with our government bringing in millions of Immigrants and giving large handouts of of our Canadian tax dollars to support the new immigrants that our coming into Canada. Why is the government giving large hand outs to these Indian immigrants instead of helping us true Canadians who helped built this Country. It is a dam shame to see what the Liberal Government our doing to this country of ours were many are homeless, high cost of living and the high crimes that happens every day in Canada and what does the government do is let these criminals back into our streets where us true Canadians do not feel safe any more. The one thing that pisses me off is seeing is all these new immigrants coming into Canada by the thousands that are taking away our Canadian entry jobs like Walmart, McDonalds and A & W fast food restaurant where as our young born Canadian students and others can not find a job to help them pay for there school loans and get a good education degree. We need to put a stop to this. For enough is enough before our Liberal Government destroys our country.
Extended critique of government immigration and welfare policy, with identity framing of 'true Canadians' versus immigrants, and personal narrative elements.
michaelbucyk5
Aug 25, 2025
It more important to finance Ukraine and NATO than to look after it citizens wars is more important
It more important to finance Ukraine and NATO than to look after it citizens wars is more important
Criticizes government spending priorities, arguing domestic needs should outweigh international commitments.
raymondrrskine4547
Aug 25, 2025
As a leader of a liberal government, you stood by and did nothing and here you are trying to convince us otherwise. You're a joke. This could have been prevented. Perogan Parliament was your solution …
As a leader of a liberal government, you stood by and did nothing and here you are trying to convince us otherwise. You're a joke. This could have been prevented. Perogan Parliament was your solution only to put in your 3.0 carbon tax Carney! Who's been caught lying to the Canadian people not just once twice three times four times. What a sad representation of Canada liberals NDP. Please move out of the way. Let an election happen. Common sense conservative is what we need. Bye-bye!
Attacks government handling of immigration and other policies, calling for an election and advocating for conservative leadership.
@blackjebus1000
Mar 4, 2025
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