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Identity Assertion

5,512 comments
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its not JUST Canada its most of the West now..
its not JUST Canada its most of the West now..
Frames immigration as a widespread Western phenomenon using us-vs-them framing with implicit threat language.
Macca762 Jan 27, 2026
I'm tired of being a foreigner in my own home country.
I'm tired of being a foreigner in my own home country.
Expresses alienation and othering within one's own country, asserting national identity while expressing displacement anxiety.
je10022 Aug 25, 2025
Save Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love Canada and its people.
Save Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love Canada and its people.
Patriotic assertion of national identity and belonging, framed as a call to preserve Canada.
miranduhhh52 Jan 27, 2026
White people should go back to Europe from where they came...
White people should go back to Europe from where they came...
Reverses exclusionary logic by asserting white people should leave, using identity-based belonging claims.
amitabh_bacchan123 Jan 29, 2026
I’m wondering why are they forced to bring their habits and culture in a country who’s not yours and not sharing any culture in common. Just why?🤣
I’m wondering why are they forced to bring their habits and culture in a country who’s not yours and not sharing any culture in common. Just why?🤣
Questions immigrants' right to maintain their culture in Canada, asserting cultural boundaries and us-vs-them framing with rhetorical questioning.
aiezenberg Jan 27, 2026
The statue, the signs, the chanting look and sound so foreign. Canada has become unrecognizable.
The statue, the signs, the chanting look and sound so foreign. Canada has become unrecognizable.
Expresses concern that Canada has become unrecognizable due to cultural/religious visibility, asserting national identity anxiety.
mzhenf Jan 1, 2026
I have SERIOUS indian fatigue. Anyone else?
I have SERIOUS indian fatigue. Anyone else?
Expresses demographic anxiety and fatigue toward a specific ethnic group, framing immigration as an identity threat.
xtrickster6556 Feb 17, 2026
As a Canadian thank you very much for posting this, they have destroyed my country
As a Canadian thank you very much for posting this, they have destroyed my country
Claims national identity as Canadian and asserts that immigrants have 'destroyed' the country, framing immigration as a threat to national character.
chadlegionary3748 Jan 27, 2026
As someone from Toronto we call it "Brown Town"
As someone from Toronto we call it "Brown Town"
Uses a derogatory nickname for a neighborhood to assert ethnic/racial identity boundaries and othering.
Noah1515L Jan 27, 2026
Tyler oliviera ki maa ki chut 100 times Indians we need to be summoned
Tyler oliviera ki maa ki chut 100 times Indians we need to be summoned
Comment uses profanity and ethnic slurs to demean an individual and assert ethnic group boundaries.
RithBose Feb 3, 2026
We have a lot of people from India in our city and they are dirty, nasty, and corrupt! And don't get me started on the somalis who are 10 times worse!
We have a lot of people from India in our city and they are dirty, nasty, and corrupt! And don't get me started on the somalis who are 10 times worse!
Stereotyping and dehumanizing comments about Indian and Somali immigrants, asserting negative group identity claims without evidence.
mrajinj661 Jan 28, 2026
Americans don't like you, we like Canada just you we don't like
Americans don't like you, we like Canada just you we don't like
Asserts American preference for Canada over Trump, drawing an us-vs-them distinction between the nation and its leader.
@jacobburnett8467 Mar 4, 2025
All I can say is, THANK YOU President Donald Trump for shutting down the borders, I don’t want these people in the USA, why are they coming here and leaving their SHIT hole country?
All I can say is, THANK YOU President Donald Trump for shutting down the borders, I don’t want these people in the USA, why are they coming here and leaving their SHIT hole country?
Uses dehumanizing language ('shit hole country') and expresses exclusionary national identity combined with security concerns.
scotterickson152 Jan 27, 2026
I love the rise of nationalism in this country, you can see it in the comments. Everyone hates these foreigners and wants them out. genuinely can't wait for when the deportations start to kick off. …
I love the rise of nationalism in this country, you can see it in the comments. Everyone hates these foreigners and wants them out. genuinely can't wait for when the deportations start to kick off. We're finally getting to the end of the tunnel it seems
Celebrates nationalist sentiment and expresses desire for deportations, framing immigrants as unwanted foreigners.
DavidJeffreson-xx7kr Sep 20, 2025
ASSIMILATION IS THE END GOAL OF IMMIGRATION FFS?!?! You wanna be Canadian and live in Canada? Than ACT CANADIAN! WE ARE NOT A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY!! Stop infecting our Country! You act like a disease …
ASSIMILATION IS THE END GOAL OF IMMIGRATION FFS?!?! You wanna be Canadian and live in Canada? Than ACT CANADIAN! WE ARE NOT A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY!! Stop infecting our Country! You act like a disease that we can’t cure because you refuse to assimilate! FUCK!!
Asserts rigid Canadian identity boundaries, demands assimilation, and frames immigrants as a disease/infection threatening national purity.
MedicallyHigh Feb 26, 2026
I am a Canadian residing in Vancouver BC. and there is no division. We Canadians 🇨🇦 want fair, balanced and skilled immigration that contributes to the betterment of all Canadians. Companies like Tim Hortons want …
I am a Canadian residing in Vancouver BC. and there is no division. We Canadians 🇨🇦 want fair, balanced and skilled immigration that contributes to the betterment of all Canadians. Companies like Tim Hortons want to hire cheap foreign labour with no benefits, it is pure greed. Canadians have had enough. We are unified in this assertion.
Personal assertion of Canadian identity combined with claims of national unity and critique of corporate labor exploitation practices.
ThisGuyHere71 Feb 11, 2026
The Pakistani guy telling about immigration is funny , these pakistanis turned london into hell...most indians come in country are educated and progressive while offcourse few black sheeps are there but most of them develop …
The Pakistani guy telling about immigration is funny , these pakistanis turned london into hell...most indians come in country are educated and progressive while offcourse few black sheeps are there but most of them develop the country they live in and are not problematic like other countries people 😅.....
Ranks ethnic groups by perceived contribution and behavior, asserting that Indians are superior to Pakistanis and other groups, with comparative framing across nationalities.
ShellyCri-s6c Nov 12, 2025
First, the British came to rule over our India. Now that we are coming, your asses are on fire.
First, the British came to rule over our India. Now that we are coming, your asses are on fire.
Asserts Indian identity and frames immigration as historical reversal/retaliation against British colonialism.
ak74867 Jan 27, 2026
As a true Canadian, I want nothing more than to see all of these foreigners expelled.
As a true Canadian, I want nothing more than to see all of these foreigners expelled.
Strong us-vs-them framing asserting Canadian identity while calling for expulsion of immigrants.
thesunman Jan 27, 2026
Paid for by me and all the other real Canadians
Paid for by me and all the other real Canadians
Uses 'real Canadians' framing to assert in-group identity and imply that immigration spending excludes or disadvantages citizens like the commenter.
indicapot4874 Feb 24, 2026
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Identity Assertion
CNN 2,313
Tyler Oliveira 1,991
RocaNews 467
JamCan 274
Yoke Immigration Canada 89
Solidarity
CNN 4,297
Tyler Oliveira 400
RocaNews 75
JamCan 36
CTV Your Morning 32
Policy Critique
CNN 3,445
Tyler Oliveira 551
Toronto Sun 340
CTV News 268
RocaNews 235
Humor / Satire
CNN 2,078
Tyler Oliveira 1,667
RocaNews 241
Global News 89
CTV News 68
Fear / Threat
Tyler Oliveira 1,549
CNN 1,332
RocaNews 321
JamCan 204
Toronto Sun 118
Meta-Commentary
Tyler Oliveira 1,702
CNN 1,478
RocaNews 168
CTV News 81
JamCan 77
Unverified Claim
CNN 1,480
Tyler Oliveira 820
RocaNews 203
Yoke Immigration Canada 203
JamCan 152
Moral Argument
CNN 1,733
Tyler Oliveira 704
RocaNews 205
JamCan 73
CTV Your Morning 23
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