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The first problem is that no country has a long range plan: where do they want to be on 20/50/100 years. The basic economic plan is for growth but this is not sustainable. Reduced birth …
The first problem is that no country has a long range plan: where do they want to be on 20/50/100 years. The basic economic plan is for growth but this is not sustainable. Reduced birth rates mean that immigration is needed, if only to reduce the impact of an aging population and to reduce the demands on the young adult population. This should be aimed at getting to a sustainable state but no government is planning for it. They only plan for the current electoral cycle.
Critiques government lack of long-term planning and argues that immigration policy should be tied to sustainable economic goals rather than short-term electoral cycles.
shepherd3522 Feb 11, 2026
We don’t have a government we have an effing king ass
We don’t have a government we have an effing king ass
Expresses frustration with government structure and leadership, characterizing it as authoritarian rather than democratic.
@cheryl8493 Mar 4, 2025
immigration office should have an english language proficiency test. If anyone does not score 90/100, then visas shouldn't be granted.
immigration office should have an english language proficiency test. If anyone does not score 90/100, then visas shouldn't be granted.
Proposes a specific policy change (English language proficiency test requirement) as criticism of current immigration procedures.
johnkrammer7193 Sep 27, 2025
Justin Trudeau our Best Actor Prime Minister - More talks and drama BUT No good economic plan for Canada. All name blaming!
Justin Trudeau our Best Actor Prime Minister - More talks and drama BUT No good economic plan for Canada. All name blaming!
Criticizes the Prime Minister's lack of economic planning and policy effectiveness.
@MrJunix88 Mar 4, 2025
Kenny locked us down. Made vaccines mandatory. He’s not Alberta’s friend.
Kenny locked us down. Made vaccines mandatory. He’s not Alberta’s friend.
Criticizes provincial political leader's pandemic and vaccine policies as harmful to citizens' rights and freedoms.
kathy8395 Feb 17, 2026
The only thing D.T. is doing is ruining everything with his politic. (But I guess we all know about it).\n\nThat's the one whom signed the Free trade agreement between US, Canada and Mexico. The same …
The only thing D.T. is doing is ruining everything with his politic. (But I guess we all know about it).\n\nThat's the one whom signed the Free trade agreement between US, Canada and Mexico. The same guy whom now pretexting this agreement is not good for US. \nHe destroys all the friendship with US allies and what has been built for decades.\nIn 4 years, what wil be left over?\n\nAmericans will suffer the incompetence of this guy.\nIf only it was not real, we could either think it's a fiction or a joke, unfortunetly neither of both of them; that's a reality.
Analyzes Trump's policy inconsistencies (trade agreements, alliance relations) and critiques their negative consequences.
@frnckncz Mar 4, 2025
One fix would be to not let TFW or student visas that are denied renewal to claim asylum.
One fix would be to not let TFW or student visas that are denied renewal to claim asylum.
Proposes specific policy reform to close perceived loopholes in temporary worker and student visa asylum claims.
blakebeehler3392 Feb 24, 2026
??? worthless leader
??? worthless leader
Brief dismissive criticism of a political leader's competence.
@inefekt2.O Mar 4, 2025
It's not a trade war it's evening up the tariff. Stop lying
It's not a trade war it's evening up the tariff. Stop lying
Disputes the characterization of tariff policy as a 'trade war,' arguing it's actually tariff equalization, and accuses the video/speaker of misrepresentation.
@scottjackline3430 Mar 4, 2025
Trudeau is a disaster in his own country
Trudeau is a disaster in his own country
Direct criticism of Trudeau's overall performance as prime minister without elaboration.
@zothankhuma3945 Mar 4, 2025
Why didn’t you do this before the threats of tariffs. Makes no sense. You’ve been in charge for years. Yet only last week did you appoint people to stop the issues that are the talking …
Why didn’t you do this before the threats of tariffs. Makes no sense. You’ve been in charge for years. Yet only last week did you appoint people to stop the issues that are the talking points. It’s all BS. You’re a clown. A Neo con clown
Criticizes government inaction and delayed response to policy issues, with personal attacks on leadership.
@David81515 Mar 4, 2025
you do not stand for any Canadian you lie through your teeth you have not stood for Canada in 9 years
you do not stand for any Canadian you lie through your teeth you have not stood for Canada in 9 years
Direct criticism of PM's record over 9 years, accusing him of not representing Canadians.
@franksibbick5811 Mar 4, 2025
this should be Canadian CITIZEN employees. not new Canadian employees looking for PR. and the temporary foreign worker program needs to be abolished.
this should be Canadian CITIZEN employees. not new Canadian employees looking for PR. and the temporary foreign worker program needs to be abolished.
Directly critiques hiring policies and calls for abolition of the temporary foreign worker program.
irishCanadianGuy68 Jan 4, 2026
"We need talent"? We have talent! Canada is full of talent going to waste. Our government would rather import foreigners and slide them into canadian universitys and jobs than support, educate and train Canadians. The …
"We need talent"? We have talent! Canada is full of talent going to waste. Our government would rather import foreigners and slide them into canadian universitys and jobs than support, educate and train Canadians. The old argument that canada just does not have the talent is starting to sound like "other countries have the talent" that Canadians don't measure up..... we need to elect people who think Canadians ARE the talent!
Critiques government immigration policy as prioritizing foreign talent over Canadian citizens, with implicit call to elect different leaders.
creatinglinusonlineschoolo8355 Nov 22, 2025
Justin Trudeau messed everything up
Justin Trudeau messed everything up
A direct criticism of the Prime Minister's handling of policy, attributing blame for current conditions.
ExecutiveSecretarySriGuruNanak Jan 28, 2026
As a Canadian, Trudeau is an unserious loser who has no problem preventing key infrastructure projects like pipelines and refineries that would have made us more independent, and taxing us to live through carbon tax. …
As a Canadian, Trudeau is an unserious loser who has no problem preventing key infrastructure projects like pipelines and refineries that would have made us more independent, and taxing us to live through carbon tax. All this is silly performative nonsense geared towards cementing a legacy and will cause more pain to Canadians. If his intellect is so chanllenged it can't go two steps ahead and realize our economy will be crushed and we'll have to capitulate before the US, well I guess that explains the last ten years. He should be tried for treason.
Self-identified Canadian offering sustained critique of Trudeau's policies on infrastructure, taxation, and economic management, with personal perspective framing.
@johnbertram1537 Mar 4, 2025
I'm sick and tired of this false right wing narrative that the Trudeau Lib party let in all the Indians. I lived in Brampton until 2005 and white flight started well before that. It's been …
I'm sick and tired of this false right wing narrative that the Trudeau Lib party let in all the Indians. I lived in Brampton until 2005 and white flight started well before that. It's been called Bramledesh for longer than I can remember. Trudeau wasn't PM until 2016.
Challenges the narrative that Trudeau's government caused demographic change, citing historical timeline and earlier demographic shifts.
Faux_59 Sep 20, 2025
Immigration is essential for Canada to survive.. but... it needs to be a reasonable, controlled intake. Global situations have pushed Canada to take more than they could manage. We don't need to stop immigration, just …
Immigration is essential for Canada to survive.. but... it needs to be a reasonable, controlled intake. Global situations have pushed Canada to take more than they could manage. We don't need to stop immigration, just get control of it again. Also, yes, people coming in need to become Canadian... if you come here it's because you expect it to be better than where ever you left... so you need to embrace what's here, not try and change what's here to whatever you left.
Nuanced critique of immigration policy calling for controlled intake and integration expectations rather than stopping immigration.
sharis9095 Aug 26, 2025
These new laws dont help 99% of canadians.
These new laws dont help 99% of canadians.
Criticizes the new laws as ineffective for the majority of Canadians, questioning their practical utility.
mitch500 Jan 11, 2026
The government allows this to happen because government employees here, at all levels, are fueled by risk aversion above all else.
The government allows this to happen because government employees here, at all levels, are fueled by risk aversion above all else.
Direct criticism of government inaction and bureaucratic risk aversion as the cause of immigration-related problems.
Fish-nt5wb Jan 27, 2026
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