You can blame governments for allowing so many immigrants
And you can blame people who cheat the immigration systems
d7gt on
Definitely blaming the government, but let’s not pretend that people are all too happy to defraud the system in a variety of ways, from pretending that they have money to study here as international students, hunger strikes for PR, ripping up passports upon arrival to claim asylum, lying about being persecuted in their home country… the list goes on.
Our government’s lack of safeguards is the biggest problem here, but I have nothing good to say about the people coming in who are fraudulent and dishonest.
Complex_Challenge156 on
Build X houses in a year, bring in X + 700,000 people into the country in a year, rents are going to explode. No amount of hand wringing is going to change that.
UskBC on
Yes but also blame the immigration consultants and agencies who are defrauding the system. And blame the corporations who want cheap labour.
UnionGuyCanada on
Government got rid of public housing, feeding us to the private sector, who they have let develop massive corporations and private owners of huge numbers of homes and rental units.
 They own enough of the sector that they can control the price, regardless of supply.
SabrinaR_P on
Blame all levels governments, from municipal and up. Don’t let your premiers make it seem like it’s an exclusively federal issue.
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You can blame governments for allowing so many immigrants
And you can blame people who cheat the immigration systems
Definitely blaming the government, but let’s not pretend that people are all too happy to defraud the system in a variety of ways, from pretending that they have money to study here as international students, hunger strikes for PR, ripping up passports upon arrival to claim asylum, lying about being persecuted in their home country… the list goes on.
Our government’s lack of safeguards is the biggest problem here, but I have nothing good to say about the people coming in who are fraudulent and dishonest.
Build X houses in a year, bring in X + 700,000 people into the country in a year, rents are going to explode. No amount of hand wringing is going to change that.
Yes but also blame the immigration consultants and agencies who are defrauding the system. And blame the corporations who want cheap labour.
Government got rid of public housing, feeding us to the private sector, who they have let develop massive corporations and private owners of huge numbers of homes and rental units.
 They own enough of the sector that they can control the price, regardless of supply.
Blame all levels governments, from municipal and up. Don’t let your premiers make it seem like it’s an exclusively federal issue.