Francis: Justin Trudeau’s foolhardy immigration targets

“The world is changing at a rapid pace, and Canada is falling behind. Our population is aging, we’re having fewer children and our workforce is shrinking. If we stay the course, Canada’s annual GDP growth will decline, along with our influence on the world stage,” the organization states on its website.

“Growing our population to 100 million by 2100 would reduce the burden on government revenues to fund health care, old age security and other services. It would also mean more skilled workers, innovation and dynamism in the Canadian economy. 100 million by 2100 is not just a number. It’s a vision for the Canada we want to build for future generations.”

But Trudeau’s attempts to bring in a flood of newcomers has only served to increase the burden on government to fund health care, old age security and other social services. The government has also done a poor job of bringing in more skilled workers. The result is that the provinces are forced to pay for health and other social services for our ever-increasing population, while the federal government refuses to help foot the bill, as we’ve seen in the recent debate over health care.