Trudeau says he could have acted faster on immigration changes, blames ‘bad actors’
2024/11/19 Leave a comment
Apart from the largely dodging responsibility by the PM, Conservative leader Poilievre comments of note:
….When reached for comment, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s spokesperson Sebastian Skamski referred The Canadian Press to an interview Mr. Poilievre did with CKNW 980’s The Jas Johal Show in Vancouver where Mr. Poilievre discussed immigration.
In that interview, Mr. Poilievre said much of his criticism of the current immigration system is coming from what Mr. Trudeau himself has said since enacting these recent changes.
“Now, he’s basically denouncing his entire immigration policy and expecting us to believe that he can fix the problems that he caused,” Mr. Poilievre said.
“The bottom line is we have to fix our immigration, get back to the best system in the world, the one that brought my wife here as a refugee legally and lawfully, the one that brought so many people here to pursue the Canadian promise and that’s what I’m going to do as prime minister.”
Mr. Poilievre has previously said he would tie immigration rates to available housing while considering other factors such as access to health care and jobs….
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