Is immigration out of control? A debate [Kenney and Coyne] Canada wasn’t supposed to have

Didn’t watch the debate but this is a good summary and a demonstration of the need for such debates and discussion:

…“The single worst legacy of the Trudeau administration,” Kenney argued, “was taking a broad pro-immigration consensus and turning it on its head.”

Coyne did not meaningfully dispute that diagnosis. He did not defend the student visa explosion, the asylum surge, or the erosion of system integrity. Where the two men diverged was not on whether the system had failed, but on how much the failure should reshape Canada’s approach going forward.

The applause at the end suggested that more people in the room sided with Kenney. But the deeper victory belonged to the debate itself.

Immigration remains a pillar of Canadian life. But pillars require maintenance, which will always mean hard work. A system that cannot bear scrutiny cannot be corrected.

Canada is finally relearning how to argue about immigration without resorting to xenophobia or division, or accusing those arguing of doing so. One gets the sense that debate is essential if we want to avoid sliding into the heated, divisive rifts we see opening up south of the border and in much of continental Europe. Debating these serious policies with respect is a sign of civic maturity, and it’s essential that we continue to do so.

A confident country can argue about its future without fearing the argument; hopefully, this Hub debate is a sign Canada is still that country.

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