Reading Time: 3 minutes But we need to avoid repeating the mistakes so common in western Europe when it comes to immigration
Tag: Immigration
A commitment to diversity must include room for faith
Reading Time: 4 minutes Religious and faith communities are among the most racially and ethnically diverse parts of Canadian society
Healthy nations need healthy boundaries
Reading Time: 4 minutes If the world has anything to teach Canada, it’s not how to treat migrants. It’s how to deliver health care for its own
Immigration built this country and will ensure its future prosperity
Reading Time: 3 minutes To keep our economy buoyant, we must increase the number of consumers, workers and entrepreneurs
Canada needs fair but robust immigration policies
Reading Time: 5 minutes We must insist that immigrants don’t become a burden on the public purse, while finding a way to process them all expeditiously
Diversity in Canada has the capacity to inspire the world
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s imperative for our political leaders to continue being strong custodians of Canada’s pluralistic identity
Vancouver stories that resonate far and wide
Reading Time: 3 minutes The coastal city is uniquely placed, by geography and patterns of global investment, to bear intelligent witness to international currents
Debunking the myth of immigrant assimilation
Reading Time: 4 minutes Language, religious laws and practices, cultural and culinary traditions all function to discourage, prevent or, at the very least, slow down assimilation
Polar opposites: where’s the middle ground in politics?
Reading Time: 5 minutes By better understanding how various political factions differ, perhaps we can help close some fundamental gaps in society
Ramping up immigration without a broad-based plan disastrous
Reading Time: 3 minutes The federal government’s plan to substantially increase new arrivals requires close co-ordination with provincial and municipal officials