In a joint press conference Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked by a reporter if he felt President Donald Trumps' policy on immigration had merit on national security grounds. Justin Trudeau responded by saying:
"The last thing Canadians expect is for me to come down and lecture another country on how they chose to govern themselves. My role and our responsibility is to continue to govern in such a way that reflects Canada's approach and be a positive example in the world."
Well said. There is a difference between the Canadian Mosaic and the American melting pot. There is also a colossal difference between the American and Canadian approach to immigration right now. I support the Canadian approach. Channel 4 News pointed out the differences between these approaches in the joint press conference.
Without opening a huge can of worms in the polarized Trump conflict, I will simply state that he was fairly elected and I support the democratic process. I don't agree with his policy on immigration because they aren't just targeting criminals and drug lords they are going after everyone including women and children. That's not the type of society I personally want to live in.
Having said that we in Canada are going to have to amend our policy to deal with the flood of new immigrants by issuing temporary work permits. We could set up refugee camps in rural areas and give them all temporary work visas to work in the construction industry to build them all homes to live in. We can make this work. Giving boatloads of refugees free medical and free welfare will indeed bankrupt our great nation. Giving new immigrants temporary work visas will be a win win situation for everyone. Our economy will thrive.
In a separate post I will once again discuss the polarized extremes that we see emerging between the left and the right. In my opinion the extreme left is no better and ultimately no different than the extreme right. Both extremes end up in the same place. With regards to the differences between the current Canadian and American policies on immigration I will simply say you take the low road, we'll take the high road and we'll be in the Promised Land before ye. Peace.
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Great last line! Fun take on an old Irish song.
ReplyDeleteWe may as well wrap out heads around it. People will be coming to Canada from the U.S.A. Some of them will be refugees from other countries who no longer feel safe in the U.S.A. Others will be Americans who no longer feel safe in the U.S.A. What ever their back grounds, people will be coming. How we deal with it is up to us. So far Canada has done well with refugees, going all the way back to after WW II. Each group arrived, adjusted, and became part of our mosaic. So the Christmas tree goes up at the beginning of Dec. and stays up until after Chinese New Year.
A good year is when Easter happens when there are at least 2 other cultural/religious events. You get more desserts, more happy times, works for me.
If not for immigration how would Calgary have gotten their Mayor. He was voted world's best Mayor last year.
We need to ensure Canada is prepared for the arrival of new comers and provide the services they will require. The police need to have the resources to screen out those who wish to do us harm. We already have enough home grown drug dealers, crooks, etc. When you read about some towns in the Maritimes loosing so many of their citizens, immigrants may offer a solution, if only temporarily. Fighting the tide has never worked.
It's Scottish not Irish : )
DeleteThe saying goes I'll be in Scotland before ye:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbb9aRSQpsY
my apologies, but they all sound the same to me.......O.K. I take that back!
ReplyDeleteNo worries. Scottish and Irish Gaelic are very similar. It's the Irish and the English that dont like it when people confuse the two. The Welsh language is very unique. It's very different than Gaelic.
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