Thursday, December 1, 2022

Diane Francis: Finally Someone Has Said the Obvious Plainly, Factually, Mathematicallly About Immigration and Health Care

 Not to mention the ill thought impacts on housing, transportation needs, decreasing use of French and French speakers, a looming recession, already overly demanded goods and services due to supply chain issues resulting impacts on inflation.

"...Canada’s health-care system is still reeling from the ravages of COVID-19 and is suffering from a shortage of doctors, nurses and hospital beds. And yet, our Liberal government announced a plan at the beginning of November to admit around 1.5 million new immigrants into the country over the next three years — roughly equivalent to the population of Calgary. This plan will only serve to put even more strain on our already overtaxed health system.

The BBC noted that the plan “would see Canada welcome about eight-times the number of permanent residents each year — per population — than the U.K., and four-times more than” the United States..."

https://financialpost.com/diane-francis/canada-health-system-cant-support-immigrant-influx

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