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    The number of immigrants isn't the problem. The problem is we've gone all in on a fundamentally flawed economic model that has made us reliant on an ever-growing population willing to work for less. The problem is we're adding half a million people a year without adding the corresponding infrastructure and social services and housing, because all of that is being privatized piece by piece. The problem is we'd rather import people than change anything that would make having and raising kids an affordable option for the average person.

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    • It’s probably the least bad solution. Housing is unaffordable, services are tapped out, but the debt is getting paid (mostly).monNom
    • Boomers moving into retirement means the tax-base is drying up. Canada has to stop the bleeding, and immigration is helping over the long term.monNom
    • There’s short-term pain, but in 10-15 years boomers are gonna start dropping like flies, and the housing shortage will be a thing of the past.monNom
    • ^ When boomers drop, their house will be shared btw their 15 kidsProjectile
    • It's a population trap we saw coming 40 years ago and decided to make worse.i_monk
    • Wasn’t Canada just paying everyone to stay home during the pandemic. Sheesh! I’m sure that helped the housing price crisisnb
    • I wish we were adding half a million people - it will be two million in 2024 easy.everyangle
    • Low IQ and primitive culture is the problem.crazyprick
    • The housing crisis started nearly 20 years ago, under Harper. The pm who wanted to dereg banks and bring subprime loans over the border.i_monk
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