Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has acknowledged that his government has made “mistakes” on pro-immigration policies as his approval rating declines in public opinion polls.
Prime Minister Trudeau said in a YouTube video: explained It has been revealed that large companies and universities are abusing Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) system to avoid hiring Canadian workers and charging international students exorbitant amounts for things like degrees. .
“Too many universities were exploiting international students to make money because they could charge international students tens of thousands of dollars more for the same degree,” Trudeau explained. “And then there are the really bad actors who blatantly exploit people and target vulnerable immigrants with promises of jobs, diplomas, and an easy path to citizenship. Promises that never come true.”
Trudeau lamented that the Canadian government “could have turned off the tap sooner” when “the post-pandemic boom wore off and businesses no longer needed additional workforce assistance.”
Breitbart News' Neil Munro has previously said that public support for an “unlimited supply of cheap foreign labor” in Canada is declining as Canadians face declining wages, productivity and wealth. It was reported that they were doing so.
“It's clear that the days of an unlimited supply of cheap foreign labor are over,” said Mark Miller, Canada's immigration minister, adding that was “a good thing.”
Opinion polls show Prime Minister Trudeau has become deeply unpopular with Canadians as they face rising home prices, declining productivity and declining birth rates.
Ipsos public opinion poll A September survey found that 33% of Canadians approve of Trudeau's job performance, while 67% disapprove.
in public opinion poll According to Abacus Data, conducted among 1,500 Canadians between October 17 and 22, 2024, 47 per cent of respondents said they wanted Prime Minister Trudeau to immediately resign as prime minister; % of respondents said they want Prime Minister Trudeau to remain in office as prime minister. But I won't run again. Twenty per cent of respondents said they wanted Trudeau to both continue as prime minister and run again, while 12 per cent said they were unsure.
Prime Minister Trudeau previously announced plans to cut Canada's legal immigration by 20%.
“Canada's new immigration plan is simple,” Trudeau continued in the YouTube video. “Reduce the number of new immigrants entering Canada, both temporary and permanent. We are prioritizing.”
As Breitbart News previously reported, Trudeau's pro-immigration stance has been praised by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who said the U.S. should “look north with Canada.” .
Look north to Canada. Canada looks at the needs of the market and says: 700,000 foreign workers are needed to meet domestic labor demand. ” and develop a visa system for the year to address current market conditions. And they say, “We're going to bring in a million people.” And it's market sensitive.
we [in the United States] They are working on numerical limits on worker visas set in 1996. The year is 2024. The world has changed. It is interesting to see how the following agreement is reached. [the visas system] It is broken and there is no consensus on a solution. The country is suffering because of this.
Trudeau's shift in pro-immigration policy comes after Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poièvre previously reversed his pro-immigration stance and vowed to reduce Trudeau's mass immigration to Canada.
Poièvre has vowed to reduce Prime Minister Trudeau's mass immigration, but previously shown Canada's immigration levels should be based on employer needs and the number of homes being built.
Maxime Bernier, leader of the People's Party of Canada, has come out. Opposition He denounced “mass immigration” and said it had led to “further poverty.”
in post In X, Bernier criticized Trudeau for “smearing” people as racists who “sounded the alarm” about the millions of foreigners entering Canada.
“This clown finally realized he was wrong in allowing millions of foreigners to invade our country,” Bernier wrote. “Just a few months ago he was slandering those of us who sounded the alarm as racists, and now we should take him at his word that we can fix what is broken.” What a joke.”
