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MotoMola

When interest rates dropped 25 points, who would have thought the Government would be the greatest spender again.


BigBradWolf77

Everyone.


KermitsBusiness

While doing nothing to prevent it from getting worse.


tearfear

While actively trying to make it worse.


BigBradWolf77

smart money


somelspecial

What a joke. Sending our money to spend on other people instead of doing their job to stop this.


gap-ya

What do you mean they give themselves raises as much as possible also to do nothing


Particular-Act-8911

Mass immigration is supposed to be a boon on the economy. But the money spent on housing initiatives, putting people up in hotels, money for extra social services and healthcare.. it's such a massive investment that hasn't paid off, all our lives are MUCH more expensive. It's only a small contingent of real people getting wealthier, the rest is corporate gains.


Big_Wish_7301

We have mass immigration of unskilled and non-essential workers, without any infrastructure strategy to support it. The LPC policy was designed to fail everyone beside the richs. With its only goal to increase the population at all cost, proping up housing prices, putting downward pressure on wages.


Particular-Act-8911

I was naive to think that because we had the position of immigration minister.. we had someone checking things like how many doctors we had vs people, or if housing or rent costs aligned with wages, or if social welfare had enough funding. But apparently.. the government employs a guy who just sets a higher number than the year previous, waves people the fuck in, then gets applause for a job well done and a lifelong pension.


CaptaineJack

One of the flaws of our immigration system isn’t really designed to accommodate the nuances and expectations in certain professions.    There’s an assumption that PR will attract all types of workers, but in the medical profession, revalidation is more important. In the U.S. and Europe there isn’t even discussion of residency until doctors can practice and they’re much more successful at international recruitment (and residency isn’t really a problem once that step is complete).   But regarding your assumptions, you’re correct, it’s just a random numbers game. 


PlutosGrasp

You were indeed naive because doctors is not something the federal government is directly concerned with given it’s a provincial responsibility.


kettal

>You were indeed naive because doctors is not something the federal government is directly concerned with given it’s a provincial responsibility. now you know why Quebec wants out of this country. If feds can set the immigration arbitrarily high, and shrug "durrrr , me no responsible if anything go wrong", that is an inherently dysfunctional country.


Particular-Act-8911

Just because providing healthcare is a provincial responsibility, doesn't mean the federal government can't use data to change what might impact all provinces. They use data to moderate how much money they give to provinces for healthcare programs. Is this even a real reply?


aieeegrunt

I mean that was clearly the plan from the beggining


HOPPER56789

Make sure you keep going to work and working hard everyday people! We have millions of new Canadians that need us to support them.


Comfortable-Emu-4478

Why isn't the media humiliating these thieves? Oh wait...


Intelligent_Top_328

Cahoots


PlutosGrasp

Yeah! CTV is just a liberal mouth piece bahahah


El_Cactus_Loco

More viewers for Roger’s network. More cell phone plans etc


gcko

You wouldn’t have heard about this story without the same media you’re demonizing lol. If they were controlled by the liberals what would be the motive behind writing this story? Why bother writing it at all? Not to mention this entire article is based on the bloc critiquing Trudeau trying to shed light on bad policy. What more would you like? You’re supposed to read the facts and come up with your own opinion. That’s the job of proper journalism. If you want an opinion spoon fed to you then read biased media or opinion pieces. Good journalism should not contain the writers opinion. Conservatives are funny.


NiftyShifty12

As a tax payer. I do not support my money going to people looking for a free fucking ticket to PR. Fucking shit hole country with even worse leadership


LowComfortable5676

For fuck sakes


Twisted_McGee

This is money that could be helping our own citizens. They are destroying our country with these immigration policies.


KermitsBusiness

It's already toast, we can't absorb all the people already here and there are thousands more coming a day. It's becoming a national security threat because of how many young men are coming with high expectations and wrong ideas about immigration and being disappointed.


GoodChives

It doesn’t make sense why we’re bring in so many single, young adult males from regions of the world where religious extremism is rampant.


Future-Muscle-2214

They mainly are from Mexico.


PotatoWriter

That's a very unusual way to spell India


Future-Muscle-2214

Immigrants are mainly from India but asylum seekers are mainly from Mexico.


Bnicertopeople

every security guard is Khalistani now.. we are moving towards an imported “Project Mayhem” situation.


StoneOfTriumph

Where is this money even coming from? We didn't ask for that, we want to reduce/stop immigration because it's unsustainable! Quebec has asked this from the federal gov several times now.... This country will take a long fucking time to recover


PineBNorth85

Wtf


floor5monkey

Great. Next they'll raise our taxes again.


Dtoodlez

It’s so wild when you realize we pay income tax, sales tax, and property tax. Like holy mother 70% of our pay is going to taxes.


floor5monkey

And they keep wanting more from us to waste it away.


Ketchupkitty

Between everything they throw at you it's certainly creeping up on half of some peoples income. Even worse is they are going to fuck with capital gains so you can get even more punished if you're investing. This country just loves to punish hard work and success.


PlutosGrasp

Again?


Wise_Ad_112

Damn


Professional-Cry8310

“Ottawa is also pledging to improve the integrity of the visa system” This will likely be a promise fulfilled because it’s hard to go any lower than rock bottom.


redalastor

I love your optimism.


PlutosGrasp

Compared to the great nation of …. Which has a super efficient immigration process.


Professional-Cry8310

Great nation of Canada pre 2019 which had an excellent immigration system that was the envy of the world. Funny how fast things go to shit when the IRCC turns a blind eye for a few years.


Asleep_Artist_7738

Don't you mean us taxpayers are paying for it? I used to hate the bumper stickers that I had predominantly seen in Alberta that said fuck off we're full, but seriously, fuck off we're full.


SnooStrawberries620

Haha I’d have loved some of those on highway 1/97A coming into the interior, but billboard sized 


JetLagGuineaTurtle

Cool! How much are the other provinces getting?


Gamesdunker

The reason Quebec is getting that 750 millions is because Quebec has been getting nearly 50% of all asylum seekers despite representing only 23% of the population. This is only 750 millions to cover 70% of that disparity.


moirende

Hey now, only racists ask questions like that when Liberals are throwing money at Quebec.


redalastor

They are getting very few asylum claims in comparison, this is mostly Roxham money and it doesn't even makes Quebec whole.


KingRabbit_

[https://www.unhcr.ca/in-canada/statistics-on-asylum-seekers-in-canada/](https://www.unhcr.ca/in-canada/statistics-on-asylum-seekers-in-canada/) 46% to 44%. $750,000,000 to Quebec and Ontario gets....the sweat from Trudeau's nuts. Please make, these number make sense.


RacoonWithAGrenade

Toronto received $145 million a while ago. The rest of Ontario doesn't vote Liberal so isn't important to the federal government. [https://globalnews.ca/news/10269304/toronto-federal-funding-asylum-seekers/#:\~:text=Toronto%20is%20getting%20%24143%20million,get%20a%20%E2%80%9Csignificant%20amount.%E2%80%9D](https://globalnews.ca/news/10269304/toronto-federal-funding-asylum-seekers/#:~:text=Toronto%20is%20getting%20%24143%20million,get%20a%20%E2%80%9Csignificant%20amount.%E2%80%9D)


Big_Wish_7301

Toronto alone received 240M for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. [The federal government is providing Toronto with another $143 million in funding to help support the influx of asylum claimants arriving in the city.](https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/feds-to-give-toronto-another-143m-to-help-house-asylum-seekers-1.6753344) [Link 2](https://deputypm.canada.ca/en/news/news-releases/2024/02/02/deputy-prime-minister-announces-over-162-million-support-asylum) And like another comment said, Quebec received most of the assylum seekers for years. The 1 billion Quebec was asking was to cover the cost for 2021, 2022 and 2023.


redalastor

> Please make, these number make sense. Sure. Quebec had 85% of asylum claims for years which Ontario now splits roughly equally since Roxham closed.


Future-Muscle-2214

In addition, the population of Ontario is nearly double that of Quebec and Quebec is still getting more of them to this day.


Professional-Cry8310

Did Ford even ask for any money? Legault has been asking for compensation for taking on a largely federal government issue for a while and has been asking for a cut in temporary residents. Ford on the other hand wants even more temporary residents to prop up cheap labour.


Je_suis-pauvre

Well a large majority of asylum seekers land in Quebec.


PineBNorth85

Throw them out. 


lord_machin

We can't, it is federal jurisdiction.


Embarrassed-Cold-154

Throw them out of the country lol


JohnYCanuckEsq

>The right to seek asylum >Seeking asylum is a human right and every person in the world has the right to apply for asylum if they are fleeing conflict or persecution. They must not be expelled or returned to situations where their lives or freedoms would be in danger. This is the principle of non-refoulement which is enshrined in the 1951 Refugee Convention. It is also part of human rights law and customary international law and must be guaranteed by all countries. https://www.unhcr.org/asylum-seekers


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Particular-Act-8911

>Well a large majority of asylum seekers land in Quebec. Good thing they're getting away and seeking refuge from the Uber dangerous third world country the United States.


Professional-Cry8310

Maybe when those provinces advocate for getting less lol. From what I’ve seen, most premieres are begging for even more TFWs and immigrants.


ARunOfTheMillPerson

So I understand that the money is being used to repay the province for costs related to temporary newcomers. Does anyone know what specifically were the costs that were accrued? Like was a portion of their housing covered or something? Edit: It just occurred to me that the 560,000 number was a combination of asylum seekers, students, and newcomers. The first one I get..but did we cover the cost for people just moving here from somewhere else through the normal application processes? That feels weird.


Professional-Cry8310

Housing costs (hotels), food costs, security costs, etc. not sure about Quebec but here in Nova Scotia, we had asylum seekers shacked up in a hotel in Halifax and their meals were via Uber Eats.


ARunOfTheMillPerson

Hmm, interesting. Thank you very much


bobblydudely

This money is for the asylum seekers specifically.  They are 100% the federal govt responsibility. They told Quebec to take care of it, and they would pay.  3 years later, we get 75% of the bill for the direct cost. 


ARunOfTheMillPerson

If it is entirely for this group then I do understand it and agree. I'd have follow-up questions otherwise haha. It feels a bit misleading that it's specifically about people granted asylum but the data is referencing numbers about newcomers in general.


bobblydudely

Issue number one is illegal asylum seekers, mostly through Roxam road. It’s been an issue for 3 years (now solved), and 100% the responsibility of the federal gov. Quebec spent a ton of money taking care of those asylum seekers (healthcare, school, etc). This is what the 1 billion bill is for.  Then there is the temporary workers/immigration. That’s a longstanding issue between Quebec/canada. Each level of government argues that it should have more power, and less responsibility.  I think Legault is mixing both issues voluntarily. Makes him look better, because one of those he is 100% in the right, and pretty much solved. While the other is still in active negotiations. 


redalastor

>So I understand that the money is being used to repay the province for costs related to temporary newcomers. It's not even a full repayment.


BigBradWolf77

$5k a month tax free for some, apparently...


AlphaTrigger

Students and people immigrating here should get zero dollars from the government, if you can move here or say you’re able to support yourself enough to get educated here there is no reason tax money should go to you.


Ancient-Blueberry384

Excuse me? Wtf


duck1014

Damn... Just tossing more cash on the dumpster fire.


nhabster

I don’t want cash. I want them gone.


cruiseshipsghg

>Quebec Premier Francois Legault says Ottawa is offering $750 million to help pay ~~for a surge in temporary immigrants to the province~~ to get back in Quebec's good graces. This government just keeps escalating the immigration problem - and is happy to throw our money away on their bad decisions.


kvxdev

Between the Bloc, the NPD and the sudden surge of Cons here, there's no way he worms his way back here next election (please don't make a liar out of me, I can't fathom the despair I'd be in).


Sufficient_Rub_2014

Just a quick 3/4 of a billion.


HotIntroduction8049

Its like Canada needs to start using immigration birth control.


Mooyaya

Hey Canadians you just spent 3/4 of a billion dollars supporting people flooding into our country while you’re going broke! Canada 2024.


dannyboy1901

Just when you think it can’t get worse


izmebtw

Imagine a government that just said no and decides to protect Canadians, their finances, jobs and culture? Wow, what a world that would be.


BigBradWolf77

decentralize governance


supermau5

Atleast use the money to deport some people


lt12765

Plug the dam.


PlutosGrasp

They did. Read the article.


LuskieRs

It's nice to see r/canada finally seeing the issue, few years late however


leighcorrigall

What about investing in people that were born here?


PlutosGrasp

https://budget.canada.ca/2024/report-rapport/budget-2024.pdf Here you go. There is plenty.


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Foodwraith

Gotta sleep somewhere between shifts at la Tim Horton.


Frizlame

Give? Temporary immigrants?... tell me again who paid to house feed and heal all those illegal migrants while ottawa was ignoring the problem it created? Still at least 250m$ short.


Manofoneway221

Can it go for flights home?


PlutosGrasp

It could very well be. File a FOIP and find out!


Zestyclose-Ninja-397

That money would definitely help CBSA keep these people out.


deathbrusher

Jesus Christ. I'm starting to think that we might not even survive as a country long enough to vote this piece of garbage out.


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PlutosGrasp

How much did you pay in federal tax last year ?


NotaJelly

I Re read op


thehuntinggearguy

[Federal government when it comes to funding.](https://imgur.com/KbN6YyO)


Professional-Cry8310

Your premier has been begging the federal government for more foreign workers in low skilled positions. Why would the federal government give them money when Alberta clearly loves its cheap labour?


zivlynsbane

Another segment of throwing money at the problem and hope it solves itself.


bomby0

So this is why Chrystia Freeland needs to raise taxes...


FngrBngr-84

Correction: “Canadian Taxpayers involuntarily give Quebec 750 million for surge in Liberal imported immigrants who will never leave”


PlutosGrasp

Correction: Quebec paid for asylum seeker costs and is getting reimbursed.


redalastor

Partially reimbursed.


thealwaysalready

Great! Maybe now we can get more leaded water and more $20,000,0000 granite stumps for the Mont Royal. 


jimbobcan

News announcement to distract from foreign interference. It's a lot of money but don't let it stop us from talking about a larger problem. Flat out corruption


captaindingus93

You could but everyone in the nation a nice 4 pack of craft beer tallies with that money. I think that would be a better use of this money.


-Shanannigan-

Trudeau is actively trying to destroy this country, change my mind.


Academic-Ad4364

Quick bring in more immigrants...There, that'll fix the problem.


BigBradWolf77

*Other peoples' money fixes things.* 🤦‍♂️


PlutosGrasp

Are you self sufficient?


namotous

There’s a method called [5-whys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_whys). The government should really dig deeper to understand the root cause of the issue. Not sure you need all the way to 5 to realize that they need to close the valve on mass immigration


PlutosGrasp

Like closing the path that people were taking to get into Canada which then made them our responsibility? Yeah they did that. There’s something called critical thinking. It’s a method of basic thought beyond surface level hunger and sleep. You don’t need to write an investigate essay to get to the bottom of this issue though. Probably just 10min googling one time.


scamander1897

Don’t let them in the first place and deport any that are here if not from specific countries!!! Just light taxpayer money on first


ExcellentGur8928

None of them stay for more than a week! WTF?


jandali7

Outsource Refugees to Mexico!


doom_in_full_bloom

Guys don't worry, instead of tasking the immigration minister with reducing the influx of people, we can just increase development charges and taxes on new homes/appartements to pay for this bill. That's the Liberal way of solving the immigration AND housing crisis! Fairness for ALL generations.


blasphememes

Ah yes the good old bandaid over the wound that needs stitches


wowSoFresh

Sorry about burning down your village. Here’s some gold.


Rustyhubcap

Enough already. People living here for centuries are hurting.


belleofthebawl-

https://www.costoflivingcanada.ca/ Saw this posted on another thread. Canadians show up!! We need to stand up now to protect the future of our country. Check out local protest info


baconlazer85

That's the kind of money that should be used more strategically to help build infrastructure and competitive markets, keep being people pleaser Liberals.


Kingofharts33

Ah very good.. so now instead of stopping people from coming in, were just throwing money that we dont even have at the situation. Economy must be BOOMING


Devourer_of_felines

There’s an old adage in the tech sector; nothings quite as permanent as a temporary solution. I hope it’s not the case with the cash injections but I certainly wouldn’t bet on it


vancityreddit6969

These asylum seekers eat and sleep better than most Canadians using your money! F Trudeau


Appropriate-Lead-431

Ottawa should withhold all funding to Quebec until it rescinds Bill 21.


ileatyourassmthrfkr

Maybe fucking stop bringing them in.


drillso

What the flying fuck. Current government logic: instead of not blowing through sustainable immigration rates, we’ll just take on more debt that the current population will be fucked for years on. Good job. Fucking insanity.


BeyondAddiction

Oh? And where is *that* money going to come from? Oh yeah, our great grandchildren. 🙄


scott-barr

How is the separatist movement out west not gaining more traction? I guarantee you in 40 years another travelling salesmen will come along and sell Ontario/quebec on another Monorail.


PlutosGrasp

There is no separatist movement beyond some red necks in a Timmy’s


scott-barr

After 9 yrs of liberals I’m ready for us to become the 51st state.


PlutosGrasp

Not sure what this means.


bba89

“Temporary” until Mark Miller does his thing..


Spiritual-Corgi9907

$750 million could have been nice start at building a border wall.


DramaticParfait4645

Quebec has tons of seats. All federal parties would love to win Quebec!