Canadians still haven’t really debated immigration’s fundamental questions, like what exactly is it for? Does it merely serve short-term economics or shape our future prosperity and identity? What debate there is reveals both regional divides and ideological anger.
What’s also largely off the radar is our looming demographic collapse. At an average 2024 birthrate of 1.3, without newcomers, Canada’s population could halve by 2100. This invites the question of “To grow or not to grow?” which, unsurprisingly, gets different answers in Quebec and English Canada.
