“We have the immigration system under control!” Prime Minister Mark Carney shouted during Question Period Tuesday.
Conservative Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre could not disagree more. (Nor should the millions of Canadians without family doctors, or the thousands sitting on health-care waitlists.) Poilievre is on a tear against Liberal immigration policy and what he alleges is its detrimental impact on Canadians’ access to healthcare.
WATCH: Pierre Poilievre asks Mark Carney about the gold-plated health plan given even to people whose asylum claims are rejected. pic.twitter.com/XNYZApNs1U
— Brian Lilley (@brianlilley) February 24, 2026
REJECTED asylum claimants are receiving vision care, physiotherapy, counseling and more
While 6 MILLION Canadians can’t find a family doctor
24,000 Canadians died on waitlists in 2024
How is it possible that people with no legal right to stay get better coverage than citizens? pic.twitter.com/CvZNEUiTOO
— Marc Nixon (@MarcNixon24) February 24, 2026
