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Canadians Are Paying the Price of Years of Open Immigration Policies

Canada did not stumble into today’s immigration crisis by accident.
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Canadians Are Paying the Price of Years of Open Immigration Policies
People walk near Parliament Hill in downtown Ottawa on May 5, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
David Leis
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For decades, immigration in this country was tied to economic need, integration, and national interest. Then Ottawa abandoned that model and opened the floodgates in the name of ideology, cheap labour, and political advantage.

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David Leis
David Leis
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David Leis is president and CEO of the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. He has served as a vice-president at various polytechnics and universities and was the former executive with a North American automation engineering firm and the CEO of the Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce.