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Immigration’s Counterproductive Results: The Relationship Between GDP, Productivity, and Immigration

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Immigration’s Counterproductive Results: The Relationship Between GDP, Productivity, and Immigration
An employee works on a modular home component in Calgary on April 5, 2024. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
Colin Alexander
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Immigration Minister Marc Miller embraces the mantra that Canada needs immigration to keep the economy going. That’s how experts say we’re supposed to get economic growth along with improvements in productivity and higher per capita GDP. But is that true?
Colin Alexander
Colin Alexander
Author
Colin Alexander was publisher of the Yellowknife News of the North. His most recent book is “Justice on Trial: Jordan Peterson’s case and others show we need to fix the broken system.”