Mr. Speaker, last month the OECD ranked
Canada number one in the world in
attracting entrepreneurs, thanks to
policies such as the Atlantic
immigration pilot, the global skill
strategy ,and the rural and northern
immigration pilot. We know that we have
historic low unemployment rates and have
added over a million new jobs to the
Canadian economy in less than four years.
So, can the Parliamentary Secretary
update this house on how Canada can
maintain its competitive edge? The Parliamentary Secretary
to the Minister of Immigration: Our
Competitive edge is dependent on smart increases to immigration; something that this
government has done and will continue to
do. But someone is telling the Leader of
the Opposition that we need fewer
immigrants in Canada. Who is it?
It's not families who were separated 7
years under Stephen Harper. It's not
universities who see the 15 billion
dollars in our economy from
international students. It's not
businesses who want more immigrants to
create another million jobs across the
country. Who's telling the leader of the
opposition to cut immigration? Who's
whispering in his ear? Doug Ford.
