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Skuterud, who has been a vocal critic of the federal government's immigration policy, says the benefits of high immigration have been exaggerated by the Liberals.

He said that starting around 2015, when the Liberal government was first elected, a narrative developed in Canada that "immigration was kind of a solution to Canada's economic growth problems."

While the professor says that narrative is one that people like to believe, he notes higher immigration does little when it comes to increasing living standards, as measured by real GDP per capita.

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[–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 13 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Of course it is. More people more demand.

They also contribute to a stronger economy, which is why the government allows the immigration.

[–] alabasterhotdog@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A strong economy is great, but not at the expense of even a middling quality of life for those within it.

[–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago

A strong economy generally means a better quality of life in general.

The real solution is more housing, more density. Etc.

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