Poilievre vows to cap immigration, calls for ‘no more hyphens’
Poilievre vows to cap immigration, calls for ‘no more hyphens’
Poilievre vows to cap immigration, calls for ‘no more hyphens’
Poilievre vows to cap immigration, calls for ‘no more hyphens’
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I guess no more judeo-christian culture.
No more Surname-Surname that a lot of good ole Canadian families like to use.
I mean Diefenbaker won a landslide on the unhyphenated Canadian populism. There’s definitely a market for it in Canada 2026. The only PM that didn’t come from British or French heritage – still the only – deeply believed in the unhyphenated Canadian. So it’s a valid in play argument.
Is the guy ever going to drop specifics on anything? And is there a election going on ?
The whole thing was weird and awkward right down to Smith not mentioning Carney or the fact that she signed a mou with him .
It all seemed like watching something from the past.
I’ve been speculating that Poilievre won his leadership review largely because the CPC is floundering with zero prospects for good leaders or even serious politicians broadly and at least Poilievre is very good at monetizing the hatred and fear of …*passionate*… people and everybody kind of just knows that keeping those funds flowing is what’s best for CPC business right now.
This story basically affirms my speculation.
No-hyphens sounds like whatever the conservative version of virtue signaling is. Tough, I can’t really say it’s about a call to virtue when it’s for getting upset about someone saying German-Canadian or whatever.
Isn’t immigration effectively capped now? They have drastically cut programs and aren’t renewing some permits. Using immigration as the blame-all for social and economic woes is so American.
I dont think I agree with what the headline is saying. Not sure if there is more context though. Yes, people should adopt Canadian values, but I also believe part of what made Canada great was the diversity of cultures. So why not take pride in people honoring their heritage while also adopting Canadian values at the same time?
i just don’t think a ‘no-hyphen’ nationalism works in canada, given the realities of quebec, francophone ontarians and acadiens, first nations, metis and northern people– it’s an imperial mindset that belies the underlying legal reality of how canada is constituted
“…end abuse and handouts to phony refugees.” About sums it up. Just one thing, how does one decide who is a phony refugee without hearing their story first?
How is not calling your self a (nationality)-Canadian going to fix anything? Seems like an asinine comment. I see some lofty goals, like stopping extortion crimes, but no solutions.
Yeah he nor the government gets to tell Canadians what they want to call themselves. What kind of stupid culture war idiocy is this?
Well pp will have to lead by example then. He will have to stop using his wife’s ethnicity (Venezuelan) to tug on our heart strings whenever he wants to get a specific point across, whether ir’s about family values, the right kind of immigrant (her) or refugee (her again).
Fun fact, from news stories, seems her uncle was illegally in Canada and lived without papers for some years, was deported, then came and with MP help got his status sorted out. Of course she still identifies with her roots, as so many of us do. I guess some are more worthy than others to invoke this when the situation is right to do so.
Perhaps I’m missing something in what pp is intending with the axe the hyphen talk.
“No more hyphens” is extremely American coded. Weren’t we all taught in school that this is tbe difference between Canadian multiculturalism and America? We’re a mosaic and they’re a melting pot?
I will probably never vote for Poilievre, but the point of immigrant integration is worth discussing.
I am quite disturbed by comments from some Hong Kong and Taiwanese immigrants about Carney’s recent visit to China. Some of the comments include Canada should side with Trump’s US against China even if Canada becomes the 51st state. They are clearly bringing the politics from their home and refuse to understand why Canada needs to reset trade relationship with the PRC