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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Yeah, going to have to call that one out. Provinces have already resisted or declined federal money to put into healthcare (namely Alberta) so to turn around and blame it on the federal government is hilarious.
You also can’t say increasing immigration puts a further burden on the healthcare system without saying it increases the number of people actually paying for healthcare. The amount of people thinking about retiring and complaining about immigration is hilarious. Who do you think is going to look after your old, sick, out of work asses? lol
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That's an odd stance - the provinces declined funding based on the way it had been offered to be handed out by Trudeau, not because they simply didn't want the money. I can certainly say that immigration is increasing the burden on health care, education and so on. You must be aware that you can get a health card, enroll in school and use other services months (sometimes years) before many will even begin to look at paying taxes or even looking at becoming regularly employed workers.
It is astonishing how removed some people are from how our immigration system actually works. You don't just arrive in the country and suddenly contribute as much as someone that has been living and working here for 10, 15 or 20 years. It takes a very long time to get through the processes and during this time each person or family is drawing far more out than it is putting in.
This is fine, but you do need to expand funding for public services at a rate far beyond what is the lowest in the last 10ish years if you are going to continue to ramp up immigration and deal with your aging and sick population at the same time.