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#-3 · 11-11-2015, 11:24 PM

When you look at the recent history and the current outlook for Calgary it's a pretty overwhelming number, the days of 10,000 people coming every month and finding jobs the day they arrive are gone and I don't see any signs of it coming back. But after 10 years of that, we have housing problems that are going to be very difficult for refugees to navigate.

I don't have a strong opinion about the commitments Trudeau has made, but I think it's important they spread the burden around. If the number is 25,000, over 9% to Calgary seems high proportionally for a city that has under 4% of the population. It's going to be a big challenge for our social infrastructure to rise up to.

11-11-2015, 11:24 PM	#38
#-3 #1 Goaltender Join Date: Mar 2008 Exp:	When you look at the recent history and the current outlook for Calgary it's a pretty overwhelming number, the days of 10,000 people coming every month and finding jobs the day they arrive are gone and I don't see any signs of it coming back. But after 10 years of that, we have housing problems that are going to be very difficult for refugees to navigate. I don't have a strong opinion about the commitments Trudeau has made, but I think it's important they spread the burden around. If the number is 25,000, over 9% to Calgary seems high proportionally for a city that has under 4% of the population. It's going to be a big challenge for our social infrastructure to rise up to.