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Jack Mintz: This week’s population numbers spell trouble ahead

Internal migration to Alberta and B.C. is changing political balances while continuing net emigration is reducing our growth potential

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Statistics Canada this week released its latest population figures. Some of the trends will become increasingly worrisome if they continue.

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With the scaling back of temporary and student visas, it was widely predicted that population would sag. But the Liberal government had to reverse course after mismanaging immigration so as to pursue growth through a population........

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