The Liberal government policy of unsustainable immigration levels has had a long-term negative impact on our economy

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While it will enrage the usual suspects, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance’s assertion Canada’s “immigration insanity,” rather than his boss’ trade war against us, is the reason Canada’s “living standards have stagnated,” contains an element of truth.

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Vance made the claims on X on Friday, in responding to a chart posted by another user that showed Canada’s real (inflation-adjusted) GDP per person – a widely accepted metric for determining a nation’s standard of living – has plummeted in recent years.

“While I’m sure the causes are complicated, no nation has leaned more into ‘diversity is our strength, we don’t need a melting pot we have a salad bowl’ immigration insanity than Canada. It has the highest foreign-born share of the population in the entire G7 and its living standards have stagnated …

“And with all due respect to my Canadian friends, whose politics focus obsessively on the United States: your stagnating living standards have nothing to do with Donald Trump or whatever bogeyman the CBC tells you to blame. The fault lies with your leadership, elected by you.”

While I'm sure the causes are complicated, no nation has leaned more into "diversity is our strength, we don't need a melting pot we have a salad bowl" immigration insanity than Canada.

It has the highest foreign-born share of the population in the entire G7 and its living… https://t.co/PtlesqPJJl

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