Navdeep Bains used an appearance at the Public Policy Forum's Growth Summit to make the case for increasing immigration numbers to give Canada a competitive economic advantage.
But he also added that there is a reluctance in Canada to boosting immigration even from inside the Liberal government.
"I have to tell you, I'm hitting a bit of a challenge within government in having this conversation because there is this hesitation of maybe immigration might be viewed negatively," Bains said.
The resistance is sparked by concerns there is still relatively high unemployment in certain parts of the country and fears that many Canadians view immigration as someone taking away their jobs.
"In Canada, we say diversity is our strength. I think we take enormous pride in the fact that we have a multicultural society," Bains told the conference.
The main reason why Bains wants more immigration, because it creates more jobs and thats why the government needs to do a better job of selling the message.
The reason why i picked this current event, is because the immigration directly affects the people living in Canada even if its negative or positive.
Source:
Cochrane, David. "Navdeep Bains Wants to Boost Immigration, but Some Liberals, Canadians Push Back." CBCnews. CBC/Radio Canada, 2016. Web. 12 Oct. 2016.
But he also added that there is a reluctance in Canada to boosting immigration even from inside the Liberal government.
"I have to tell you, I'm hitting a bit of a challenge within government in having this conversation because there is this hesitation of maybe immigration might be viewed negatively," Bains said.
The resistance is sparked by concerns there is still relatively high unemployment in certain parts of the country and fears that many Canadians view immigration as someone taking away their jobs.
"In Canada, we say diversity is our strength. I think we take enormous pride in the fact that we have a multicultural society," Bains told the conference.
The main reason why Bains wants more immigration, because it creates more jobs and thats why the government needs to do a better job of selling the message.
The reason why i picked this current event, is because the immigration directly affects the people living in Canada even if its negative or positive.
Source:
Cochrane, David. "Navdeep Bains Wants to Boost Immigration, but Some Liberals, Canadians Push Back." CBCnews. CBC/Radio Canada, 2016. Web. 12 Oct. 2016.