Liberals’ new tone on immigration proves ‘Bloc was right,’ says critic, as NDP calls it a ‘flimsy attempt to cover their political behinds’

Plus, as Canada reduces permanent resident targets, a new report finds one in five new immigrants leave within 25 years.
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new tone on Canada's immigration targets feel 'unreal' after two years of insinuations the Bloc Québécois was xenophobic for raising the same concerns, says critic Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe.

The federal government’s recognition that it should have acted to “turn off the taps faster” to slow the growth of temporary immigration to Canada is better late than never, says Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe. Yet, a new report by the Institute for Canadi...

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