CANADALAND Michelle Rempel Garner on What Conservatives Want to Do To Immigration
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Sep 16, 2025 
Michelle Rempel Garner, Conservative immigration critic and MP, dives deep into the challenges of Canada’s immigration system. She advocates for scrapping the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, emphasizing urgent reforms to safeguard vulnerable workers. The discussion reveals the complexities of public sentiment around immigration and highlights how language requirements impact integration. Michelle stresses the need for cohesive policies that foster both national identity and societal diversity, sparking crucial conversations about the future of immigration in Canada.
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Immigration Needs First Principles
- Michelle Rempel-Garner frames immigration by asking what the purpose and levels should be.
- She argues Canada must match immigration with housing, jobs, and health capacity to integrate newcomers.
Match Levels To Capacity
- Set immigration levels to match housing, job creation, and healthcare capacity.
- Avoid admitting more people than the economy and services can support.
End And Redesign TFWP
- Abolish the present Temporary Foreign Worker Program and redesign specific streams.
- Replace it with better-enforced, limited streams and permanent-residency pathways for fair treatment.