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Majority of Canadians want fewer immigrants in 2027: Nanos (www.ctvnews.ca)
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A majority of Canadians want the country to accept fewer immigrants and temporary residents next year, according to a new Nanos Research survey commissioned by CTV News, as the country continues to grapple with immigration levels and their impact on housing, services and the economy.

The survey found that 52.3 per cent of respondents believe Canada should accept fewer immigrants and temporary residents in 2027, compared with 33.5 per cent who want the numbers to remain about the same.

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[–] 1 point 1 day ago* (3 children)

if you label all conservatives, and any conservative position, as racist.

I didn't do that though, conservatives label themselves as racists constantly and explicitly, the difference with people like me and centrists is I believe y'all when you tell me who you really are.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    So, I can tell that you're using the 'you' in a statement like 'I believe y'all when you tell me who you really are" as a rhetorical device, and it's not referencing me directly. I'm not sure why you wouldn't do the same for the comment that I made, and instead seem to have interpreted it as something about something 'you' did specifically.

    I didn't explicitly say I was racist, nor would I ever make such a claim as I don't think of myself as a racist in anyway. I haven't even said I'm a conservative. All I've hinted at, is that I generally have the 'majority' viewpoint, that questions Canada's immigration policy / wants to see fewer immigrants.

    Lemmy's user base, and some of the mods, interpret that sort of statement as me being racist/a conservative though.

    I've voted green/NDP for over a decade, and am a card carrying member of green peace. I think my voting history, and charitable giving to eco organisations, would make me a very strange conservative, if I were one.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

    I think my voting history, and charitable giving to eco organisations, would make me a very strange conservative, if I were one.

    shrugs I have never met a conservative I didn't find extremely strange and besides since the beginning of modern ecology movements there really wasn't much friction between racism and environmental conservation. Often... racism has been used to justify environmental conservation which isn't to say that makes you racist, just that A does not make B more or less likely in my eyes.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    You comment about logic, and yet you can't see how labeling things that aren't racism as racism is a bs tactic used to drive wedges / villanize 'conservative' positions unfairly. I think that most sane adults, would agree that someone who A) donates to green movements/charities regularly, and B) who votes Green/NDP regularly, is most likely not a conservative. I imagine you see racists everywhere, but also that your viewpoint is very narrow / niche / non-standard. A hard left mindset that's right at home on lemmy, and which may actually 'feel' like a 'moderate' mindset, compared to the even more extreme left wing views endorsed/supported here.

    I think this convo's reached its natural conclusion. Good luck out there.

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