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[RangerRay]

When my great-grandfather came here from Ireland well over 100 years ago, his parents and siblings followed a year or so later.

Family reunification is not a new policy. But the welfare state is a relatively new thing in comparison.

 

[Altair]

Good.



Thats all that ever should be allowed in.

I kind of agree. I get the sentiment of wanting to be near family, but lets say 1 working person has a spouse and then brings in their parents and grandparents.

Thats's what, 3 to 5 non working people for the 1 working person?

That's not sustainable, especially now.

 

[Czech_pivo]

I kind of agree. I get the sentiment of wanting to be near family, but lets say 1 working person has a spouse and then brings in their parents and and grandparents.

Thats's what, 3 to 5 non working people for the 1 working person?

That's not sustainable, especially now.

Add to the fact GIS may be paid out to them as well and, finally, through in possible long term health care costs…..
My wife worked at CV hospital in Mississauga right after she graduated as a SLP in the adult rehab unit. The stories she’d come home with elderly parents visiting here with no health insurance coverage and the hospital not able to bill/recoup the costs from anyone. Not exactly the same scenario but close enough.

 

[Altair]

U.S. viewed less favourably than China by Canadians, new poll suggests

Canadians’ opinions of the United States have deteriorated while their perceptions of China have improved compared to a few years ago, a new report suggests.

www.ctvnews.ca

Canadians’ opinions of the United States have deteriorated while their perceptions of China have improved compared to a few years ago, a new report suggests.

According to a Pew Research Center report released Wednesday, 44 per cent of Canadians surveyed between February and May hold a favourable view of China, while 33 per cent feel the same about the U.S. Last year, Canadians were “equally” favourable toward both countries. But in 2023, most Canadians had a “positive view” of the U.S. at 57 per cent, compared to 14 per cent that viewed China positively.

Pew’s report compared views of the U.S. and China worldwide, including rating their respective presidents, respect for personal freedoms and foreign policy stances.

And it's official.

Canadians view China more favorably than the USA.

Up next, Russia.

How other countries view U.S., China​

People surveyed in 36 countries now see China more positively than the U.S., with more overall having higher confidence in Chinese President Xi Jinping than in Trump.

In the U.K., 41 per cent of respondents said they have a positive opinion of the U.S. in 2026, falling from 59 per cent in 2023. Meanwhile, the reverse was true on China, with a 46 per cent favourability rating, up from 27 per cent three years ago.

In Spain, 30 per cent of respondents this year had a positive view of the U.S., down from 55 per cent in 2023. Positive public opinion of China, however, rose to 54 per cent, compared to 28 per cent three years ago.

In France, 27 per cent had a positive public opinion of the U.S. in 2026, sliding from 52 per cent who did so in 2023. This year, 36 per cent surveyed in the country said they had a positive view of China, up from 22 per cent three years ago.

In Indonesia, 29 per cent of respondents said they view the U.S. favourably this year, plunging from 55 per cent in 2023. Meanwhile, public opinion about China increased to 72 per cent in 2026, compared to 49 per cent three years ago.

The report found that only six countries viewed the U.S. more positively than China.

And it's not just us.

 

[RangerRay]

U.S. viewed less favourably than China by Canadians, new poll suggests

Canadians’ opinions of the United States have deteriorated while their perceptions of China have improved compared to a few years ago, a new report suggests.

www.ctvnews.ca

And it's official.

Canadians view China more favorably than the USA.

Up next, Russia.



And it's not just us.

And this is what happens when you decide that soft power has no value.

Good show, ‘Murica.

 

[Jarnhamar]

I kind of agree. I get the sentiment of wanting to be near family, but lets say 1 working person has a spouse and then brings in their parents and grandparents.

Thats's what, 3 to 5 non working people for the 1 working person?

That's not sustainable, especially now.

Becoming Conservative in your old age Mr Almost 40

 

[ArmyRick]

U.S. viewed less favourably than China by Canadians, new poll suggests

Canadians’ opinions of the United States have deteriorated while their perceptions of China have improved compared to a few years ago, a new report suggests.

www.ctvnews.ca

And it's official.

Canadians view China more favorably than the USA.

Up next, Russia.



And it's not just us.

From an American based charitable Research organization, Pew Research. Although Pew research is viewed as non partisan and reliable by some, not all trust it as a source of reliable research.

It is "not official", your grasping at straws.

"Pew Research Center surveyed 42,151 individuals from 36 countries from Feb. 8 to May 13. Margins of error ranged from 2.3 to 5.5 percentage points, based on the country."

So of the 42,151 from 36 countries polled, how many were Canadians? Hell, even if they were all from Canada, thats not near enough to say that represents Canadians as a whole.

 

[ArmyRick]

@Altair
I really hope you did not put a lot of hope into this?

 

[Altair]

From an American based charitable Research organization, Pew Research. Although Pew research is viewed as non partisan and reliable by some, not all trust it as a source of reliable research.

It is "not official", your grasping at straws.

"Pew Research Center surveyed 42,151 individuals from 36 countries from Feb. 8 to May 13. Margins of error ranged from 2.3 to 5.5 percentage points, based on the country."

So of the 42,151 from 36 countries polled, how many were Canadians? Hell, even if they were all from Canada, thats not near enough to say that represents Canadians as a whole.

Unless you have another pollster saying something different, it's official.

And even with the margin of error applied, it would STILL have China as more more favorable than America.

 

[Altair]

Becoming Conservative in your old age Mr Almost 40

You know I was railing against the immigration spike post covid from 2023-2024?

That's not a conservative position, it's a common sense position.

 

[ArmyRick]

Unless you have another pollster saying something different, it's official.

And even with the margin of error applied, it would STILL have China as more more favorable than America.

One research firm from the USA does not not make it "official". Did the Canadian government sanction this poll? We all know you have a rabid anti-American hate on (You have said it over and over again your feelings about MAGA and the USA and thus we can assume it goes beyond Trump).
One minor research poll done, amongst many nations, is really not something you should hope for.

If Pew research had said many Canadians were starting to favour Trump, you would not hesitate to call out their methodology in a heart beat. Its obvious confirmation bias on your part.

If you actually believe that many Canadians are warming up to China more than the USA, I think your really reaching into the depths of hopeful optimism here.

 

[Altair]

One research firm from the USA does not not make it "official". Did the Canadian government sanction this poll? We all know you have a rabid anti-American hate on (You have said it over and over again your feelings about MAGA and the USA and thus we can assume it goes beyond Trump).

I like NASA. Even if I have certain feelings about America it's not like I'm going to say NASA didn't just go around the moon. Data is Data.

One minor research poll done, amongst many nations, is really not something you should hope for.

42k people is not a minor poll.

If Pew research had said many Canadians were starting to favour Trump, you would not hesitate to call out their methodology in a heart beat. Its obvious confirmation bias on your part.

Data is data. You don't like it, tough, not my problem.

If you actually believe that many Canadians are warming up to China more than the USA, I think your really reaching into the depths of hopeful optimism here.

Data.

 

[ArmyRick]

42k people is not a minor poll.

from 36 countries, 36. there was several polls done, read and comprehend the whole thing. Your clutching at straws.

How many of the 42,151 people polled over 36 nations were Canadians? You have no fucking clue, because CTV or Pew research doesn't list it.

Data, data, data, you scream that all you want. I would not rely on this at all. Your skipping over the many factors pointed out, refuse to see obvious factors that affect said data. What I see is your clutching with desperate hope to this and hoping it to be true.

It doesn't matter if I like or not, I think its very flawed and limited research.

 

[SupersonicMax]

from 36 countries, 36. there was several polls done, read and comprehend the whole thing. Your clutching at straws.

How many of the 42,151 people polled over 36 nations were Canadians? You have no fucking clue, because CTV or Pew research doesn't list it.

Data, data, data, you scream that all you want. I would not rely on this at all. Your skipping over the many factors pointed out, refuse to see obvious factors that affect said data. What I see is your clutching with desperate hope to this and hoping it to be true.

It doesn't matter if I like or not, I think its very flawed and limited research.

42,000 people in 36 countries mean around 1,200 respondents per country. For a Canadian poll to be statistically relevant, 1,000 to 1,500 people would need to respond. Assuming 1,200 Canadians responded, it is statistically relevant, whether you like it or not….

 

[ArmyRick]

42,000 people in 36 countries mean around 1,200 respondents per country. For a Canadian poll to be statistically relevant, 1,000 to 1,500 people would need to respond. Assuming 1,200 Canadians responded, it is statistically relevant, whether you like it or not….

1000-1500 Canadians may have said this? Accepting your math, no, lets double it, lets say it was 3000 Canadians. Yeah, I hardly accept that as representing the 41 million Canadians as a whole.

Doesn't matter if I like it or not.

In my OPINION, accepting the views of maybe 3,000 Canadians as representing 41 million Canadians is foolish at best.

At least our local Canadian political polls are based on small numbers yes, but also over periods of time. So I absolutely accept Canadians prefer Mark Carney as PM over Pierre Poilievre as PM because even though these pollsters only question a few hundred to maybe a few thousand, its also shows a trend week over week, month after month. So the numbers being polled end up being much higher. It also discounts outliers.

And of course, there is just getting out and talking to people. I don't know know anyone who has warmer feelinsg towards China than the USA, and believe, I am surrounded by some pretty severe TDS Liberal types.

 

[PPCLI Guy]

1000-1500 Canadians may have said this? Accepting your math, no, lets double it, lets say it was 3000 Canadians. Yeah, I hardly accept that as representing the 41 million Canadians as a whole.

Doesn't matter if I like it or not.

In my OPINION, accepting the views of maybe 3,000 Canadians as representing 41 million Canadians is foolish at best.

Federal Tracker: Liberals Lead by 6 as Conservatives Narrow Gap

The Liberals lead the Conservatives 41% to 35%, while Mark Carney approval slips and Pierre Poilievre posts his best favourability numbers since June.

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