JD Vance says Canada’s immigration ‘insanity’ caused lower living standards
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Vance shared data purporting to show living standards in Canada falling below the U.S. and Britain in recent years, which he blamed on high immigration.
U.S. Vice-President JD Vance on Friday took aim at Canada’s political leadership and “immigration insanity” as the reasons for “stagnating” living standards in America’s northern neighbour.
In a series of social media posts on X, Vance shared data purporting to show living standards in Canada falling below the U.S. and Britain in recent years. He then connected that to the fact that Canada has the highest population share of foreign-born people among G7 countries.
“While I’m sure the causes are complicated, no nation has leaned more into ‘diversity is our strength, we don’t need a melting pot we have a salad bowl’ immigration insanity than Canada,” the vice-president wrote.
In a follow-up post he added: “And with all due respect to my Canadian friends, whose politics focus obsessively on the United States: your stagnating living standards have nothing to do with Donald Trump or whatever bogeyman the CBC tells you to blame.
“The fault lies with your leadership, elected by you.”
Statistics Canada reported in 2022, using national census data, that 23 per cent of Canada’s population is foreign-born, the largest share in 150 years and “the highest among the G7.” The agency at the time projected the share could rise to over 30 per cent by 2041 if immigration levels remained the same.
The U.S. share is currently over 15 per cent, according to census data reviewed by the Pew Research Center, also a historic high for the country.
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