PM Mark Carney's Canada

[Admiral Beez]

1) TN is not a real visa. Has to be renewed often and most working long term simply end up on H1B.

2) The US is cracking down on TN abuse too. Just ask tech folks.

3) They heavily scrutinize people who naturalized as Canadians and pursue TN. In fact, a lot of their visa rules look at country of birth, not just citizenship.

On one hand, good on Carney for trying to get more talented immigrants. But given the backlash against immigration, this is equally dangerous. Indeed, I'd argue that a lot of the radicalization in the US against Indians started with all the stories of Indian students in Canada.

The NYT reports that Indians are giving up on the US. Can that be tied to Canada, IDK.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/opinion/indian-americans-trump.html

https://archive.is/h7ovj

 

[kEiThZ]

I really need to know what people, particularly these younger people, see in the PP CPC party.

Have you seen the economic and quality of life stats for young people today? Why would they vote for the party that put them in that position?

To be fair, the Liberals have done a few things that have benefitted youth, e.g. the creation of the FHSA, or eliminating interest on student loans; but none of those things matter if you can't even get a job in the first place, or if you've given up on owning a home (yes, I know the FHSA can still be rolled into a RRSP..

Even when the LPC crafts housing affordability policies it always seeks to do so in a way that will never threaten home prices and that just means more debt for the young. FHSA is just another way to milk more out of young people.

 

[kEiThZ]

I was beginning to hope that the right wing bro podcasters becoming less enamored with Trump might have cooled support somewhat.

People need to stop pretending that is just all about the right wing bros. There's genuine reasons young people in Canada are frustrated. Every year that goes by, there's simply more and more CPC voters accruing due to demographic turnover. If things don't improve, I expect a Conservative tsunami as soon as Trump is no longer a pressing threat to Canada.

 

[Full Metal Junkie]

There's genuine reasons young people in Canada are frustrated. Every year that goes by, there's simply more and more CPC voters accruing due to demographic turnover. If things don't improve, I expect a Conservative tsunami as soon as Trump is no longer a pressing threat to Canada.

And for everyone's sake, I hope that when that time comes, there is an actual conservative at the helm of CPC, rather than a fauxervative culture warrior troll that is PP.

 

[goreckm]

And for everyone's sake, I hope that when that time comes, there is an actual conservative at the helm of CPC, rather than a fauxervative culture warrior troll that is PP.

The problem is the culture war is what brings them in. When things look bleak, you want someone to blame, and modern right is all about how YOU are the victim, and finding someone to blame it on. It's incorrect, but it's simple and it works. Without the culture war stuff, the cons are basically just blue liberals, mostly indistinguishable. The left can counter this, but in this day and age, you need a great speaker and communicator, and someone who has been consistently on the correct side, without any hint of corruption and crucially, not getting rich of the existing system, to have a chance. These are few and far between.