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This was an eye-opener for me. Less temporary foreign workers do construction than the general population? Seriously?

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[–] MrFlagg@lemmy.ca -1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

one simple answer might be don't import people who need housing without first making sure the housing is available

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

We could've spent 2-3 years heavily investing in housing developments before ramping up our immigration and then keep those developments coming until immigration slowed down or demand is exceeded.

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

Probelm is immigration will never slow down until it becomes affordable to have more children ... because right now it isn't.

[–] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Ah, but who will build it? Obviously not immigrants. What if you build housing, but then they can't afford it? What if they're underhoused where they came from, too? And then of course, if we don't take in immigrants and the economy goes in the toilet, all the housing there is might get pretty run down for the elderly Canadians still left.

If you actually read the article, you'll see several examples of how it's complex.