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CFIRC BREAKING NEWS - AUGUST 17, 1999
DAY 6 - INVASION ON SCHEDULE!
THERE IS ONLY ONE STORY TODAY:
DESPITE TEMPORARY SETBACK, INVASION ON SCHEDULE
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August 17, 1999 | TORONTO STAR
Plan to double immigration
Ottawa ponders 500,000 target
By William Walker
Toronto Star Ottawa Bureau Chief
HALIFAX - The federal government is considering a move to more than double
the annual target of legal immigrants allowed into Canada to 500,000.
Hurt by recent budget cuts and inefficient programs, Immigration Canada has
failed in each of the last two years to meet its current target of 225,000
immigrants. Each of those years the target was missed by more than 50,000.
Now, amid severe labour shortages in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and parts of
Ontario, pressure is building within the Liberal caucus to increase
immigration. The Liberal campaign red book on policy from the 1997 election
campaign called for a target of 300,000 legal immigrants per year, but the
caucus now wants that target increased to 500,000.
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Elinor Caplan, while aware of the need
to crack down on the smuggling of illegal aliens into Canada by boat after
two recent ships arrived off the coast of British Columbia, supports the
plan to increase legal immigration.
No new immigration target has been revealed by the government yet, but here,
at the Liberals' national caucus retreat, there is determination to increase
the number this year as much as possible with a goal of getting it to
500,000 annually.
``We know that immigrants who come to Canada make an enormous contribution
to our economic growth,'' Caplan told The Star in an interview yesterday.
``We've had tremendous success in our immigrant communities among new
Canadians and they have created not only a success for themselves but for
all of Canada,'' she said.
The question, Caplan said, is why isn't Canada achieving the 225,000 target
that now exists?
As minister for less than two weeks now, Caplan said she has already asked
her officials to develop new strategies to increase those numbers.
Budget reductions within the department, which helped balance the federal
budget, also curtailed the assessment process for new immigrants.
Caplan said there needs to be ways to streamline the process to speed it up
and allow more immigrants to safely come to Canada. They are now looking at
strategies and ways to achieve those targets and goals, she added.
Caplan recalled reading in The Star recently about labour shortages. ``We
need to make sure that we have the people here for the jobs that are being
created today and will be created in the future,'' she said.
``So it is the job of Citizenship and Immigration on the positive side to go
out and seek those people and process those applications as quickly as
possible.''
But she added that Canada must continue to ensure that people who immigrate
to Canada are not linked to organized crime, so the process cannot be
rushed.
Getting to a goal of 500,000 immigrants annually ``is an important
discussion'' that the Liberals will have behind closed doors here over the
next two days. But it must be done right, she stressed.
As for the caucus pressure to increase the number of immigrants, Caplan said
all Liberal MPs ``understand the importance of bringing people here that
want to build this country.
``They know and I know that it brings prosperity. New immigrants create
jobs, new immigrants bring their talents, their expertise, their creativity
and ingenuity, and their knowledge of the world.
``Canada is a trading nation. Think of the human resource we have that
understands all the cultures, have the linkages and speak the languages of
the world. That is a fabulous resource for Canada. We want to harness that
so we can continue to prosper and grow.''
Added Caplan: ``Canada is proud of its international reputation for
compassion and welcoming international refugees, but we don't want to be
taken advantage of.''
Several MPs said they favour a major boost to Canada's annual immigration
target.
Canada in competition with U.S., Australia for immigrants
A lack of sufficient immigration the past two years is ``costing Canada
investment and costing us in terms of human resources so we have to make
that a priority,'' said Liberal MP Andrew Telegdi (Kitchener-Waterloo),
himself an immigrant from Hungary in 1957. Telegdi said Canada will continue
to lose out in terms of economic growth if it fails to boost immigration,
particularly since this country is in competition with the United States,
Australia and New Zealand for immigrants.
Said Trinity Spadina MP Tony Ianno: ``I think a number of 500,000 is a
workable number. This land is vast and as people come in, those that want to
work and bring their skills and entrepreneurial spirit to this country, it's
a great economic benefit and opportunity to existing businesses.''
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HALF A MILLION.
GIVEN THE FACT THAT 1/2 OF ALL IMMIGRANTS TO CANADA ALREADY SETTLE IN
ONTARIO - (APPARENTLY SUFFERING A LABOUR SHORTAGE) - IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM
LIKELY THAT ONCE WE LOWER EXISTING STANDARDS - WE'LL START ATTRACTING THE
"REAL GO-GETTERS".
AS USUAL, THE SHRIEKS FROM PARLIAMENT HILL ARE: "MORE REPLACEMENTS! AND MAKE
IT SNAPPY"
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WHAT THIS WILL MEAN TO CANADA'S ALREADY-THREATENED CULTURAL ROOTS AND
COLLAPSING INFRASTRUCTURE (AN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS NOW THE DOMAIN OF
FORMER IMMIGRATION MINISTER LUCIENNE ROBILLARD - FOR THOSE WITH A TASTE FOR
IRONY)
THE EFFECTS OF SUCH A POPULATION INFLUX ARE BEYOND RECKONING - AND
INFINITELY BEYOND THE MYOPIC PERSPECTIVE OF IMMIGRATION CANADA.
JUST FOR INSTANCE: NEWSPAPERS REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA IS
SIMPLY A REALLY (REALLY) BAD REACTION TO INFECTION. THE AUTHORS OF THE
STUDY FOUND THAT CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA RATES SKYROCKET WHERE VIGOROUS
POPULATION MIXING IS GOING ON.
BEYOND THAT, WITH AN ARABLE LAND RATIO OF JUST 5%, CANADA'S MOST TEMPERATE
REGIONS TEND TO GET SETTLED AND PAVED OVER FIRST (BC'S LOWER MAINLAND,
ONTARIO'S TORONTO-NIAGARA REGION).
WE ARE GOING TO CRUSH ALREADY-IMPERILLED SPECIES BENEATHE OUR SHEER WEIGHT
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A *PARTIAL* LIST OF IMPERILLED SPECIES IN CANADA
- ENDANGERED -
the Northern Bobwhite the Buttercup the Peary Caribou
the Whooping Crane the Eskimo Curlew the Harlequin Duck
the Maidenhair Fern the Acadian Flycatcher the Swift Fox
Northern Cricket Frog Northern Leopard Frog the American Ginseng
the Sage Grouse Small White Lady's Slipper
the Prairie Lupine the Vancouver Island Marmot
the Marten the Eastern Mountain Avens
the Red Mulberry the Western Prairie White Fringed Orchid
the Barn Owl the Burrowing Owl the Northern Spotted Owl
the Mountain Plover the Piping Plover the Wood Poppy
the Blue Racer (snake) the Maritime Ringlet (butterfly)
the Juniper Sedge the Loggerhead Shrike the Sharp-tailed Snake
the Henslow Sparrow the Drooping Trillium the Aurora Trout
the Leatherback Turtle the Kirtland Warbler the Prothonotary Warbler
the Water Snake the Bowhead Whale the Right Whale
the Beluga Whale (3 types) the Acadian Whitefish
the Wolverine
- EXTIRPATED -
the Grizzly Bear the Karner Blue (butterfly)
the Black-foooted Ferret the Elfin Frosted (butterfly)
the Sage Grouse (has not been reported since the 1960s)
the Island Marble (butterfly) the Paddlefish
the Greater Prairie Chicken the Pygmy Short-horned Lizard
the Atlantic Walrus the Gray Whale
- INDETERMINATE -
the Little Barley the Flathead Catfish
the Chiselmouth Fish the Bering Cisco Fish
the Eastern Cougar the Darktail Lamprey
the Western Harvest Mouse the Pixie Poacher Fish
the Common Poorwill (bird) the Harbour Porpoise
the Western Screech-Owl the Spinynose Sculpin Fish
the Harbour Seal the Sagebrush Vole
the Dwarf Sperm Whale the Killer Whale
the Mira River Whitefish the Gray Wolf (Eastern & Arctic)
- THREATENED -
the Northern Abalone the Blue Ash Tree
the Anticosti Aster
the White Wood Aster the White Top Aster
the Wood Bison the Western Blue Flag (Iris)
the Peary Caribou the Woodland Caribou
the Yellowbreasted Chat (bird) the American Chestnut Tree
the Blackfin Cisco (fish) the Shortjaw Cisco
the Shortnose Cisco the Kentucky Coffee Tree
the Channel Darter (fish) the Eastern Sand Darter
the Anatum Peregrine Falcon the Golden Seal (plant)
the van Brunt Jacob's Ladder (plant) the Morrison Creek Lamprey
the Margined Madtom (fish) the Townsend's Mole
the Mosquito Fern the Marbled Murrelet (bird)
the Sea Otter the Golden Paintbrush
the Sweet Pepperbush the Sprague's Pipit (bird)
the Harbour Porpoise the Prairie Clover
the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake the Black Redhorse (fish)
the Copper Redhorse the Great Lakes Deepwater Sculpin (fish)
the Shorthead Sculpin the Pacific Water Shrew
the Loggerhead Shrike the Lake Utopia Dwarf Smelt (fish)
the Banff Springs Snail the Black Rat Snake
the Eastern Fox Snake the Queen Snale
the Western Spiderwort the Paxton Lake Stickleback (fish)
the Vananda Stickleback the Enos Lake Stickleback
the Fowler's Toad the Blanding's Turtle
the Spiny Softshell Turtle the Bird's Foot Violet
the Yellow Montane Violet the Hooded Warbler
the American Water Willow the Humpback Whale
the Killer Whale the Beluga Whale
the Lake Simcoe Whitefish the White-headed Woodpecker
- VULNERABLE -
the Keen's Long-eared Bat the Pallid Bat
the Spotted Bat the Grizzly Bear
the Polar Bear the Mountain Beaver
the Least Bittern the Bigmouth Buffalo (fish)
the Black Buffalo the Long's Bulrush
the Woodland Caribou the Silver Chub (fish)
the Spring Cisco the Atlantic Cod
the Nuttall's Cottontail (rabbit) the Long-billed Curlew
the Ermine the Peale's Peregrine Falcon
the Tundra Peregrine Falcon the Broad Beech Fern
the Gray Fox the Northern Leopard Frog
the Northern Red-legged Frog the Spotted Gar (fish)
the Queen Charlotte Goshawk the Ivory Gull
the Ross' Gull the Ferruginous Hawk
the Red-shouldered Hawk the Pacific Great Blue Heron
the Eastern Hognose Snake the Wild Hyacinth
the Chestnut Lamprey the Lake Lamprey
the Northern Brook Lamprey the Cryptic Paw Lichen
the Oldgrowth Specklebelly Lichen the Seaside Bone Lichen
the Hare-footed Locoweed the Brindled Madtom (fish)
the Northern Madtom the Pugnose Minnow
the Western Silvery Minnow the Eastern Mole
the Monarch Butterfly the Ancient Murrelet (bird)
the Shumard Oak Tree
the Eastern Prairie White Fringed Orchid
the Phantom Orchid the Barn Owl
the Flammulated Owl the Short-eared Owl
the Indian Plantain the Black-tailed Prairie-Dog (Gopher)
the Blackline Prickleback (fish) the Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer Snake
the Yellow Rail (bird) the Ord's Kangaroo Rat
the River Redhorse (fish) the Climbing Prairie Rose
the New Jersey Bulrush the Coeur d'Alène Salamander
the Mountain Dusky Salamader the Pacific Giant Salamander
the Smallmouth Salamander the Spring Salamander
the Pacific Sardine the Harbour Seal
the Bigmouth Shiner (fish) the Bridle Shiner
the Pugnose Shiner the Rosyface Shiner
the Silver Shiner the Eastern Short-horned Lizard
the Gaspé Shrew the Five-lined Skink (lizard)
the Northern Prairie Skink the Butler's Garter Snake
the Ipswich Sparrow the Southern Flying Squirrel
the Dense Blazing Stars (plant)
the Charlotte Unarmoured Stickleback (fish)
the Giant Stickleback the Green Sturgeon
the Shortnose Sturgeon the White Sturgeon
the Orangespotted Sunfish the Redbreast Sunfish
the Bicknell's Thrush the Great Basin Spadefoot Toad
the Great Plains Toad the Blackstripe Topminnow
the Spotted Turtle the Wood Turtle
the Woodland Vole the Cerulean Warbler
the Louisiana Waterthrush the Blue Whale
the Fin Whale the Humpback Whale
the Killer Whale the Northern Bottlenose Whale
the Sowerby's Beaked Whale the White (Beluga) Whale
the Squanga Whitefish the Bering Wolffish
the Wolverine the Red-headed Woodpecker
E N O U G H I S E N O U G H
T I M E T O S P E A K U P
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