The great Canadian theme park expands

Posted on October 17, 2005 by nicknoorani

The Citizenship and Immigration Minister is going to announce this fall a 35 to 40 per cent increase in the number of new immigrants into Canada. From its highest level of 250,000 in 2000, it plans to bring in about 330,000 per year, apparently with a focus on some trades workers, international students and those interested in settling in outlying areas (i.e., not Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal).
I can’t help but picture Canada as this great big theme park that welcomes more and more new riders and charges them thousands of dollars to get in, but then fails to have enough rides and facilities for them to enjoy.

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