🧵 In Canada, migrants sustain our communities and most essential systems. And yet, they are being scapegoated for crises that are caused by corporate greed and government inaction. Let’s get into it. Full blog post with links and resources: leadnow.ca/migrant-just... - ThreadSky

leadnowca.bsky.social • 9 days ago

🧵 In Canada, migrants sustain our communities and most essential systems. And yet, they are being scapegoated for crises that are caused by corporate greed and government inaction. Let’s get into it.

Full blog post with links and resources: https://leadnow.ca/migrant-justice/

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leadnowca.bsky.social•9 days ago

For many of us, it is impossible not to feel targeted, blamed, or discriminated against for the mere act of existing on this side of an imaginary line.

Recently, we have seen many headlines like these:

leadnowca.bsky.social•9 days ago

Recent polls have shown a big shift in Canadian public opinion about migrants and refugees.

For the first time in over 25 years, a majority of Canadians think that the number of immigrants admitted to the country has gone from valuable to problematic.
https://www.environicsinstitute.org/projects/project-details/canadian-public-opinion-about-immigration-and-refugees---fall-2024

leadnowca.bsky.social•9 days ago

1 in 2 Canadians believe immigration is harming the country. People, even those who have long held progressive values, are falling for the lies being spread by politicians and mainstream media.

Let’s unpack why that is...

leadnowca.bsky.social•9 days ago

Since the pandemic, more and more of us are struggling to pay rent and put food on the table. We are living through a crisis of inequality.

As more people struggle, the ultra-wealthy are richer than ever, and corporations are seeing record profits.

leadnowca.bsky.social•9 days ago

But instead of addressing it head-on, and emboldened by people like Donald Trump and Elon Musk, politicians of all stripes have embraced right-wing narratives of blaming the wrong people and pushing exclusion and austerity.

The scapegoating of migrant communities is a distraction.

leadnowca.bsky.social•9 days ago

Contrary to popular belief, without residency status, migrant workers do not have access to Canada’s social safety net — including healthcare and EI. This opens the door to unbridled exploitation, low wages, poor working and housing conditions, and discrimination.

https://amnesty.ca/temporary-foreign-workers-report/

adrianms2025.bsky.social•6 days ago

Informative and a good read

jantrishhudg.bsky.social•7 days ago

"When Poilievre oversaw Housing under Harper’s government, he allowed 800,000 affordable rental units to be sold off to corporate landlords and developers. During that time, the average home price in Canada went up 70%."

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