I would like to say generally that I have great respect for my friend Mr. Kenney, the minister, but I think he's wrong. He's wrong that immigration is not needed in order to increase per capita income. It is possible to increase per capita income if we select the right kinds of immigrants.
I would dispute Mr. Lamoureux's assertion that just because these immigrants came to Manitoba, income per capita in Manitoba went up. I'd like to see the evidence on this. This is part of the Canadian myth. This is part of what we have been propagandized into believing. It is simply not true. Show me the evidence.
On demographics, the C.D. Howe Institute and demographers everywhere know that our problem of aging cannot be solved by more immigration. Immigrants themselves will age. They themselves will need social security benefits.