My comments are that it is true. I agree with Professor Sweetman concerning the costs that are higher in times like now when we have an economic downturn and we don't have full employment. I believe that the number of immigrants that we have now, approximately 300,000, is about right, but we need to look at the mix. I think we need to look at the economic category as the primary driver and at the costs that are higher in the other categories. Obviously, refugees draw more resources than economic immigrants, and so do family class members, who are not ready to work in Canada.
On October 27th, 2016. See this statement in context.