Citizenship and Immigration committee  That's a great question, and I'm glad you asked it. I think child care and the goal for a national child care system are not new. We've seen this before, and it hasn't actually materialized. Century Initiative is prioritizing advocating for a national child care plan, working now

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Oh, that's a tough one. I'll just speak at a high level, and I'm sure that will inspire those, especially in Thunder Bay, to provide us with some practical experience. We talk about immigration, particularly if it's driven by local community needs, such as through the provincia

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Jon, I'm going to let you take this one.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I might let Jon take a stab at that one because he has a little more background on that one than I do.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That's a great question. What we've been advocating for at Century is a shift away from a focus just on the targets and more on how we actually grow the population in a smart, sustainable way in looking at issues of affordable housing, city development and placement outside of

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We've actually worked with the Conference Board of Canada on our population modelling. Our Century Initiative has a goal of advocating for a population of 100 million by 2100 in what are actually staged increases in line with the current immigration level targets. We've looked at

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That's a good question. I think in the last panel we heard someone say, “local solutions for local problems”. I think that is really important because the issues that arise in specific communities will vary. I'm from a small town. I grew up in Timmins and Kirkland Lake, and I un

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for that question. I think it touches on the issue of how we attract and retain newcomers to communities, and then there is the connection to rural communities. There was a comment made in the previous panel about what the role of the government is in supporting that. I

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It is at the heart of why Century Initiative was established as a charity. It was to raise awareness of the connection of population growth and immigration with our long-term prosperity. I'm going to let my colleague, Jon Medow, speak on that point a bit more.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Good afternoon, Madam Chair and honourable members. Thank you for the opportunity to meet with you this afternoon. I am here as the chief executive officer of Century Initiative, and I'm joined by my colleague Jon Medow. We're a non-partisan network of Canadians from the busine