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Canada currently feels more divided today than anytime in my life. I am not sure it is the best option to point at. I am not sure the source, however the data is starting to show that the housing issue is in fact a direct result of more immigration, so we may see a significant shift towards less immigration in the coming years.

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I agree that Canada is more polarized in recent years. I wouldn’t say within my lifetime as Quebec sovereignty was more of a dividing issue (we’re not at the point were politicians are being murdered).

That said, if immigration was becoming a major issue then you would see shifts in the electorate backing say the People’s Party that performed dismally in the last federal election.

Could that change? Sure. But it would have to be via the Conservatives and that’s a risky policy shift for them to make.

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