For decades, immigration in Canada was almost universally perceived as a good thing. That consensus changed this year, when it became clear that the federal government had admitted too many newcomers without a plan for where they would live. Now, sadly, Canada is brewing its own brand of anti-immigrant sentiment.
At Maclean’s, we covered this storyline extensively throughout 2024. I was particularly fascinated by Alex Cyr’s feature on how sleepy Charlottetown became an immigration boom town. Another story that struck a chord with our readers was a piece about students who came to Canada to build a life, only to find themselves caught in a political flip-flop that put their lives in limbo. As Stephen Maher said in a smart essay he wrote on the subject of immigration, “The government has slow-walked us into a catastrophe.”
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–Sarah Fulford, editor-in-chief, Maclean’s
