Canada

Yes, I don't like how immigrants are being blamed for yet another problem. Immigrants aren't the reason nobody is building affordable housing. Immigrants aren't the reason mega corporations like BlackRock are buying up every parcel of real estate they can get. Immigrants didn't cause the housing market collapse of 2008.

Immigrants want to make a better life for themselves and their families in our great country and they're willing to work hard and use their skills to do it. Hard working labourers aren't the enemy. Once again, it's executives, brokers, and shareholders.

Of course they are both good and very much needed. So knowing that, lets fucking build the housing infrastructure to support them first.

You don't start spraying water in your backyard before the pool has been built....

From article, it looks like it's on the mind of the party leaders too, just in a bit of a weird way

Fraser cautioned against blaming the lack of affordable housing on new immigrants.

"Let's look at what the actual cause of the challenges are that we're dealing with, and recognize that immigration can actually be used as a tool to bring the workers that we need to build more homes," he said.

"We have to be really, really careful that we don't have a conversation that somehow blames newcomers for the housing challenges that have been several decades in the works in Canada."

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of doing just that during his own media availability in Ottawa on Monday.

"He wants Canadians to forget all that and blame immigrants. He wants to divide people to distract from his failings," he said.

"He thinks if you're afraid of your neighbour you might forget that you can't pay your rent. This is what demagogues do."