If you think Australia’s 2.5% population growth is insane, spare a thought for Canada and New Zealand, which currently have us beat:
After deliberately engineering massive post-pandemic rebounds, politicians in both countries recognise that it was a mistake and are now attempting to close the gate after the immigration horse has already bolted.
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With Canada’s population growth smashing the “high growth” forecasts of Statistics Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau now says that temporary migration needs to be brought “under control”: