Episode
HANNAFORD: Once, we did immigration right – and we can do it right again
- Podcast
- Western Standard Shows
- Published
- May 17, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1394
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Summary
Harper-era immigration insider John Weissenberger on how the Trudeau government replaced a proven, merit-based points system with low-skill chaos, exploding non-permanent residents and court-driven citizenship giveaways – and why a disciplined return to objective selection is the only realistic fix.