# HANNAFORD: Once, we did immigration right – and we can do it right again

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Podcast: [Western Standard Shows](https://stenobird.com/podcast/western-standard-shows-1311157)
Published: 2026-05-17T14:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://westernstandardpod.podbean.com/e/hannaford-once-we-did-immigration-right-%e2%80%93-and-we-can-do-it-right-again/
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Duration seconds: 1394

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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.

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