This is an Opinion Piece
Our PM put out this tweet on January 28th, 2017 after the US wanted to put an immigration ban on seven different countries.
This tweet started a chain of events that saw thousands of people just walking across the Canadian border from the US, illegally. Are these people fleeing a war torn country? Were they being persecuted in the US? Were they even being terrorized? No. They were looking for more handouts from our country. I cannot blame them. It was a good move on their part. More free money. No need to work. Everything paid for.
Yep, it's a pretty good deal for them.
This huge influx of people have put a huge burden on the Canadian taxpayers. To understand this you must realize that the current federal government has not done much to increase jobs in Canada, but rather to increase taxes on almost everything we consume. The middle class and the poor have taken the brunt of this tax increase and their spending power has been steadily declining.
The carbon tax taxes everything. Beer is being taxed at 47%. Beer for God's sake!
South of us in the US, the Donald has implemented huge growth in the US economy. He has pulled out of the Paris Accord, pulled out of the TPP and implemented the largest tax cut in history. And whether you like him or hate him, the US economy is booming.
What you have to understand is that our PM hates the President of the US and loves Obama and the Clintons. Yes, the corrupt and failing Democrats!
If he had any brains at all he would have implemented the same types of policies that is making the US boom! But such is his hate of Trump he has done the exact opposite and Canadians are suffering.
So let's have a closer look at his idiot tweet.
"Diversity is our strength"
In Canada we have always had a diverse population. People have been immigrating to Canada since the existence of this country. In the beginning it was mostly from European countries which is to be expected, since it was the British that ruled the country. We have welcomed people from all over the world of all ethnic and religious groups.
To say "Diversity is our strength", is entirely stupid and just a political catch phrase that really has no meaning.
Unity
The strength of a country does not come from diversity, but rather from Unity. In past history we have always come together as one people with one voice when catastrophe has hit or war has happened. We have put our differences aside and united for the greater good of this nation.
Let's have a look at our own community here on Steemit. We have people from all over the world. We are a hugely diverse community! Having said that, our community's existence depends on how united we are to the goals of our community. Unity is what makes us a stronger community not where we are from.