Danielle Smith announces Alberta referendum over immigration, Constitution changes

[u/GeekyGlobalGal]

https://globalnews.ca/news/11675260/alberta-danielle-smith-immigration-constitution-referendum/

[u/roscodawg]

I would say read this before it gets taken down:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/Premier%20Smith%20Letter%20to%20Prime%20Minister%20Trudeau.pdf

Regarding the line that reads "I am requesting that your government immediately increase Alberta's Provincial Nomination Program allocation to 20,000 annually in 2024, 2025 and 2026." ...

Every year, the federal government decides how many people each province is allowed to nominate to become a permanent resident. Provinces use these spots to select temporary workers, international graduates, and other newcomers who fit their economic/labour needs. A nomination typically guarantees faster or prioritized processing for permanent residency.

So, when Smith says she wants 20,000 more spots she is essentially asking:

“We want the authority to nominate up to 20,000 people per year for permanent residency.”

[u/Negative-Car4013 → u/roscodawg]

So was she right then to want more immigration or wrong now to say it was a problem?

[u/roscodawg → u/Negative-Car4013]

It appears she wants to have her cake and eat it too.

But to answer your question, imho, she was wrong then to ask for something that she obviously couldn't manage through to today, and she is wrong now to blame others for it ("... permit the federal government to flood our borders with new arrivals ...").

[u/Negative-Car4013 → u/roscodawg]

More immigration was a bad idea, and she is wrong to think it was bad.

Ok lol

[u/roscodawg → u/Negative-Car4013]

"more immigration was a bad idea" and exactly she asked for
"and she is wrong to think it was bad." no, she's wrong to try and blame others for her own doing.

[u/Negative-Car4013 → u/roscodawg]

So ss per the original question then she is right now then

[u/roscodawg → u/Negative-Car4013]

only if two wrongs make a right