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21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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A rule of thumb when assessing any announcement by Prime Minister Mark Carney is to look for the fine print.
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rule → assess → print
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It doesn’t matter if it’s the deal to open the Gordie Howe bridge, negotiations around the sale of the Stellantis plant or the budget; the devil is always in the details.
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devil → matter → details
His latest immigration numbers continue with that pattern.
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numbers → continue → pattern
The government released new figures as part of the budget, leaving Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne to defend them, rather than Immigration Minister Lena Diab.
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government → release → Diab
During last year’s general election, Carney pledged to reduce the number of immigrants.
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Carney → pledge → immigrants
His recent budget reversed that plan.
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budget → reverse → plan
The official target was for 380,000 newcomers to be given permanent resident (PR) status every year for the next three years.
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newcomers → give → years
At the same time, the federal government is converting 200,000 temporary residents to permanent resident status by the end of 2027.
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government → convert → 2027
That’s on top of last year’s “one-time” conversion of about 148,000 in 2026 and 2027.
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That → ’ → 2026
While many of those who will get PR status are already here, up to 662,000 newcomers could get PR status next year.
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newcomers → get → status
The government is also proposing to extend the period over which a company can employ low-wage, temporary foreign workers (TFW).
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company → propose → workers
Another proposal would allow provinces to permit employers to increase the percentage of TFWs from 10% to 15%.
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provinces → allow → %
This is a sop to large corporations that want to keep costs low by suppressing incomes.
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that → want → incomes
That harms all young people.
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That → harm → people
Their dreams of home ownership are shattered by high housing costs and low incomes.
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dreams → shatter → costs
This comes at a time of increasing uncertainty in the job market.
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This → come → market
Health services are stretched to the limit and the government has offered no plan for services to absorb this massive and unprecedented increase in immigration.
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government → stretch → immigration
Canada was built on the hard work of immigrants.
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Canada → build → immigrants
But it was done in a rational fashion, with services to support newcomers in their transition to their new country.
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it → do → country
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre slammed the runaway immigration plan: “He (Carney) supports the same out-of-control Liberal immigration policies that delivered a triple-header crisis in housing, health care and youth employment.”
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that → slam → housing
A sensible policy would support balanced immigration without overwhelming and suffocating our society.
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policy → support → society
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