Gabriel Blanc, Cyrus Nagra, and Kiran Gill on Rebuilding Immigration Consensus for Nation-Building | The Line

May 23, 2025 | In a opinion piece for The Line, MPP ’25 students Gabriel Blanc, Cyrus Nagra, and Kiran Gill argue that Canada’s leaders are overlooking a critical ingredient in their bold nation-building agendas: immigration. Reflecting on the 2025 federal election, the authors note that while both major party leaders championed infrastructure and housing plans, they conspicuously sidestepped a positive vision for immigration. The piece contends that long-term prosperity hinges on aligning immigration with economic growth, and urges Prime Minister Carney to reframe immigration as central—not peripheral—to Canada’s builder ambitions. They recommend reforms to the points system, better utilization of the Global Talent Stream, and a shift in public messaging that links immigration to national renewal. Without restoring public trust and crafting inclusive, growth-oriented policy, the authors warn, Canada’s infrastructure goals will remain out of reach.