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Maybe you are right. Given the backlogs IRCC has especially on FSW applications, I don't think they will conduct draws in the meantime.
It seems there might be something going on in regards to CEC draws being stopped for some time and FSW draws being resumed soon, what do y'all think?
Am I a bad person for being happy from this?? I mean they have not realised what we FSW-O went through. How do these people expect people with scores of 480+ to find peace when someone with a score of 75 getting PR?? CEC folks, please come down. You may get one last draw. May be or may not…!!! But everything is coming to an end soon….!!!!
They may conduct one last CEC or resume the All class draws.. but I just love the nervousness among the CEC folks. Just love it!!!!
I just love people who “ask for a friend”Am I a bad person for being happy from this?? I mean they have not realised what we FSW-O went through. How do these people expect people with scores of 480+ to find peace when someone with a score of 75 getting PR?? CEC folks, please come down. You may get one last draw. May be or may not…!!! But everything is coming to an end soon….!!!!
I’m taking a break from the forum for a little while,see you guys on 15th!
And spare some love for my bois jt and cappuccino!
And spare some love for my bois jt and cappuccino!
I bet you won’t be able to take a break. This forum is addictive.
'Anaemic' Liberal brand fails to motivate Canadians to vote them into majority government, Maru poll finds
The Maru Public Opinion survey found that 73 per cent of Canadians polled are open to voting for a party other than the Trudeau Liberals
Justin Trudeau may find himself in real trouble on Sept. 20, after a new poll has found that the majority of Canadians may vote for a political party other than the Liberals.
The Maru Public Opinion survey found that 73 per cent of Canadians polled are open to voting for a party to run the country other than the Liberals led by Trudeau, while a mere 27 per cent have remained loyal to the prime minister.
The poll surveyed 1,514 Canadians between August 28 and 29 with a margin of error of +/- 2.5 per cent.
Trudeau on Aug. 14 called a snap election for Sept. 20, arguing that Canadians deserved a say in the national fight to end the COVID-19 pandemic.
The move was met with fierce criticism from opposition parties, who accused the prime minister of an opportunistic power grab, prioritizing his chance at a majority government before the health and safety of voters in the pandemic.
However, Trudeau’s hopes that his government’s handling of the pandemic may garner him a win may be in vain, according to John Wright, the pollster’s executive vice president.
“I think this shows that the electorate is soft in terms of its support for this government, even when they say they acknowledge that Trudeau should be the prime minister and his party should get a majority,” he told the National Post.
The poll, he explains, tiers Canadians based on how strongly they feel about the Trudeau. Of those polled, only 27 per cent are strongly committed to the Liberal party, while 32 per cent say they would use their vote to help them win a majority government.
Meanwhile, 35 per cent say it would be “good to give Justin Trudeau a four-year uninterrupted majority government”, while 37 per cent say that Trudeau does “deserve to be elected to a majority”, all the while not committing their vote to the Liberals.
“People are still looking around,” Wright said. “They’re the people who should be driving the car but they’re distracted looking at the scenery outside.”
The current numbers may spell trouble for Trudeau; on Aug. 29, Wright tweeted that when “a slide like this starts, it’s almost impossible to recover.
“You got to have 37 per cent to win a majority, I think that’s going to be tough for them to do. I don’t see the momentum to win a majority,” he reiterated to the National Post on Wednesday, begging the question: what do they win?
How the Liberals’ fate plays out on Sept. 20 could also depend on factors affecting general turnout for the election. The COVID-19 barrier, Wright said, could be another barrier to those already lukewarm about going out to vote for the Liberals.
Most Canadians are not happy about the election, the poll states. Sixty-nine per cent of those polled disagreed that it was the right time to call an election.
However, at the same time, 72 per cent believed that despite COVDID-19, it would be possible to conduct a safe election and vote at the ballot box, further indicating the pandemic may not hold the key to the outcome of the election.
“There will be people who, as you see here, are not committed enthusiastically to the Liberal Party, and as a result, might just stay home,” he said. “And that, that is the biggest fear that I think the Liberals should have.”
Early polls, according to Reuters, had suggested that Liberal could win their third consecutive election, but may not gain a majority in the 338-seat House of Commons.
Up until almost Aug. 23, Wright said, the Liberals had been leading in almost every poll around the country, prompting the speculation of a fall election. As the speculation gained ground however, the support for the Liberals began to wind down — by ten percentage points, Wright estimates, since July when they could have garnered 38 per cent of Canadians vote them into a majority.
An Ipsos poll published by Global News on Wednesday also appears to show support for the Liberals on the decline, while support for the Conservatives and the NDP appeared to respectively remain the same or slowly climb, a blow to Trudeau’s hopes for a Liberal-majority government.
Despite government expectations, politicians are “not getting the credit” for the way they handled the pandemic,” Wright explained, because voters assumed that was their job.
And now “people are looking forward,” he said. “They want to be assured that who they’re electing this time got an agenda that matches their own.”
The Liberals, he says, comes up short with a mandate that doesn’t match people’s interests and a brand that is “anaemic and tired.”
“I think what (the Liberals) believe is having the prime minister out all the time is a good thing,” he said. “And I think that what (the poll) says is having this brand and his personal stamp on it, is not very strong.”
The Maru Public Opinion survey found that 73 per cent of Canadians polled are open to voting for a party other than the Trudeau Liberals
Justin Trudeau may find himself in real trouble on Sept. 20, after a new poll has found that the majority of Canadians may vote for a political party other than the Liberals.
The Maru Public Opinion survey found that 73 per cent of Canadians polled are open to voting for a party to run the country other than the Liberals led by Trudeau, while a mere 27 per cent have remained loyal to the prime minister.
The poll surveyed 1,514 Canadians between August 28 and 29 with a margin of error of +/- 2.5 per cent.
Trudeau on Aug. 14 called a snap election for Sept. 20, arguing that Canadians deserved a say in the national fight to end the COVID-19 pandemic.
The move was met with fierce criticism from opposition parties, who accused the prime minister of an opportunistic power grab, prioritizing his chance at a majority government before the health and safety of voters in the pandemic.
However, Trudeau’s hopes that his government’s handling of the pandemic may garner him a win may be in vain, according to John Wright, the pollster’s executive vice president.
“I think this shows that the electorate is soft in terms of its support for this government, even when they say they acknowledge that Trudeau should be the prime minister and his party should get a majority,” he told the National Post.
The poll, he explains, tiers Canadians based on how strongly they feel about the Trudeau. Of those polled, only 27 per cent are strongly committed to the Liberal party, while 32 per cent say they would use their vote to help them win a majority government.
Meanwhile, 35 per cent say it would be “good to give Justin Trudeau a four-year uninterrupted majority government”, while 37 per cent say that Trudeau does “deserve to be elected to a majority”, all the while not committing their vote to the Liberals.
“People are still looking around,” Wright said. “They’re the people who should be driving the car but they’re distracted looking at the scenery outside.”
The current numbers may spell trouble for Trudeau; on Aug. 29, Wright tweeted that when “a slide like this starts, it’s almost impossible to recover.
“You got to have 37 per cent to win a majority, I think that’s going to be tough for them to do. I don’t see the momentum to win a majority,” he reiterated to the National Post on Wednesday, begging the question: what do they win?
How the Liberals’ fate plays out on Sept. 20 could also depend on factors affecting general turnout for the election. The COVID-19 barrier, Wright said, could be another barrier to those already lukewarm about going out to vote for the Liberals.
Most Canadians are not happy about the election, the poll states. Sixty-nine per cent of those polled disagreed that it was the right time to call an election.
However, at the same time, 72 per cent believed that despite COVDID-19, it would be possible to conduct a safe election and vote at the ballot box, further indicating the pandemic may not hold the key to the outcome of the election.
“There will be people who, as you see here, are not committed enthusiastically to the Liberal Party, and as a result, might just stay home,” he said. “And that, that is the biggest fear that I think the Liberals should have.”
Early polls, according to Reuters, had suggested that Liberal could win their third consecutive election, but may not gain a majority in the 338-seat House of Commons.
Up until almost Aug. 23, Wright said, the Liberals had been leading in almost every poll around the country, prompting the speculation of a fall election. As the speculation gained ground however, the support for the Liberals began to wind down — by ten percentage points, Wright estimates, since July when they could have garnered 38 per cent of Canadians vote them into a majority.
An Ipsos poll published by Global News on Wednesday also appears to show support for the Liberals on the decline, while support for the Conservatives and the NDP appeared to respectively remain the same or slowly climb, a blow to Trudeau’s hopes for a Liberal-majority government.
Despite government expectations, politicians are “not getting the credit” for the way they handled the pandemic,” Wright explained, because voters assumed that was their job.
And now “people are looking forward,” he said. “They want to be assured that who they’re electing this time got an agenda that matches their own.”
The Liberals, he says, comes up short with a mandate that doesn’t match people’s interests and a brand that is “anaemic and tired.”
“I think what (the Liberals) believe is having the prime minister out all the time is a good thing,” he said. “And I think that what (the poll) says is having this brand and his personal stamp on it, is not very strong.”
In first leaders debate, Trudeau hints at another election in 18 months if denied majority
Trudeau was grilled by opposition members and even the debate moderator regarding his decision to launch Canada into an 'unnecessary' election
OTTAWA – Liberal leader Justin Trudeau came out swinging against the Conservative, New Democrat and Bloc Québécois leaders, who criticized his decision to plunge Canada into an election and attacked him whenever possible during two hours of the first “decisive” debate in French.
The debate, organized by Quebecor-owned TV network TVA, was the first of three hosting Trudeau, Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet in this election. There were three themes for the evening: the pandemic, social issues, and the “Canada of tomorrow.”
The stakes were high for each leader, as a Leger-Le Journal-TVA poll focused on Quebec voting intentions published Thursday morning shows that the chances of a run-off Liberal win in a majority of the province’s ridings is increasingly unlikely as many ridings turn into three-way races between Conservatives, Liberals and the Bloc.
During the debate, Trudeau was grilled by opposition members and even debate moderator Pierre Bruneau regarding his decision to launch Canada into an “unnecessary” election during the COVID-19 pandemic. O’Toole said it was “not the time for an election”, whereas Singh noted that the timing was “futile.”
Trudeau’s main line of defence, which convinced none of the three other leaders, was that eighty per cent of people did the “right thing” and got vaccinated, so should we “stop democracy” for the minority 20 per cent of people that aren’t vaccinated?
In response, Blanchet referred to his own experience as a provincial minister in the Parti Québécois minority government that called an election in 2014 in the hopes of winning a majority. The election ended up being catastrophic for the PQ (the provincial Liberals won a majority) and Blanchet.
“I played a role in the ‘we need a majority’ movie in 2014,” Blanchet said. “It was a suspension in my political career.”
The relationship between provincial and federal governments also led to heated debates, particularly when it came to imposing new norms in long-term care homes, federal health transfers and subsidized day care.
Blanchet criticized Trudeau and all other leaders who wanted to impose federal quality norms on Quebec’s long-term care system, while Trudeau and Singh expressed their support for the idea.
The Conservative leader also faced multiple question on his promise to scrap the Liberal’s bilateral deals with most provinces to fund daycare programs, including a $6 billion transfer to Quebec (which already has its own subsidized daycare system), in exchange for tax credits on daycare costs directly to parents.
“You will not create new daycare spots, Mr. O’Toole,” Trudeau said.
“Our plan will help all families,” O’Toole insisted.
From minute one, Trudeau came out aggressively against all leaders, firing salvoes at his opponents at most opportunities and regularly talking over them during one-on-one discussions.
“I don’t think Trudeau has ever been this full of piss and vinegar at a Leaders Debate. Not in ’15. Not in ’19. He’s always faster-paced in French. But he’s got a bolt of lightning up his ass tonight. I like the scrappiness. But I lack the French to know how it comes off,” tweeted Scott Reid, once an advisor to former Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin.
The tactic was particularly effective against O’Toole and Singh in the first half of the debate. The fact that they are not as fluent in French forced them to stick closer to prepared lines before they got more comfortable with the exchanges.
A strong moment of the debate came between Blanchet and Singh on the topic of systemic racism in Quebec. Blanchet repeatedly demanded that the NDP leader apologize for previous statements by himself and some of his candidates that he says are “Quebec bashing” and paint the province as racist.
Singh instead rebuffed the Bloc leader, saying that he denounces all forms of “Quebec bashing” all the while acknowledging that “Quebecers and Francophones have faces systemic discrimination in the past.”
“What he is doing is desperate,” Singh added about Blanchet, also quieting the Bloc leader every time he tried to interrupt him in what became Singh’s strongest showing of the evening.
Trudeau later faced questions on his management of the sexual misconduct crisis in the Canadian Armed Forces.
The Conservative leader accused his government of ignoring evidence related to alleged misconduct by former Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance, whereas Trudeau argued that everyone had followed proper procedure and that politicians should not get involved in independent processes.
Then came the environment, where Trudeau was criticized for his government’s decision to purchase the Trans Mountain pipeline all the while trying to move Canada away from fossil fuels.
Very little time was spent discussing climate change and indigenous issues during the debate, a fact that was lamented by many observers and experts on social media.
Later in the debate, moderator Bruneau asked party leaders if they would work in a coalition government in the case where the election leads to another minority government.
Trudeau was grilled by opposition members and even the debate moderator regarding his decision to launch Canada into an 'unnecessary' election
OTTAWA – Liberal leader Justin Trudeau came out swinging against the Conservative, New Democrat and Bloc Québécois leaders, who criticized his decision to plunge Canada into an election and attacked him whenever possible during two hours of the first “decisive” debate in French.
The debate, organized by Quebecor-owned TV network TVA, was the first of three hosting Trudeau, Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet in this election. There were three themes for the evening: the pandemic, social issues, and the “Canada of tomorrow.”
The stakes were high for each leader, as a Leger-Le Journal-TVA poll focused on Quebec voting intentions published Thursday morning shows that the chances of a run-off Liberal win in a majority of the province’s ridings is increasingly unlikely as many ridings turn into three-way races between Conservatives, Liberals and the Bloc.
During the debate, Trudeau was grilled by opposition members and even debate moderator Pierre Bruneau regarding his decision to launch Canada into an “unnecessary” election during the COVID-19 pandemic. O’Toole said it was “not the time for an election”, whereas Singh noted that the timing was “futile.”
Trudeau’s main line of defence, which convinced none of the three other leaders, was that eighty per cent of people did the “right thing” and got vaccinated, so should we “stop democracy” for the minority 20 per cent of people that aren’t vaccinated?
In response, Blanchet referred to his own experience as a provincial minister in the Parti Québécois minority government that called an election in 2014 in the hopes of winning a majority. The election ended up being catastrophic for the PQ (the provincial Liberals won a majority) and Blanchet.
“I played a role in the ‘we need a majority’ movie in 2014,” Blanchet said. “It was a suspension in my political career.”
The relationship between provincial and federal governments also led to heated debates, particularly when it came to imposing new norms in long-term care homes, federal health transfers and subsidized day care.
Blanchet criticized Trudeau and all other leaders who wanted to impose federal quality norms on Quebec’s long-term care system, while Trudeau and Singh expressed their support for the idea.
The Conservative leader also faced multiple question on his promise to scrap the Liberal’s bilateral deals with most provinces to fund daycare programs, including a $6 billion transfer to Quebec (which already has its own subsidized daycare system), in exchange for tax credits on daycare costs directly to parents.
“You will not create new daycare spots, Mr. O’Toole,” Trudeau said.
“Our plan will help all families,” O’Toole insisted.
From minute one, Trudeau came out aggressively against all leaders, firing salvoes at his opponents at most opportunities and regularly talking over them during one-on-one discussions.
“I don’t think Trudeau has ever been this full of piss and vinegar at a Leaders Debate. Not in ’15. Not in ’19. He’s always faster-paced in French. But he’s got a bolt of lightning up his ass tonight. I like the scrappiness. But I lack the French to know how it comes off,” tweeted Scott Reid, once an advisor to former Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin.
The tactic was particularly effective against O’Toole and Singh in the first half of the debate. The fact that they are not as fluent in French forced them to stick closer to prepared lines before they got more comfortable with the exchanges.
A strong moment of the debate came between Blanchet and Singh on the topic of systemic racism in Quebec. Blanchet repeatedly demanded that the NDP leader apologize for previous statements by himself and some of his candidates that he says are “Quebec bashing” and paint the province as racist.
Singh instead rebuffed the Bloc leader, saying that he denounces all forms of “Quebec bashing” all the while acknowledging that “Quebecers and Francophones have faces systemic discrimination in the past.”
“What he is doing is desperate,” Singh added about Blanchet, also quieting the Bloc leader every time he tried to interrupt him in what became Singh’s strongest showing of the evening.
Trudeau later faced questions on his management of the sexual misconduct crisis in the Canadian Armed Forces.
The Conservative leader accused his government of ignoring evidence related to alleged misconduct by former Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance, whereas Trudeau argued that everyone had followed proper procedure and that politicians should not get involved in independent processes.
Then came the environment, where Trudeau was criticized for his government’s decision to purchase the Trans Mountain pipeline all the while trying to move Canada away from fossil fuels.
Very little time was spent discussing climate change and indigenous issues during the debate, a fact that was lamented by many observers and experts on social media.
Later in the debate, moderator Bruneau asked party leaders if they would work in a coalition government in the case where the election leads to another minority government.
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FSWs in the pool: No CEC draw, does that mean FSW is back?!?!?! (ignoring the countless times CEC draws were delayed, only to be held upto a week later)
CECs in the pool: This is so unfair! I have been waiting in the pool for 2 whole weeks and this is how IRCC rewards us?!
CECs in the pool: This is so unfair! I have been waiting in the pool for 2 whole weeks and this is how IRCC rewards us?!
This is misleading. Countless times I’ve reiterated that the vast majority of invitations sent from September 15/29 till December will not land this year. IRCC cannot afford to run just PNP till next year; that would put a huge risk on meeting their target for 2022; and yeah! They really do care about meeting annual targets.
Each immigration category quota is not set on stone but they are hell bent on achieving the overall annual immigration targets. They wouldn’t give monthly updates on progress if they were not frantic about it. The previous plan set targets was 351,000 in 2021 and 361,000 in 2022 but in 2020, IRCC fell severely short of meeting the annual target due to the expected Pandemic so they had to re-strategize by distributing 60,000 extra quotas each across the next 3 years (401,000 permanent residents in 2021, 411,000 in 2022 and 421,000 in 2023).
Reference: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2020/10/government-of-canada-announces-plan-to-support-economic-recovery-through-immigration.html
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