What does Maxime Bernier Think About Immigration? Find Out Through Tweet. And Hear What I Think

Successful immigration depends on social acceptability and the maintenance of social harmony. Many people have asked how do I know that there is “too much diversity.” When I see that half of Canadians believe immigration levels are too high, I know we’ve reached that point.

— Maxime Bernier (@MaximeBernier) August 21, 2018

New poll shows half of Cdns want lower immigration levels. Will Trudeau again blow a gasket and shout at them that they are racist and intolerant?

Lib gov is planning to almost double immigration numbers. Only 6% of Cdns support higher levels. Who are the extremists?? https://t.co/DLHWXR7XSK

— Maxime Bernier (@MaximeBernier) August 21, 2018

So, after disavowing me last week for raising the issue and telling me to shut up, my colleagues have just realized that this is something Canadians find important and want to hear about? Great example of strong leadership! https://t.co/xQGre0rRQd

— Maxime Bernier (@MaximeBernier) August 22, 2018

Lib gov is creating social and economic problems with mass immigration, and is now proposing more costly and burdensome bureaucratic programs to deal with them.

The solution is instead to bring down immigration numbers to a SUSTAINABLE LEVEL that will facilitate integration. https://t.co/amH01qcJUP

— Maxime Bernier (@MaximeBernier) August 29, 2018

For decades, the only discussion has been over how much more. Any other opinion was attacked as illegitimate, racist and bigoted. Before getting to a specific number, let’s start by having a respectful and open debate and listening to the concerns of a majority of Canadians. https://t.co/SkBYE3XM0s

— Maxime Bernier (@MaximeBernier) August 29, 2018

1/ Essential reading: @CandiceMalcolm on diversity and Canadian identity.

“The basic notions that tie our society together are based not on our differences, which are many, but on the commonalities that unite us.” https://t.co/Y5TcnJlti6

— Maxime Bernier (@MaximeBernier) August 20, 2018

2/ “It is our common features — languages, history, traditions, laws, shared culture and values — that form the basis of a pluralistic nation-state. This is the “core identity” of our nationhood. In addition to this basic consensus, individuals and communities are…”

— Maxime Bernier (@MaximeBernier) August 20, 2018

3/ “…free to engage in their own religion and traditions — all the things that make Canada a wonderful, interesting and unique place to live.
In pluralistic societies, we do not derive our identity from our racial, religious or ethnic origin, but from shared values.”

— Maxime Bernier (@MaximeBernier) August 20, 2018

4/ “And yet, increasingly, we are forbidden from articulating or discussing what these values may entail.
Trudeau’s vision for Canada is to rid ourselves of any unifying identity, and to graduate to a sophisticated, cosmopolitan, post-national state of Leftist global citizens.”

— Maxime Bernier (@MaximeBernier) August 20, 2018

Spending the week with my family at a beautiful lake in central Quebec, where I will work on Elections Canada documents to launch the new party and call my team and supporters across the country. pic.twitter.com/fLqqkkga40

— Maxime Bernier (@MaximeBernier) August 27, 2018