Public Attention Dept: But while their campaign slogans say one thing, the Conservatives policies have been something else altogether, especially when it comes to immigration, according to The Star. But what has yet to capture public attention is the move by the Conservatives to introduce conditional visas on women who come to Canada as sponsored spouses. Conveniently, the notice about this new proposal was made just one day before the government fell and in this federal election, all major political parties are waving the family friendly flag. The Conservatives are particularly eager to win what they call the very ethnic votes as well as women votes. The Harper government reduced the intake of parents and grandparents under family class immigration, especially from countries like India, while doing little to reduce excessive delays in processing time. Since the Conservatives took over in 2006, the number of family-class immigrants has gone down by 15 per cent, in contrast to the 31 per cent increase in the number of temporary foreign workers who entered Canada over the same time period. As
reported in the news.
@t family class immigrants, campaign slogans
7.4.11