Anti-Canadian Values: Interview Monday and Security Concerns

anti-canadian values: In an interview Monday, McCallum defended the status quo, saying the federal government does a good job now of screening immigrants for security concerns and helping them prepare for their new life in Canada, according to Toronto Star. And he condemned Leitch immigration proposal, calling it Orwellian and dog-whistle politics. By Bruce Campion-Smith Ottawa Bureau Mon., Sept. 12, 2016 OTTAWA—A controversial proposal by Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch to screen immigrants for anti-Canadian values is dangerous and ignores processes that are already in place, Immigration Minister John McCallum says. I think it foments an anti-immigration sentiment which might be dormant but which is brought to the fore and it brings out those who now have a stronger pedestal for spouting anti-immigrant rhetoric, he told the Star. Article Continued Below The proposal has sparked widespread criticism, including some in her own party. Leitch, an Ontario MP in the running to lead the Conservative party, has stirred controversy with her idea that immigrants should be screened for what she says are anti-Canadian values. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.