Gerry Mills: Canadian Values and Atlantic Canadians

gerry mills: About a quarter said they completely or mostly oppose it, according to Metro News. I think asking the question comes from a place of misunderstanding and of fear, said Gerry Mills, executive director of Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia ISANS . Just asking the question, I think, instills in people that perhaps immigrants don't share Canadian values. The question was, Do you completely support, mostly support, mostly oppose, or completely oppose the Federal Government screening potential immigrants for Canadian values before allowing them entry into the country Two thirds of 1,511 Atlantic Canadians asked by Corporate Research Associates CRA last month said they either completely or mostly support such screening. What are Canadian values It's not yet defined in a way that I can articulate at the moment, said CRA chairman and CEO Don Mills no relation to Gerry Mills . Mills said his firm now plans to do further research to nail down a core group of values that basically represent the opinion of a vast majority of Canadians. Mills, who said he's not a proponent of screening, said the results of the poll don't show that Atlantic Canadians are opposed to immigration; he thinks they're very pro-immigrant. We wanted to get the big picture snapshot early because then it would indicate whether or not it was even worth doing further research on, to tell you the truth, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.