By Shabnam Akrami ( October 7, 2024, 8:24 AM EDT) -- Canada’s current challenges of housing, homelessness and inflation are complex, multifaceted issues that have been decades in the making. Yet, as these pressures intensify, there is an alarming trend of scapegoating immigrants for these crises. Despite the fact that Canada’s housing shortage, rising cost of living and growing homelessness problem stem from long-standing policy gaps, many are now blaming newcomers for these failures. This misplaced blame risks not only undermining public trust in the immigration system but also exacerbating the very problems it claims to address in the long run....