To me, it isn’t about the paperwork in your pocket or what Ottawa tells you to be. It’s about living the values, the culture, and the freedoms that built this country. Canada belongs to its people—not to bureaucrats, not to lobbyists, not to global institutions.
My father once told me: “A title doesn’t make the man—the man makes the title.” In the same way, Canada was not made by politicians, but by ordinary people living out the timeless principles of Christianity, Roman law, and Greek philosophy. That foundation gave us a high-trust society rooted in moral values and personal responsibility.
Our Proud Canadian Moments
When I think of what it means to be Canadian, I think of our proudest moments:
The Trucker Convoy — when ordinary men and women stood shoulder to shoulder for freedom and reminded the world that Canadians do not bow to tyranny.
Terry Fox — who showed us courage, sacrifice, and hope by running a Marathon of Hope across this great land.
Vimy Ridge — where young Canadians fought and won together, giving birth to a nation’s pride on the world stage.
The 1972 Canada–Russia hockey series — when Paul Henderson’s goal wasn’t just a victory on the ice but a declaration of who we are: resilient, united, and unwilling to back down.
These stories define us. They prove that being Canadian means rising when the odds are stacked against us, daring to stand for what is right, and never letting fear dictate our future.
What We Risk Losing
And yet, today, we see those very foundations being chipped away. Through the spread of DEI bureaucracy and ideology, and through policies that erase our history and silence our voices, it feels as though the essence of being Canadian is being rewritten—our culture diluted, our identity blurred.
If we allow that to continue, we risk losing not only our freedoms but the very spirit that makes us Canadian.
The Canadian Spirit
A Canadian is someone who cherishes freedom—freedom of speech, freedom over your own body, and the right to live without coercion. We stand firm against top-down controls like lockdowns, digital IDs, and international dictates that strip away our sovereignty.
A Canadian is resilient. We don’t fold under fear. We step up, we speak out, and we discover that we are far more capable than we ever imagined. That spirit—that courage—is what makes us who we are.
I Am Canadian
So when I say, “I am Canadian,” I mean I am free. I am sovereign. I am part of a community that takes care of one another. And I will defend those things with everything I have.
Burlington’s youth are suffering, just like young Canadians across the country, and the culprits are clear: Justin Trudeau and his globalist heir, Mark Carney. Their obsession with mass immigration, unchecked Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) programs, and reckless money printing has flooded our job market, priced our kids out of homes, and left Burlington’s young people jobless and hopeless. Walk into a Tim Hortons or gas station on Appleby Line or Guelph Line or just about anywhere, and you’ll see foreign workers, not local teens, behind the counters. Enough is enough: it’s time to slam the brakes on immigration, shut down the TFW scam, and put Burlington’s youth—and all Canadians—first!
Burlington’s Youth Locked Out of Jobs by TFWs
In Burlington, our kids can’t get a break. Tim Hortons and gas stations, once summer job staples for local teens, are now staffed by TFWs, thanks to Trudeau’s 2022 decision to let businesses fill 30% of low-wage jobs with foreign workers.
In 2023, Canada approved 239,646 TFWs, with 20% in fast food and retail—exactly the roles Burlington’s youth rely on to start their careers. Ontario Tim Hortons alone hired 714 TFWs in 2023, up from 58 in 2019, and Burlington’s no exception.
Head to Brant Street or Fairview Street, and you’ll see foreign workers serving coffee, delivering packages and jobs our kids used to have and now, our kids are turned away.
Why? Because TFWs are a corporate dream: tied to employers by work permits, they’ll take minimum wage and grueling shifts without complaint, or risk deportation. Meanwhile, Burlington’s youth, who deserve fair pay and hours, are ignored. In July 2024, the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), which includes Burlington, had an 8.9% unemployment rate, with youth unemployment hitting 13.5% province-wide. Burlington’s jobless youth are part of the 120,000 young Ontarians aged 15–24 without work, a 50% spike in two years.
Employers game the system, posting fake job ads to secure Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) while sidelining local teens. Carney’s “fix”? A pathetic cap of 82,000 TFW permits in 2025, still stealing thousands of jobs from Burlington’s kids, plus 285,750 more through the International Mobility Program.
This isn’t a solution—it’s a slap in the face.
Youth Unemployment in Burlington: A National Crisis Hits Home
Burlington’s youth are suffering just like their peers across Canada. The national youth unemployment rate soared to 13.5% in 2024, the worst in a decade outside the pandemic, with employment for teens and young adults dropping to 53.8% by December. In Ontario, youth unemployment mirrors this crisis, and Burlington feels the pinch.
The Halton Region, including Burlington, saw 7.7% unemployment in September 2024, with youth facing even tougher odds in a tight job market. Local fast food joints, retail and gas stations, like those on Plains Road, this Burlington road and that Canadian one too, are hiring TFWs while Burlington teens can’t land entry-level gigs to build resumes or pay for school.
Economist Mike Moffatt says it plain: the TFW surge is killing youth employment.
In Burlington, youth employment services report a flood of jobless teens, part of the 2,500 young Calgarians served by similar programs in 2024, struggling to compete with TFWs who have more experience or accept lower wages.
These are the jobs that teach Burlington’s kids responsibility and independence, but Carney’s Liberals keep handing them to foreigners. It’s not just a national disgrace—“it’s personal for every Burlington parent watching their kid get rejected again and again.
Mass Immigration and Money Printing:Pricing Burlington’s Youth Out
Carney’s following Trudeau’s globalist playbook, flooding Canada with immigrants while Burlington’s youth pay the price. In 2023, 98% of Canada’s population growth came from immigration, with 60% from temporary residents, pushing the population to 41 million by April 2024.
Carney’s 2025–2027 Immigration Levels Plan keeps the floodgates open: 395,000 permanent residents in 2025, plus hundreds of thousands of TFWs and students. His so-called “cap” only cuts temporary residents by 445,000 over 2025–2026, leaving 3 million temporary residents clogging the system.
Even Carney admits we “can’t afford not to” have mass immigration, as he told Cardus in November 2024, proving he’s just another elite selling out Canadians.
To bankroll this madness, Carney’s Liberals lean on the Bank of Canada’s trick: printing money like it’s free.
From 2020 to 2022, the bank pumped $400 billion into the economy, tanking the dollar and spiking inflation to 6.8% in 2022. In Burlington, this means youth can’t afford to live—average one-bedroom rents hit $2,200/month in Halton Region in 2024, up 8% from 2023.
Try paying that on a part-time or full-time job you can’t even get because TFWs took it.
Carney’s “housing strategy” is a sham, promising homes while immigration drives demand through the roof. Burlington’s youth are priced out of their own city, forced to live with parents or leave.
Carney’s Sellout: Burlington Deserves Better
Mark Carney, the Bay Street banker turned Liberal puppet, is no different from Trudeau. His weak TFW “caps” and immigration “tweaks” let corporations keep exploiting cheap labor while Burlington’s youth languish.
In 2025, 82,000 TFWs and 395,000 permanent residents are still too many when our kids can’t find work or afford rent. We demand real change: shut down the TFW program’s loopholes, slash immigration to sustainable levels, and stop printing money that screws over our youth.
Burlington’s kids deserve jobs, not rejection letters. They deserve homes in their hometown, not a lifetime of debt.
This is a fight for Burlington’s future—and Canada’s. The PPC will put Canadians first, no compromises.
Join us to take back our city and our country from Carney’s globalist betrayal. Burlington’s youth are counting on us.
