i think i've been pretty clear that what i advocate is a return to the pearsonian points system, which was a system that put a number of barriers to immigration in place, including the ability to speak the official languages (english & french) as well as a focus on educational attainment.

it sounds like ann coulter on the surface, and it actually isn't that different on paper. the difference is that the pearsonian system was designed to be "colour blind" (that is to eliminate race as a characteristic in determining immigration), while ann coulter wants to use it as a means to restrict entry. context is important, sometimes.

i'm not opposed to allowing immigration from muslim-majority countries amongst people who are atheists, or non-practicing muslims. it's a specific aversion to religion, that extends equally to christianity.

there was an ad about the niqab that said "we care what's in her head, not on it". exactly - but i'm going to twist this around, a little. it's what is in the hearts of muslims that concerns me more than what's in their heads.

the idea is that if you weed them out by education, you screen out the crazies, without having to ask them values questions - which are difficult on a number of levels. degrees are proof of an ability to think, which is most important.

i don't attach any value to tolerating the intolerance embedded within these religious systems of thought, or consider the acceptance of hateful ideologies like islam or christianity to be "diversity".

now, somebody like sam harris will tell me that that's not going to work, but i think he's wrong. i do have quite a bit of faith in our assimilation machine, and do expect most of the kids to accept western ideals, eventually, regardless. it's more a question of harm reduction.

so, i don't align with any of the parties on this. the conservatives say one thing and do another, and i neither like what they say nor what they do. trudeau has adopted traditionally ndp positions on this, while picking up on mulroney's gerry-mandering strategy (which is incoherent) - he's too open. that's actually left a hole in the middle, which is where most canadians exist.

i'd literally just like to see them revert back to the old system. as mentioned: it was designed to uphold objective criteria, in order to make the system "colour blind". it was empirical. scientific. coldly rational.

all the things i like.

we're not going to be overrun by hordes tomorrow. but, we need a course correction.