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COMPAS Poll/Survey
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The internationally reported arrests of 17 Mississauga terrorism suspects signifies Canada’s increased vulnerability to attack and requires some important changes in immigration policy, according to the COMPAS panel of CEOs and business leaders. Canada-American relations will not ultimately be damaged with some risk of worsened trade relations counter-balanced by improvements in diplomatic relations and security coordination. Prime Minister Stephen Harper once again earns stellar grades for his handling of the events of the past week. Despite U.S. media stories highlighting Canada as a terrorist haven, panelists seem not unduly concerned about the trade impacts. They are more concerned than ever about the prospects of a seriously disruptive terrorist attack on our economy and they express some strong views about some aspects of immigration. By overwhelming margins, members of the panel want a reduction in immigration from countries known as hotspots for terrorism along with closer integration with U.S. border control processes to form a shared perimeter. They are divided about reducing immigration from Muslim countries as a whole. They oppose adopting domestic U.S. security procedures and are resolutely opposed to reducing immigration in general. These are the key findings from the current web-survey of the COMPAS panel of CEOs and business leaders undertaken for the Financial Post under sponsorship of BDO Dunwoody LLP. |
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