Um, name another >2 world country that looked into mass immigration to boost their economy during the pandemic?Words mean things.
If the Conservatives had been in power during a global pandemic of the magnitude we just faced, and needed to ensure immigration levels didn't drop off a cliff to at least continue to ensure some semblance of economic growth, they would have done something just as radical. You can moan all you want about it, thinking the grass is greener on the other side, but reality is a bitch.
I agree to a certain degree w/ your point re conservatives as they would have been on the left side of the political spectrum (isn't CAN Cons sort of equivalent to US dem party?) in other western countries and the current body of IRCC would have just been as bureaucratic had it been under another govt. But still Cons would have valued meritocracy instead of merely filling the numbers. It's unrealistic to even consider the idea of having immigration save the economy. Any researches / numbers showing the huge success of mass CEC draws? I'd love to give them a read.