The Newest Domestic Security Threat: Drowning Immigrants
As Lorne Gunter says, “OMG! Say it isn’t so!”
A new study shows that immigrants are more than four times more likely to be unable to swim than people born in Canada. As a result, they are at a greater risk for drowning, according to the Ipsos Reid Public Affairs study commissioned by the Lifesaving Society.The findings released on Thursday confirm what drowning-prevention experts have suspected for nearly a decade, Lifesaving Society public education director Barbara Byers said.
“For the first time, we have scientific, evidence-based data to support what our hypothesis was: that new Canadians have a higher drowning rate,” she said.
This goes right into the “issues I don’t care about” stack, in case anyone was wondering.
Speaking of drowning foreigners…
Tags: Canada, Immigration, Lifesaving Society, Lorne Gunter, National Post, Russia
July 16th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
Can tigers swim?
July 16th, 2010 at 9:32 pm
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July 16th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
why don’t you care that new Canadians are dying?
July 16th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
This study is stupid, if you can’t swim then don’t swim!
July 16th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
It’s a seriously stupid study. How is it in any way shape or form suprising that people who have never lived or played near water, know little english, and often believe they know better than signage, fail to survive typical Canadian water conditions. ? ? Talk to immigration Canada. Remind them as well as don’t carry guns, don’t kill because your …honour was tainted, don’t discriminate, don’t ignore language laws, don’t ignore health laws, they must also say don’t forget to read your safety around water manual! Ah I think I figured out why Andrew keeps of around. I say the nasty.
i was once an immigrant, I had rules to follow. I lived on an island, logic dictates I should know how to swim. If you go in the water you prepare to float or drown. Period!
July 16th, 2010 at 10:00 pm
” don’t discriminate”…did you actually just include that in with the rest of your post? LMFAO
July 16th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
Have you met immigrants?! I’m sorry but they hate each other and us lots of times. I LOVE A LOT OF PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT COLOURS, RACES, AND RELIGIONS,BUT. They are the first to tell me who they hate! Watch some Russell Peters man. The truth is out there. It’s like calling a Scot an Englishman. Same to some, very different to a Scot! Take a chill … See Morepill and realize the real world. Someday I may tell you of my utopia but currently we’re stuck in Canada. It’s not perfect but it sure tries, and I love it for it.
July 16th, 2010 at 11:45 pm
You’re a racist sexist homophobe for this post!
lol seriously though, I agree with you this was a ridiculous study. If they can’t swim, they shouldn’t be swimming…nothing to do with their immigration status.
July 17th, 2010 at 6:42 am
lol, this is great. i particularly liked the russian story.
July 17th, 2010 at 5:06 pm
I enjoy how casually they make the jump between “can’t swim” to “risk of drowning”. Avoiding deep water isn’t an option?