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Maxime Bernier, leader of the People’s Party of Canada (PPC), claims he is the victim of censorship. Is he?

He is likely the victim of cowardice by billboard company Pattison Outdoor Advertising. And of political correctness. However, what Bernier has suffered is not censorship.

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Bernier thinks the 350,000 immigrants Canada accepts every year is too many. So last week, billboards were placed across the country promoting his People’s Party (which so far is more of a cult of personality than a party) with Maxime’s photo next to the slogan “Say NO to Mass Immigration.”

Agree or not, it’s a legitimate position. Experts disagree profoundly over whether large-scale immigration is an economic and cultural boon or drain.

Every major European country, including the most liberal, has a party like the PPC that advocates for drastic reductions in the number of immigrants.

It’s possible to claim Bernier’s policies are racist — that he and his party are not as concerned about economics as they are about more people of colour running about speaking other languages and praying to other gods.