The small number of arrivals early in the invasion and the current lag suggest a barrier between the needs of displaced Ukrainians and the 80 per cent of Canadians willing to receive them (Angus Reid Institute 2022). [...] The vertical distance between the blue line and the dashed red line provides an estimate of the arrivals of Ukrainians to Canada associated with the start of the Russian invasion. [...] The red line and the dots through which it passes show the inverse of this drop in non-residents, the sum of which is approximately equal to the number of post-CUAET arrivals by air reported between March 27 and May 1. [...] Given the popularity of helping Ukrainians in Canada and the presence of the Ukrainian diaspora across the country, the federal government should consider it in the public interest to align the needs and wishes of these two groups. [...] In the trade-off between humanitarianism for Ukrainians and the risk of Russian infiltration, Ireland has chosen to value the benefits of the former to a greater extent than Canada.
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