Spending millions of dollars on foreign students is politically risky because it does not make sense. We don't need foreign students to show us their cultures. We have neighbours and friends from all different cultures. We are multicultural. We already get the benefit and the problems of having many of our fellow citizens from many different lands and cultures. In addition, it is not necessary to pick the prime foreign students to study here. There are many very clever top Canadian students who can't afford the 5 or 6 years to get a PhD but would do so if properly financed. More importantly there are many brilliant high school students who are going to school and have one or two jobs on the side to make ends meet. If we found these students and gave them and their families financial aid, they would be the brilliant students and innovators that Canada needs.
Charity begins at home. We need to give our best, but financially poor, students a chance to excel.
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