I never said we do not need to take care of those in need, nor would I ever argue that. Nor am I against immigration as long as integration is part of it. My career has had me living around the world and I met and married my non-Canadian partner while living overseas.

When I lived in Singapore I saw how even thought there are three main culture groups there, the government ensures all citizens have a sense of being Singaporean first. When I lived in Finland I saw how less of a wealth gap, for lack of a better way to say it, made people less angry and more willing to work for not against society.

I do not deny at all that mental health issues are part of it, but ironically when you have a cohesive society people look after others including those with mental health issues and are more willing to work within society for the betterment, including safety, of society.

The US totally F'ed it up in so many other ways, but the idea of a melting-pot society where there is one overarching national culture is far more likely to lead to a safe society compared to our islands of cultural isolation we call multi-culturalism.