That's exactly my point- people who can leave if/when the shit hits the fan will, because the highly skilled have options that those on low incomes don't have. Hence the article is not 'ballcock', but is simply making the point that if Canada makes itself attractive to people from the UK and US seeking a more progressive political environment to live, work and raise a family in, by reforming its immigration policies and reducing wait times for visas, it will have an opportunity to plug its tech skills gap, therefore making Brexit and Trump good for the Canadian IT sector. I think that's a fairly uncontroversial proposition and I'm surprised people in this thread seem to believe the article is saying something crazy.