Ottawa's official line is one of calibrated control. Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault can point to Friday's jobs report — unemployment ticked down to 6.5 per cent in June, with 18,000 new jobs added, per Statistics Canada — as evidence the labour market is absorbing newcomers. Immigration Minister Marc Miller has framed the cap on international student permits as a necessary correction after years of "soaring admissions." The government insists the system...