Fraud in the temporary worker program isn’t the problem. The rules that rig the labour market are
Unemployment has been steadily rising for more than a year, as the Bank of Canada’s anti-inflation campaign weighs down the private sector.
Younger workers and recent permanent immigrants have been particularly hard hit. According to the June Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada, the unemployment rate for both groups has climbed well into double digits.
Meanwhile, the federal government is busy approving record numbers of permits under the low-wage stream of the temporary foreign worker program from companies claiming that they are unable to find Canadians to fill vacancies.
Bastards.
Do you think Pierre is right on this? pic.twitter.com/Xi9VBhF32h
— Canada Proud (@WeAreCanProud) August 9, 2024
He’s sounding better.
