Discussion · Oral Questions
Pierre Poilievre Conservative
“The government is using misleading numbers. Since the Conservatives were in power, the asylum backlog grew from 10,000 to 259,000, and temporary foreign workers went from 71,000 to 166,000. There are 700,000 people here on work permits while young Canadians cannot find jobs. I want the government to stop using misleading numbers and put Canadians first.”
“Mr. Speaker, that is cooking the books. When they compare themselves to insanity, it is insanity. He is comparing the numbers to the Trudeau-era levels. Let us compare them to the Conservative government. The asylum claimants backlog is up from 10,000 to 259,000, a 2,500% increase. The number of temporary foreign workers is up to 166,000 from 71,000, a 130% increase. The number of temporary residents is up 300% and he has 700,000 people here on work permits, even though there are thousands of youth who cannot find jobs. Will he stop cooking the books, and put Canadians first?”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, that is cooking the books. When they compare themselves to insanity, it is insanity. He is comparing the numbers to the Trudeau-era levels. Let us compare them to the Conservative government. The asylum claimants backlog is up from 10,000 to 259,000, a 2,500% increase. The number of temporary foreign workers is up to 166,000 from 71,000, a 130% increase. The number of temporary residents is up 300% and he has 700,000 people here on work permits, even though there are thousands of youth who cannot find jobs. Will he stop cooking the books, and put Canadians first?