“More than 14 percent of young Canadians cannot find work. The Bank of Canada says bringing in too many temporary foreign workers lowers wages and takes jobs from young people. Why is the government still bringing in so many foreign workers?”

“Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House of Commons, we believe in the incredible potential of Canadian youth, yet the Bank of Canada says the surge in temporary foreign workers is driving down wages and making it harder for young Canadians to find jobs. The youth unemployment rate sits at over 14%. While Conservatives would prioritize jobs for Canadian youth, the Liberals are still flooding the labour market with temporary foreign workers when young Canadians cannot find work. Why?”

“The government let in over 170,000 foreign workers in the last year. These jobs were supposed to be temporary, but the program is now out of control. When will the government rein it in?”

“Mr. Speaker, young Canadians do appreciate the Canada summer jobs, but it does not omit the fact that this government let in over 170,000 foreign workers in the last four quarters. These programs were meant to be temporary, but under this government, they have become permanent and unchecked. The Globe and Mail calls it an “enduring problem” created by Ottawa’s overreliance on foreign workers. Why has this government let the temporary foreign worker program spiral out of control, and when will it finally rein it in?”

“Canadian tech workers cannot find jobs, so we should not bring in more temporary foreign workers. We want to end the temporary foreign worker program, keep it only for farm jobs that are truly hard to fill, and help unemployed Canadians move to where jobs are. I want the government to do the same.”

“Mr. Speaker, I would like that minister to tell Ethan Miranda, a young unemployed tech worker who poured his heart out to the immigration committee because he put out 500 résumés, is highly educated, yet did not get a single call back, that we need more temporary foreign workers. Conservatives would abolish the temporary foreign worker program and replace it with a targeted program for genuinely hard-to-fill agricultural jobs, and match unemployed Canadians to regions with severe labour shortages. Why will the Liberals not follow suit?”

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“Too many young Canadians do not have jobs, especially in big cities. The government should end the temporary foreign worker program and help unemployed Canadians get those jobs instead.”

“Mr. Speaker, yes, there are regions in Canada with ultralow unemployment. However, in major urban centres across the country, unemployment is out of control. There are over 400,000 young Canadians who are out of work. Instead of flooding the labour market with more temporary foreign workers, the government should be trying to match available Canadians with those jobs. This is where the policy discussion should be, not with the interests of lobbyists. Why will the government not abolish the TFW program and match available Canadians with available jobs?”