HANSARD: Oral Question on Work Permit

Debates of Oct. 22nd, 2024
House of Commons Hansard #356 of the 44th Parliament, 1st Session
Employment
Oral Questions

3:15 p.m.

Jenny Kwan Vancouver East, BC
NDP

Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives created the low-wage temporary foreign worker stream, and the Liberals fuelled it to help rich CEOs. They restricted workers to one employer with closed work permits; subjected migrant workers to abuse, wage theft and exploitation; and suppressed wages for Canadians. Chain CEOs are ramping up exploitation and abuse. Workers like Rowell Pailan have said that their boss, Canadian Tire, paid them less wages and threatened them if they told anyone.

Will the Liberals stop caving to CEOs, and end the abuse, with open work permits?

AS SPOKEN

EmploymentOral Questions

3:15 p.m.

Edmonton CentreAlberta

Liberal

Randy Boissonnault Minister of Employment
Liberal

Mr. Speaker, as I have been very clear in the chamber and at committee, there is a new sheriff in town. Businesses need to be very careful and need to make sure that they are respecting workers from coast to coast to coast.

Stay tuned later today for more changes to the temporary foreign worker program. We are serious about making sure that the program is a program of last resort. Jobs belong in the hands of Canadians, of youth, of newcomers and of people who already live here. We are going to make sure the temporary foreign program is cleaned up. That is what we promised Canadians. It is exactly what we are going to do.

 

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