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The Alberta Federation of Labour was quick to react on a moratorium on the Temporary Foreign Worker program for the restaurant industry from the Federal Employment Minister. In an announcement made on Thursday night, Minister Jason Kenney declared to have suspended the Temporary Foreign Worker program in the restaurant industry.
The decision came few hours after a damning study, released by the C.D. Howe Institute, which concluded that the program brought on joblessness in B.C. and Alberta. Mr. Kenny mentioned that “this sends a very clear message that when our government says we won’t tolerate abuse, we completely mean what we say.” In response to the abrupt announcement, Alberta’s Labour Minister Thomas Lukaszuk alleged that the government needs to crackdown on the program but the industry-wide moratorium is too harsh. He alleged that “I would rather focus on punishing those who have proven themselves to be abusive of the program, and fix a rather imperfect program.” Whereas, The Canadian Federation of Independent Business reiterated that “to cut out an entire industry from the temporary foreign workers program we feel is a huge mistake, and will lead to serious consequences.”
However, according to a statement issued by the Alberta Federation of Labour on Friday, it said that the federal government’s actions were insufficient and it should have instead completely suspended the program. In addition to that, the group demanded a full investigation and highlighted that the problems with the program extend beyond the restaurant sector.
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