Sharan Kaur: Poilievre, der eine giftige Erzählung über die kanadische ausländische Arbeitnehmerpolitik vorantreibt
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/sharan-kaur-poilievre-pushing-a-toxic-narrative-on-canadas-foreign-worker-policy/
Sharan Kaur: Poilievre, der eine giftige Erzählung über die kanadische ausländische Arbeitnehmerpolitik vorantreibt
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/sharan-kaur-poilievre-pushing-a-toxic-narrative-on-canadas-foreign-worker-policy/
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> Here’s the problem. The TFW program focuses on sectors facing new or longstanding labour shortages. Currently there are approximately 191,000 work permit holders constituting less than one per cent of Canada’s total workforce.
You won’t find many objecting to TFW’s in Agriculture (etc), but a lot of opposition to TFW working at a Tim Hortons – a job where there is no need for a TFW worker, and frankly if they can’t find a worker, that’s probably a sign that the business is not sustainable. Never mind the fact that any TFW is at risk of being an effective indentured servant, enduring terrible conditions at lower pay which they feel they must put up with or be deported.
Liberals (i.e. Sharan Kaur) aren’t going to succeed at winning this one. They’ve lost the narrative war, and that’s partly there doing by widening the scope of the TFW program. The best they can do is to close it up ASAP and move on. Defending it puts them at risk.
The narrative isn’t inherently toxic. On the contrary, it’s entirely legitimate and prescient given the state of affairs in Canada at the moment. Sentiment is finally catching up to economic reality, hence the preponderance of calls for massive reform from both ends of the political spectrum.
Many of us have been strong advocates for reform dating back to 2008, with a renewed emphasis after the changes made in 2022. Our motivations are purely economical, despite some unsavory allegations and aspersions cast around false narratives of racism and xenophobia. I personally believe these allegations frustrate and radicalize a broad swath of Canadians and may actually contribute to bad faith actors taking up the narrative.
Regarding PP, I think most of us acknowledge that it’s a disingenuous pivot in order to capture the preeminent sentiment that’s built up around this issue, rampant abuses of our temporary student stream, our LMIA program, etc. His membership in the chorus of our voices doesn’t delegitimize the changes we’re calling for any more than the similar position taken up by Eby in British Columbia.
Hopefully Carney can do what’s right and restore our confidence in the immigration system and the preeminence of Canadian labor.
Edit: speech to text
Eby was smart to announce his take on TFWs a day after PP did. It refocused the debate as bipartisan, so lefties wouldn’t get their haunches up immediately without paying attention to the substance of the argument. No idea if this was intentional, but from what I know about the guy, I suspect it may have been
While there is significant issues with the program, anyone using the problem to stoke anti-immigrant sentiment is disgusting! The real problem is with Corporate Employers abuse of the system!
Unfortunately, the Right-Wing has a long history of diverting our attention to the Working Class, and coincidentally away from the Oligarchs and Corporations that exploit programs for profit! Don’t look at us, blame that worker over there, is a common tactic to keep us looking in the wrong direction, as Profit drives their bad behaviour!
Just look at the US where thousands of Workers have been arrested, imprisoned, even deported to third party countries: but Corporate Employers get away with no punishment! Let’s not do that!
It’s not as toxic as the policy itself haha. PP hasn’t even said anything too crazy about it, just that it has to end which everyone would pretty much agree with (except agriculture and fishery)
>When Poilievre frames the TFW program as a direct threat to youth employment, he ignores the fact that many Canadian businesses have pressed for growth in TFW intake, given their challenges in filling positions with Canadian citizens.
The loudest rarely strike up sympathy once you look at little deeper. Yes the fish co-op owner sob story posted 5 days ago can’t find people to gut and process fish. The job posting was $16/hr last updated in 2022. I get that seasonal workers are hard to find, I have to find them myself, but that ain’t it. Its not even an honest try.
I agree with the author the change is proposed with no analysis supplied which is a recipe for major unintended consequences. I want some proof that FWP workers are really competing for the same jobs as Canadians. The law is supposed to prevent FWP workers from taking jobs from Canadians. Would better enforcement be a cheaper and quicker solution if Canadians are really not getting jobs. Conservatives are normally the law and order policy so why are they advocating canceling the program. Makes me question if this is more partisan politics instead of for the good of the people.
There’s nothing toxic about it. Eby agrees too.
Take one look at every fast food restaurant. It used to be kids working there. Now it is 30 year old immigrants. It’s not ok.