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Sunday, April 21, 2013

Haroon Siddiqui: Stop importing temporary workers into Canada (in The Toronto Star)

"The arrangement [temporary workers] suits both the workers and the host society, in the short term. But it is exploitative of the former and debilitating to the latter, in that it creates a two-tier society, of varying severity and duration. ...

"... given the extent of the problem here, Ottawa should end the temporary worker program — forthwith — and forbid businesses from paying 15 per cent less to those already here.

"That would force employers to pay what they must to attract Canadians to unattractive jobs, and also invest time and money in developing high-end skills among Canadians, especially the young."

Full article: Stop importing temporary workers into Canada.