PM Justin Trudeau's Canada

[kEiThZ]

Is cutting back on student and TFW numbers to 2015 levels that hard? None of this is rocket science. Given multi-year work permits to students completing 1 yr at a strip mall college was also a terrible idea. Very easy for any government to stop.

And for all the talk about being beholden to big business, how come nobody sees the LPC as being similarly obligated, when their policies benefit big business almost exclusively, when it comes to immigration. The UN even compares our current TFW program to modern slavery.

 

[Richard White]

Is cutting back on student and TFW numbers to 2015 levels that hard?

What we need is a UK style immigration system.

 

[kEiThZ]

What we need is a UK style immigration system.

I can see some value in that. But I can also see how easily that can be gamed. Just like LMIA today. These people will pay "consultants" the wages they need to qualify. Consultant will arrange some employer to pay them the wages they need.

I want to see the minimum education requirement changed to two academic years for college and undergraduate and 1 yr for postgraduate. This would eliminate a lot of the sham programs. Then add in a whitelist of fields of employment and study which get work permits. And lastly the UK style requirement of higher than average wages. This way we get more of the workers we need in fields like healthcare, construction, etc. And fewer Tim Hortons workers. And the layering of requirements is what will drastically reduce fraud.

 

[goreckm]

Is cutting back on student and TFW numbers to 2015 levels that hard? None of this is rocket science. Given multi-year work permits to students completing 1 yr at a strip mall college was also a terrible idea. Very easy for any government to stop.

And for all the talk about being beholden to big business, how come nobody sees the LPC as being similarly obligated, when their policies benefit big business almost exclusively, when it comes to immigration. The UN even compares our current TFW program to modern slavery.

Yes, liberals are also beholden to big business. And yes, I think the current situation shows how hard the problem is to solve given it's the primary reason for their bad poll numbers, yet only minor changes are being made

 

[DSC]

Backlash as Canada conservatives’ ‘our home’ video features other countries

Party deletes video after viewers list gaffes, including scenes of US, Serbia and Slovenia – plus Russian jets

www.theguardian.com

Backlash as Canada conservatives’ ‘our home’ video features other countries

Party deletes video after viewers list gaffes, including scenes of US, Serbia and Slovenia – plus

Canada’s Conservative party has deleted a social media campaign video with a heavily nationalist message after much of the video featured scenes from other countries, including Ukrainian farmers, Slovenian homes, London’s Richmond Park and a pair of Russian fighter jets.

The video, titled “Canada. Our Home” was initially posted to X on Saturday, with various scenes overlaid by a speech from the party leader, Pierre Poilievre. The Conservatives, who lead the governing Liberals in the polls, are preparing for what is widely expected to be a bitterly contested federal election.

Soon after the video was posted online, viewers pointed out much of the footage depicted as “Canadian” was easily traced to places outside the country. A thread on X by the Calgary-based user @disorderedyyc compiled at least 13 inconsistencies, adding: “If you’re making a video about the Canada ‘we know and love’, you should be using actual Canadian footage.”

Among the gaffes: a “Canadian dad” driving through the suburbs was actually stock footage from North Dakota in the United States, a clip of children attending class was shot in Serbia, the “Canadian-built” homes were under construction in Slovenia, and a university student “late for class” was filmed at a post-secondary institution in Ukraine.

A scene in which a child walks with her grandparents was shot in London’s Richmond Park, and a family gathering where the group enjoy “a wonderful venison that was shot with totally legal Canadian firearms” was filmed in Italy.

Even scenes explicitly meant to depict uniquely Canadian landscapes were of other faraway locations. A scene of Alberta’s foothills to the Rocky Mountains was a clip from Indonesia. Cattle grazing in a vast field was filmed in California. One of the final scenes of a sunset, overlaid with the words “We’re Home”, was shot in Venezuela.

The scene that has generated the most controversy involves a pair of fighter jets in the sky.

“They’re doing a training mission in the sky, getting ready to defend our home and native land,” Poilievre says in the video.

A spokesperson for Canada’s defence minister said the two planes were Russian Su-17 and Su-27 jets.

“Shockingly, Mr Poilievre’s dream for Canada includes Russian fighter jets flying over our glorious Prairies on a ‘training mission’,” Daniel Minden said in a statement on Monday.

“This comes as Russia continues its illegal, unprovoked war of choice against Ukraine and the international rules that keep us all safe.”

The party deleted the video soon after the wave of criticism, but users preserved it online. A Conservative party spokeswoman, Sarah Fischer, confirmed it had been removed. “Mistakes happen, as you can see here,” she said.

The New Democratic party deputy ethics critic, Charlie Angus, derided the video.

“I’m calling on Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to clearly and publicly commit to ending the use of phony, fake, manufactured digital content to support his campaign and denounce any external efforts to do the same,” he said in a statement. “I love Canada. I want the next election to be run in Canada, for Canada.”

 

[lenaitch]

Backlash as Canada conservatives’ ‘our home’ video features other countries

Party deletes video after viewers list gaffes, including scenes of US, Serbia and Slovenia – plus Russian jets

www.theguardian.com

Backlash as Canada conservatives’ ‘our home’ video features other countries

Party deletes video after viewers list gaffes, including scenes of US, Serbia and Slovenia – plus

Canada’s Conservative party has deleted a social media campaign video with a heavily nationalist message after much of the video featured scenes from other countries, including Ukrainian farmers, Slovenian homes, London’s Richmond Park and a pair of Russian fighter jets.

The video, titled “Canada. Our Home” was initially posted to X on Saturday, with various scenes overlaid by a speech from the party leader, Pierre Poilievre. The Conservatives, who lead the governing Liberals in the polls, are preparing for what is widely expected to be a bitterly contested federal election.

Soon after the video was posted online, viewers pointed out much of the footage depicted as “Canadian” was easily traced to places outside the country. A thread on X by the Calgary-based user @disorderedyyc compiled at least 13 inconsistencies, adding: “If you’re making a video about the Canada ‘we know and love’, you should be using actual Canadian footage.”

Among the gaffes: a “Canadian dad” driving through the suburbs was actually stock footage from North Dakota in the United States, a clip of children attending class was shot in Serbia, the “Canadian-built” homes were under construction in Slovenia, and a university student “late for class” was filmed at a post-secondary institution in Ukraine.

A scene in which a child walks with her grandparents was shot in London’s Richmond Park, and a family gathering where the group enjoy “a wonderful venison that was shot with totally legal Canadian firearms” was filmed in Italy.

Even scenes explicitly meant to depict uniquely Canadian landscapes were of other faraway locations. A scene of Alberta’s foothills to the Rocky Mountains was a clip from Indonesia. Cattle grazing in a vast field was filmed in California. One of the final scenes of a sunset, overlaid with the words “We’re Home”, was shot in Venezuela.

The scene that has generated the most controversy involves a pair of fighter jets in the sky.

“They’re doing a training mission in the sky, getting ready to defend our home and native land,” Poilievre says in the video.

A spokesperson for Canada’s defence minister said the two planes were Russian Su-17 and Su-27 jets.

“Shockingly, Mr Poilievre’s dream for Canada includes Russian fighter jets flying over our glorious Prairies on a ‘training mission’,” Daniel Minden said in a statement on Monday.

“This comes as Russia continues its illegal, unprovoked war of choice against Ukraine and the international rules that keep us all safe.”

The party deleted the video soon after the wave of criticism, but users preserved it online. A Conservative party spokeswoman, Sarah Fischer, confirmed it had been removed. “Mistakes happen, as you can see here,” she said.

The New Democratic party deputy ethics critic, Charlie Angus, derided the video.

“I’m calling on Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to clearly and publicly commit to ending the use of phony, fake, manufactured digital content to support his campaign and denounce any external efforts to do the same,” he said in a statement. “I love Canada. I want the next election to be run in Canada, for Canada.”

Meh. It was an 'own goal' and they all do it at one point or another in some form. Either some in-house staffer or a contracted media company who grabbed stock images on the cheap and either didn't care, didn't have the time, or wasn't smart enough to vet the images. An attitude that 'nobody will notice or care', ignores the reality that there are tech-savvy people out there with a lot of time on their hands, as well as the opposition. If in-house, probably an intern, overseen by some recent poli-sci grad, both of which are trying to catch the eyes of the movers-and-shakers in the party.

I'm reminded of Danielle Smith during an earlier campaign:

 

[AlbertC]

Quebec to limit temporary foreign workers in Montreal with six-month freeze | Globalnews.ca

The construction and food processing sectors will be exempt from the cap. The freeze won't apply to workers whose salary is higher than $57,000, the median salary in Quebec.

globalnews.ca

Quebec is implementing a six-month freeze on the intake of new temporary foreign workers for low-wage jobs in Montreal starting in September, the province’s premier said Tuesday.

François Legault’s announcement comes as his government has been calling for a “significant and rapid” reduction in the number of temporary immigrants in Quebec. The total number across the province has doubled to 600,000 from 300,000 in just two years, he said.

Quebec is welcoming to newcomers, Legault said, but has “clearly surpassed its capacity of integration.”

He argues current immigration levels put the future of the French language “at risk,” especially in Montreal. Legault said the city is home to about 12,000 temporary foreign workers.

“It puts an enormous pressure on public services,” Legault said, referring to education, health and housing in particular.

The temporary suspension will also apply to application renewals by current temporary foreign workers in the city, provincial officials said.

“There will be exceptions,” Legault said. “Obviously we need teachers, we need nurses, so there will be exclusions.”

The construction and food processing sectors will be exempt from the cap. The freeze won’t apply to workers whose salary is higher than $57,000, the median salary in Quebec.

 

[Northern Light]

Quebec to limit temporary foreign workers in Montreal with six-month freeze | Globalnews.ca

The construction and food processing sectors will be exempt from the cap. The freeze won't apply to workers whose salary is higher than $57,000, the median salary in Quebec.

globalnews.ca

Quebec is implementing a six-month freeze on the intake of new temporary foreign workers for low-wage jobs in Montreal starting in September, the province’s premier said Tuesday.

François Legault’s announcement comes as his government has been calling for a “significant and rapid” reduction in the number of temporary immigrants in Quebec. The total number across the province has doubled to 600,000 from 300,000 in just two years, he said.

Quebec is welcoming to newcomers, Legault said, but has “clearly surpassed its capacity of integration.”

He argues current immigration levels put the future of the French language “at risk,” especially in Montreal. Legault said the city is home to about 12,000 temporary foreign workers.

“It puts an enormous pressure on public services,” Legault said, referring to education, health and housing in particular.

The temporary suspension will also apply to application renewals by current temporary foreign workers in the city, provincial officials said.

“There will be exceptions,” Legault said. “Obviously we need teachers, we need nurses, so there will be exclusions.”

The construction and food processing sectors will be exempt from the cap. The freeze won’t apply to workers whose salary is higher than $57,000, the median salary in Quebec.

Perfectly reasonable, I would, in fact, argue for going further. I'm not sure why with above-normal levels of unemployment and huge pressure on housing, one would exempt industries that pay a mere $57,000 per year. How about $125,000 a year?

This should also go for longer than six months, a 2-year 'rest' would be a good place to start.

Finally, imperfect though it may be, this idea needs to spread to Ontario, ASAP.

 

[JasonParis]

Interestingly we now have a federal Avenir Canada and an unrelated provincial Avenir Québec (CAQ).

 

[yrt+viva=1system]

US military announces $20m grant to build cobalt refinery in Canada​

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/21/us-military-cobalt-refinery-canada

 

[jje1000]

An example of why these companies can't find Canadians to do these 'jobs'.

Migrant workers, TFW- different variations on the same theme- corporations trying to destroy the value of labour and workers' rights by skirting around the protections offered to citizens.

‘Here, life is hard’: Migrant workers from Mexico sue N.B. company for alleged mistreatment​

Lopez alleges that he lived in a hotel with poor ventilation, for which he had to pay $300 in rent, with two other workers. The accommodations were so bad, he says, there was mould on his clothes and belongings.

He and De Leon Silva allege they were promised an average of 30 hours a week of work over six months. However, a statement of claim says the two only received work from May 7 to Aug. 18, 2023. It’s alleged Lopez worked an average of 19 hours per week and De Leon Silva worked an average of 20.5 hours per week.

They allege not only were their jobs terminated after four months, there were several work interruptions, which meant they lost out on wages.

“Having only arrived in Canada two months earlier, the Plaintiffs were under tremendous amount of stress,” the statement of claim read.

“During these interruptions in work the Plaintiffs could not afford to buy food, pay their rent, or send money home to their families, who were relying on them.”

The statement says LeBreton loaned the plaintiffs money to buy food, which was deducted from their next pay period.

Since they had a closed work permit, they were not able to seek out other employment to supplement their income.

‘Here, life is hard’: Migrant workers from Mexico sue N.B. company for alleged mistreatment - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca

Two migrant workers from Mexico are suing a New Brunswick seafood processing company for what they allege was "widespread exploitation" and mistreatment.

globalnews.ca

Of course, the advocate group comes to the wrong conclusion- the real solution is to remove industry-specific employment standards exceptions and to provide these workers equal protections- or to end these systems altogether:

“Some of the conditions that migrant workers are experiencing on a daily basis are hunger because when they don’t work they don’t get paid. Reprisals, deportations and evictions,” said Saravia with Migrant Workers Alliance for Change.

The organization is calling on the federal government to grant permanent residency to temporary foreign workers in order to put an end to what Saravia calls “an abusive system.”

 

[Towered]

The irony of someone who perpetually comes off as self-congratulatory woke and frequently virtue signals like Trudeau having introduced a quasi-enslaved caste system to Canada is not lost on me.

 

[evandyk]

Not really "introduced". This is an issue that has been around for many years, and has been up to the Supreme Court of Canada twice (specifically relating to agricultural workers, but the issues are the same with most TFWs).

 

[Brands]

Titanic Sinks

On April 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean.

education.nationalgeographic.org

The Liberal Party of Canada:

 

[Admiral Beez]

Titanic Sinks

On April 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean.

education.nationalgeographic.org

The Liberal Party of Canada:

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I wish we had term limits. There are lots of examples of term limits for head of state, but it’s rare or never done for PMs, but if possible I’d support eight years as PM and then you’re done.