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Stephen Harper: Temporary Foreign Worker Program Has Been Abused

posted on January 17, 2014

By The Huffington Post Canada | Link to Article

Canada has “overextended” its controversial temporary foreign worker (TFW) program, while some businesses have abused it, Prime Minister Stephen Harper told a closed-door meeting of journalists last week.

By The Huffington Post Canada | Link to Article

Canada has “overextended” its controversial temporary foreign worker (TFW) program, while some businesses have abused it, Prime Minister Stephen Harper told a closed-door meeting of journalists last week.

The admission has the opposition NDP accusing the Harper government of stealing its position on foreign workers.

Audio of the meeting with ethnic reporters in Vancouver was provided to news site 24Hours. In it, Harper addresses numerous economic and immigration issues, including the TFW program.

Read more at http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/01/17/harper-temporary-foreign-worker_n_4619372.html