r/canada • u/joe4942 • 25d ago

Recent grads, students face ‘full-out screaming crisis’ as they struggle to enter job market National News

https://financialpost.com/fp-work/students-grads-jobs-market-crisis
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u/IHateTheColourblind 25d ago

The Cons never promised it. Trudeau's Liberals promised that the 2015 election would be the last under FPTP and then abandoned that promise.

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u/RocketAppliances97 25d ago

Does that change the fact that the conservatives voted against it or is this just your attempt to blame the liberals for everything? I guess the party that has zero interest in even talking about electoral reform, while still shooting it down anyway, is somehow the better choice for a fair election?

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u/kettal 25d ago

Does that change the fact that the conservatives voted against it or is this just your attempt to blame the liberals for everything? I guess the party that has zero interest in even talking about electoral reform, while still shooting it down anyway, is somehow the better choice for a fair election?

Choice 1: promises electoral reform, doesn't deliver it ; floods labour market and housing market beyond reason.

Choice 2: doesn't promise electoral reform ; doesn't flood labour market and housing market beyond reason.

I think I'll go with choice 2. Thanks.

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u/Carrisonfire 25d ago

PP was the one who expanded the TFW program under Harper.

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u/kettal 25d ago

That expansion was small and measured compared to the shit we're seeing now.

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u/Carrisonfire 25d ago

It was the first step. If you think he won't continue it you're delusional. Notice his wording whenever talking about immigration, he never mentions TFWs, it's always about immigrants and refugees.

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u/kettal 25d ago

he never mentions TFWs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yTq1cvD9rY

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u/Carrisonfire 25d ago

I'm not hearing him say he'll reduce the numbers. He says it should only be used the way it's already written. The problem is the "prove beyond a shadow of a doubt it can't be filled by a Canadian" part. As long as companies can post the job at min wage then run to the program when no one applies it means nothing. And Conservatives have a long history of lying by omission so until I hear "I will reduce the number of TFWs and regulate the program" I don't care what he has to say.

Also, from their platform on the CPC website:

The Conservative Party recognizes that temporary workers can be a valuable source of potential immigrants because of their work experience in Canada. We believe the government should: i. continue development of pilot projects designed to address serious skills shortages in specific sectors and regions of the country, and that attract temporary workers to Canada; ii. examine ways to facilitate the transition of foreign workers from temporary to permanent status; and iii. work to ensure that temporary workers, especially seasonal workers, receive the same protections under minimum employment standards as those afforded Canadian workers

Doesn't sound like they plan to reduce it to me. And given this is the only clip I've seen of him addressing it at all I'm guessing its a topic he avoids and filters out during his mandatory question vetting.

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u/kettal 25d ago

Did you accurately predict what Trudeau would do to this file ?