Trans(Alex Cargill #PPC Candidate Kings-Hants)

The Carney government just loosened the rules for low-wage temporary foreign workers. They call it “targeted reforms” to “respond to labour market needs.” Let’s be honest: it’s a cheap-labour policy. It lets employers keep suppressing Canadian wages instead of fixing the incentives for Canadians to work. They doubled low-wage TFW permits to two years. They added early childhood educators to “priority sectors” so they can be imported even in regions with unemployment over 6%. With provincial permission, employers can now make low-wage TFWs up to 15% of their workforce—up from 10%. They claim they’ve “taken back control of immigration” while admitting they can’t even track millions of expired or expiring temporary visas. That is not control. That is gaslighting. And the reality: Canada’s non-permanent resident population as a share of the total population is still higher than in 2023. That means more pressure on housing, health care and social infrastructure. The government must stop importing workers while Canadians struggle to find good jobs. The People’s Party will abolish the temporary foreign worker program, impose a moratorium on immigration, and put Canadians first. No more cheap labour. No more gaslighting.