A remarkable failure of leadership in this country is leading to terrible outcomes and a sense hopelessness for young people.
If young people cannot see their future and a way forward, the future of the country is grim.
The crux of the problem is the Temporary Foreign Worker Program - which undercuts jobs for young people, by enabling the hiring of low wage foreigners instead.
I have so many questions about this. For example, when did it become acceptable to create an underclass of workers who are denied the full rights of citizenship? A terrible model for building a country. What used to be ‘first jobs’ for young people are now filled with low paid foreign workers. And young Canadians, as a result, are struggling with joblessness.
Urgent action is needed: The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is exploitative, just like the sham ‘international’ schools that pry on young people from elsewhere - and needs to be halted immediately. In this model, corporate giants underpay foreign workers and the middle class vanishes. This has been enabled by Federal policy. The Fed’s need to fix this.
Earlier this week Ontario Mayors called on the Federal government to help with the crisis of homelessness reshaping our cities - big and small. It’s critical to connect the dots. Low wage foreign workers without access to stable housing are vulnerable to homelessness. Young Canadians without jobs are vulnerable to homelessness. It is a lose/lose model.
The problem is now undeniable and out in the open.
Will the government act?
Got invited to a farm last Sunday, decided to stop at @LCBO to buy a gift. I walked in and a man ran past me, stole 2 bottles of booze. I yelled “stop”.
The employee told me he was a “regular” and said he would “be fired” if he tried to stop him. (1/2)
More direct flights to Ottawa! After a public appeal and some hard work from our airport and tourism leaders, @AirCanada has announced direct flights between Ottawa and London. It's a big win for our city! Thank you to everyone who signed our petition!
https://t.co/fFf5eTXblG
@_MarkSutcliffe Maybe it’s time to look internally at freezing salaries, laying off staff, consultants, and a forensic audit of all city programs. Ottawa taxpayers are already paying too much in taxes. Know way are we willing to pay anymore for this city’s incompetence!
@David_Moscrop He is a pure leftist, he blames the whites and Jews for all of America's problems and stood back and let neighborhoods burn for his beliefs, provided they were black neighborhoods.
So I went to my local park yesterday, I was shocked to see how many immigrants were there. Mostly India/Pakistan, few Chinese. Hence I dont live in Toronto but 1 hour north and it's now this bad. Whites are becoming the minority in Canada.😳
We are set for the Monday morning session at Athletics.
But first a riveting race of the object retrieval cars.
These cars zip around the infield and retrieve the discus, javelin, shot put and hammer.
Hard disagree.
TOD with no parking minimums will result in less cars.
The sound of a street car, LRT, or subway is much less of an impact than everyone driving around.
TOD plus congestion pricing for those wanting to drive into cities is the ticket.