The way I look at the temporary foreign worker program is that it is a temporary foreign worker program. If we can find another way to find Canadians to work.... For example, we have a huge workforce available in aboriginal communities. Have any of your organizations ever considered how to encourage that workforce and get them involved in work? At the same time, is it to the benefit of the private sector to have a proactive role in not only encouraging aboriginals but in also having some sort of training or some sort of apprenticeship, etc., to encourage the workforce to improve their skills and move to the next step, or to start from the beginning and move upward?
On October 4th, 2012. See this statement in context.