I question whether journalistic independence would be respected in the case of political decisions being made, and whether there are truly independent decisions that will be made at the Bank of Canada under that scenario. But I need to move on to a different section.
This is part 3, division 9, temporary foreign workers. Back in 2009 the government admitted that there were no provisions existing in the regulations to hold employers accountable for their actions regarding temporary foreign workers. Nothing was done in that regard for another three and a half years. Now we see HRSDC is suffering the largest job cuts of any federal department, with more than 3,800 workers affected. They've been delivered notices about their jobs.
Will these job cuts affect the department's ability to administer the temporary foreign worker program and the new powers they are given under Bill C-60?