Mr. Pollard, part of the reasons why we tried to fix the temporary foreign worker program was that we heard about different abuses in the system. The question I am asked as a parliamentarian is why are Canadians not being asked to fill these jobs first? I know the other side well enough to know that the LMIAs, the requests for workers, often go unanswered. Could you explain, on behalf of the hotel industry, how many spots go unanswered that you're looking to fill with TFWs?
On May 30th, 2016. See this statement in context.