I do find it a bit peculiar that we should be criticized for allowing the temporary foreign worker program by people who have asked for faster access to temporary foreign workers, including Mr. Lamoureux, who actually wrote me, as did Mr. Trudeau, who wrote officials seeking streamlined access to temporary foreign workers for “his father's favourite restaurant” in Montreal.
I have a large stack of such letters. When those MPs approach me, especially MPs from the New Democratic Party, I always say to them, are you aware of your party's policy that you want to shut down the program? Are you sure you want us to facilitate this movement? And they'll say, yes, absolutely, it's essential for this business in my riding, without it they might have to close down.
What can I say? I think actions speak more loudly than words.