Mr. Speaker, no action has yet been taken by the department of HRDC to help the growing crisis in Atlantic Canada among seasonal workers called gappers.
Since the last cuts to the EI program seasonal workers have been unable to make it from season to season without running out of benefits for weeks or even months.
Unfair economic zoning has also contributed to this growing crisis.
What is the government's plan of action to help these seasonal workers make it through these very difficult times?
The pain and suffering can no longer be ignored by the government. How can the government deny money to seasonal workers in need, and give millions of dollars to Wal-Mart and Vidéotron? Until the government fixes the problem it has created it must recognize the hardship these people are facing.
Again I ask what is the minister's plan of action, or does she simply not have one? The workers living in seasonal communities are waiting for answers and a solution to the problem they sadly face year after year.