Mr. Speaker, the government is fond of saying that it defends those who work hard and play by the rules.
However, the temporary foreign worker moratorium announced last week is going to punish many hard-working restaurateurs and fast food franchisees. In Alberta, unemployment is less than 5% and TFWs are a reality for hundreds of small businesses.
I support enforcing the rules, suspending the LMOs, and prosecuting those who break the rules and abuse their employees, but why is the employment minister punishing those restaurateurs who do work hard and do play by the TFW rules? Why punish all for the sins of the few? What happened to innocent until proven guilty?