Madam Speaker, there is nothing I love to hear about more than a newcomer who is looking for a work permit.
This is, now more than ever, relevant, particularly to the 700 plus newcomers to Canada who arrived but were defrauded by the shady consultants who gave them fake admission letters. We intervened to fight for those students to have the ability to stay here, complete their studies and stay in their jobs. The government, we are pleased, has backed down to our demands and allowed these students to stay and work lawfully in this country. The problem is that they do not yet have work permits. They want the ability to keep their jobs and contribute to our economy while they wait for their applications for permanent residency to go ahead.
This is exactly what we want from newcomers: creating more powerful paycheques, contributing to our economy and building a better country for all of us.
Will the government get out of the way and grant work permits to these hard-working people as they work towards being part of our country?