Mr. Speaker, Alberta has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, yet we have documents showing that Premier Danielle Smith is organizing a secret mission to bring over cheap labour from the United Arab Emirates of all places. This is at the same time the UCP states it finds it “disgusting” that workers from other parts of Canada are working in the oil patch.
The Liberals and Conservatives have allowed big CEOs to drive down wages and exploit foreign workers, while leaving Albertans who need jobs behind.
Will the Minister of Workforce Development stand up to Danielle Smith and defend the jobs of Alberta workers?