Madam Speaker, the report's first recommendation addresses the temporary foreign worker program in the agriculture and agri-food sector.
This program, which is essential for the regions of Quebec, is extremely important to us. The government has just announced a review of the program, but this review jeopardizes jobs in the agri-food sector in Quebec, particularly in regions where the program is needed.
It is not easy to hire people. It is not easy to maintain a workforce or retrain every year if new staff need to be hired. The government took action without considering the very smart and very well-thought-out recommendations, which emphasize the need to look at this program in light of regional realities.
Would my colleague agree that the government should rethink the new measure that was put in place by theMinister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and consider regional realities when it comes to the temporary foreign worker program?