Justin Trudeau is betraying a whole generation of young people by taking away their jobs.
The prime minister, as well as the deputy prime minister, talks a good game about helping young people get ahead and giving them opportunities.
But the federal Liberals are refusing to abolish a disastrous policy that is spiking youth unemployment as well as giving Canada a bad name.
Justin Trudeau’s latest plan for housing might best be described as you will own nothing and be happy.
In a video posted to social media over the weekend, Trudeau laid out plans to use federal lands to build more homes without giving you the chance to own them.
“Here’s something we can all agree on, we need more housing,” Trudeau says enthusiastically as his social media video kicks off.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rejected comparisons to U.S. President Joe Biden’s political fate on Monday, saying he’s focused on delivering an agenda that will carry the Liberals through the next election.
Mr. Trudeau gathered in Halifax with his cabinet for the second day of their retreat ahead of the return to the House of Commons next month. Last week’s Democratic convention, which saw Kamala Harris rise to the top of the presidential ticket and energize the party, has drawn significant attention from Liberals north of the border.
Liberal edits to the immigration system are somewhat like a magician’s sleight-of-hand tricks. One hand distracts the audience, while the other maintains the illusion.
The latest flashy distraction came to us Monday: Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault announced that, starting Sept. 26, low-wage temporary foreign worker (TFW) program permit approvals will not be granted in cities with more than six per cent unemployment. TFWs will be limited to one-year stays, and they will only be permitted to make up 10 per cent of their employer’s workforce (down from the 30 and 20 per cent of recent years).
The federal government will establish a working group to examine low economic productivity and a stagnating standard of living, Treasury Board President Anita Anand has announced.
Anand said she was immediately striking the working group, but details were scarce on its composition, timetables, and objectives. The working group will have the expertise to evaluate productivity issues in the private and public sectors and have representatives from across the country, she said Aug. 27, speaking from the margins of the Liberal cabinet retreat in Halifax. Unions will also be engaged.
Government officers told to skip fraud prevention steps when vetting temporary foreign worker applications, Star investigation finds
As the Trudeau government promises to crack down on a temporary foreign worker program it admits has been abused, a Star investigation has revealed the government is fast-tracking applications by directing processing officers to skip crucial steps designed to prevent fraud.
Beginning in January 2022, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) directed staff to apply “streamlining measures” when evaluating the legitimacy of applications by employers who want to hire temporary foreign workers.
According to internal ESDC documents obtained by the Star and interviews with a current ESDC employee, routine checks meant to ensure the system is not abused by unscrupulous employers have been suspended in an effort to process applications faster.
That Great Replacement theory? It’s just a conspiracy!
HALIFAX—There was one unusually candid moment as a parade of Liberal ministers went before cameras at a cabinet retreat in a soulless downtown conference centre.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller, a friend of the prime minister’s, knew he’d be asked about the party’s prospects under Justin Trudeau and whether the Liberals had learned any lessons from a summer of talking to cranky voters or from the fluid presidential race south of the border.
Miller’s blunt answer: Sure. But it’s not for public discussion.
Liberals confident deal with NDP to keep them in power will hold until June
Government House Leader Karina Gould said Tuesday she’s confident the NDP supply-and-confidence agreement that keeps the Liberal government in power will hold until its expected end date in June 2025.
That agreement, first signed in March 2022, allows the government to carry on without fear of falling on a confidence vote. If the two parties abide by the deal, there would be no federal election until next summer at the earliest.
Canada’s fixed-date election law dictates that a vote will happen in October of next year — but the prime minister could call one earlier than that if he wanted.
Everyone agrees that Canada faces a housing shortage. But it’s not a shortage of homes: it’s a shortage of homes people can afford. In Toronto, for example, there is currently a glut of condos on the market. Prices have fallen as investors offload properties: high interest rates mean their mortgage payments exceed the rents they can get.
Homes have become unaffordable because of the disconnect between wages and prices. Why? Because there’s a disconnect between wages and prices. The average price-to-earnings ratio in Canada more than doubled from 3.2 in 1980 to 6.7 in 2020. Vancouver currently has the highest price to earnings ratio , at 12.3, followed by Toronto at 9.3. To put that in perspective, to buy an average house in those cities in July 2024, you need a household income of $208,000 and $226,000 , respectively. Not exactly middle-class.
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced reductions to the temporary foreign worker program Monday, but there are many exceptions to the clampdown that could still see thousands of people brought to Canada for short-term work.
Trudeau said the program needs to be reined in as the country’s unemployment rate rises.
Here’s a warning for Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives: Don’t take Justin Trudeau for granted, the prime minister is currently in fighting form.
Trudeau showed up to his cabinet retreat in Halifax on Monday morning and went right into answering questions from the media.
Trudeau was immediately asked about his future as party leader, about the Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection loss in June, his sagging polls numbers and whether he should pull a Joe Biden and exit stage left.
Business groups are raising concerns about Ottawa’s decision to restrict the number of temporary foreign workers coming to Canada, warning that certain industries that are struggling to find workers could be adversely affected.
On Monday, Ottawa announced that employers will not be able to bring in foreign workers through the low-wage stream of the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) in regions where the unemployment rate is six per cent or higher from Sept. 26 onwards.
That 6% figure was chosen for a reason, I bet unemployment figures will be jiggled accordingly.
In response to mounting immigration challenges and high youth employment rates, the federal government has finally decided to tighten its Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP).
Starting Sept. 26, the government will suspend the processing of Labour Market Impact Assessments for the Low-Wage stream of the TFWP in specific census metropolitan areas. This suspension will apply to cities where the unemployment rate is 6% or higher, though the exact locations have yet to be disclosed. While exceptions will be made for sectors critical to food security — such as primary agriculture, food processing, and fish processing — the food service industry will not be spared from these changes.
Canada draws criticism for ignoring local Jew-hatred, condemning it abroad
The Canadian government condemned the Saturday bombing outside the Beth Yaakov synagogue in the seaside resort town of La Grande-Motte in southern France.
The attack “is a reminder that antisemitism is not a relic of the past—it is a reality experienced by Jewish communities around the world,” the government stated on Sunday. “Canada unequivocally condemns this terrifying attack and stands with France against antisemitism.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought to reframe public opinion about his unpopular government Monday by pointing out Canada has the strongest economic performance of the G7, reminding Canadians he has provided well-liked initiatives and expressing a willingness to reverse course on issues of concern such as immigration.
But Trudeau had little to say when asked about the biggest issue facing his party: his unpopular leadership.
