Conservative MP Apologizes For ‘Offensive’ Comment on Temporary Workers Program
Media outlet iPolitics is reporting that New Brunswick MP John Williamson told delegates at a conference in Ottawa that it makes no sense to pay “whities” to stay home while companies bring in “brown people” as temporary foreign workers.
Williamson has apologized for using “offensive and inappropriate language.” He posted a series of tweets Saturday to apologize for language he used in reference to the controversial federal program, but he did not elaborate on what he said.
“Today I used offensive and inappropriate language regarding the Temporary Foreign Workers Program. For this I apologize unreservedly.” he wrote on Twitter.
Williamson, a former communications director for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, also wrote he believes different parts of the country have different labour needs.
He said employers in his riding should try to fill job openings by giving Canadian workers priority. Williamson made the remarks in response to a question at a conservative networking conference about the shortage of workers in meat packing and processing plants.
The report says Williamson responded by saying he realized labour shortages have been a bigger problem in Western Canada than his own region.
“When I have 10 to 12 per cent unemployment rates in my province, I’m not going to abide by a policy that encourages people to stay home and collect an EI cheque and bring people from overseas to fill these jobs. I know it is different in Western Canada, but I’ve also seen cases in Western Canada where companies were putting in Mandarin as a requirement for a job requirement, thereby bringing in Chinese workers.
Conservative MP Apologizes For ‘Offensive’ Comment on Temporary Workers Program
Media outlet iPolitics is reporting that New Brunswick MP John Williamson told delegates at a conference in Ottawa that it makes no sense to pay “whities” to stay home while companies bring in “brown people” as temporary foreign workers.
Williamson has apologized for using “offensive and inappropriate language.” He posted a series of tweets Saturday to apologize for language he used in reference to the controversial federal program, but he did not elaborate on what he said.
“Today I used offensive and inappropriate language regarding the Temporary Foreign Workers Program. For this I apologize unreservedly.” he wrote on Twitter.
Williamson, a former communications director for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, also wrote he believes different parts of the country have different labour needs.
He said employers in his riding should try to fill job openings by giving Canadian workers priority. Williamson made the remarks in response to a question at a conservative networking conference about the shortage of workers in meat packing and processing plants.
The report says Williamson responded by saying he realized labour shortages have been a bigger problem in Western Canada than his own region.
“When I have 10 to 12 per cent unemployment rates in my province, I’m not going to abide by a policy that encourages people to stay home and collect an EI cheque and bring people from overseas to fill these jobs. I know it is different in Western Canada, but I’ve also seen cases in Western Canada where companies were putting in Mandarin as a requirement for a job requirement, thereby bringing in Chinese workers.
“That is unacceptable.”
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