We have heard Premier Christy Clark say Site C is going to provide jobs for the people of B.C. Would someone then explain why so many contracts have been awarded to Spanish and Korean companies? Could it be as high as 80?
A job posting dated Feb. 9 states that duties include “creating the Monthly Temporary Workers Report” and “assisting in the Temporary Foreign Worker process.”
With all the unemployment we have in Canada, why are the B.C. Liberals handing out jobs to foreign corporations and temporary foreign workers? Aren’t the unemployed in B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan good enough to work in B.C. on something that will be paid for by B.C. taxpayers?
All those “free trade” agreements signed by the previous federal government have provisions in them for foreign corporations to bring in their own workers, if they have contracts in Canada. Many of us will recall how coal miners were brought into B.C. from China, by simply insisting the miners needed to speak Mandarin. Will the workers this time be required to speak Spanish, Korean, Greek or Polish?
We don’t need foreign workers. We need Canadian workers for Canadian jobs.
E.A. Foster
Nanaimo
