May 26th, 2014
Temporary foreign workers have been in and out of the news over the past few weeks. And the image of the program has been one of people brought in to work at the local Tim Horton’s. But most people who come to Canada under the Temporary Foreign Worker program are actually not consistent with that image.
University professors who come to Canada for research projects; specialized lawyers; engineers who come to install specialized equipment: All of these professions can be covered by the Temporary Foreign Workers Program.
Short term internal company transfers and youth work abroad programs with France, Britain and New Zealand, for example, are also covered by this program. Just as Canadians go abroad for short periods, these workers come here for weeks or even months to do short term, specialized work and then go home. Temporary foreign workers are much more diverse than news clips may suggest.
I’m Brad Trost, your Member of Parliament in Saskatoon-Humboldt. You can reach my office in Saskatoon at 975-6133. Feel free to drop by my two offices for a visit: Saskatoon (Monday to Friday) or Humboldt (Tuesday and Wednesday). I always appreciate your feedback.
May 19th, 2014
When you get caught doing something wrong (like misusing taxpayers’ dollars), you should “fess up”, pay back the money that you misused and answer to those whom you are accountable.
Pretty simple stuff. After all of news stories concerning misbehaving Senators, you would think that Thomas Mulcair and the NDP would have learned what not to do. But last week, instead of coming clean about the NDP`s misuse of taxpayers’ monies, he justified the NDP`s scheme to get around the House of Commons’ rules.
It was wrong for Senators to skirt rules for private benefit; and it was wrong for the NDP to misspend $3 million for their party’s benefit. Mulcair should show some leadership and make his party pay back the money. He needs to take responsibility for what he and the NDP did with the funds that were entrusted to them. It’s a matter of simple ethics.
I’m Brad Trost, your Member of Parliament in Saskatoon-Humboldt. You can reach my office in Saskatoon at 975-6133. Feel free to drop by my two offices for a visit: Saskatoon (Monday to Friday) or Humboldt (Tuesday and Wednesday). I always appreciate your feedback.
May 12th, 2014
With the loss of Hockey Night in Canada to Rogers, and the accompanying revenue, CBC has been forced to do some restructuring.
They have been trimming staff and eliminating some of their higher cost programming. But they are fundamentally running the CBC in the same fashion as before, and that’s too bad.
Because with over $1 billion per year in tax dollars going to the CBC it’s time to ask: What we are getting for our money?
Ratings for the CBC are down. And more and more people are turning away from regular TV to watch programs online with Netflix or other similar services.
CBC needs to be relevant and it needs to pay its own way. In Canada, we have lots of choices for Canadian entertainment, news and information. If the CBC cannot remake itself it needs to be shut down. A billion dollars is not chump change.
I’m Brad Trost, your Member of Parliament in Saskatoon-Humboldt. You can reach my office in Saskatoon at 975-6133. Feel free to drop by my two offices for a visit: Saskatoon (Monday to Friday) or Humboldt (Tuesday and Wednesday). I always appreciate your feedback.
May 5th, 2014
Foreign policy isn’t generally a first rate issue for Canadian voters. But it is important; foreign policy is one area where there are strong differences between Justin Trudeau and Prime Minister Harper.
Consider the Prime Minister, whether it is on Ukraine, Israel, or against the regime in Iran: Prime Minister Harper has been clear as to where he stands. Whether or not it is popular, Harper is clear on his defense of democracy and human rights.
Justin however, claims to support the Government of Canada’s position on Israel, but then criticizes that same position in ethnic language media outlets.
On China, Trudeau admires China’s “basic dictatorship.” And on the crisis in Ukraine, Trudeau treats it as a joke.
Foreign policy requires a mature thoughtful approach; one that balances various interests and calls for a great deal of judgement. Prime Minister Harper has shown that judgement, Justin Trudeau has not.
I’m Brad Trost, your Member of Parliament in Saskatoon-Humboldt. You can reach my office in Saskatoon at 975-6133. Feel free to drop by my two offices for a visit: Saskatoon (Monday to Friday) or Humboldt (Tuesday and Wednesday). I always appreciate your feedback.
