Labour Force: Federal Campaign

Bipartisanship Dept: You ll see politicians of all stripes courting and counting on the so-called ethnic vote at dinners and on the doorstep. But the hard, unglamorous work of integrating newcomers barely rates a mention because it doesn t win votes, according to The Star. It s all very political, but the solution isn t so much bipartisanship as bilateralism getting federal and provincial politicians to cooperate. Tellingly, however, they are barely talking to one another and in a federal campaign that is all talk and no tell, here s a talking point that s rarely heard: How to resettle tens of thousands of immigrants and refugees who need to put down roots in this province. In fact, new arrivals are everyone s business. They can boost labour force productivity or become a drag on social costs, depending on how they integrate and how we invest in them. As reported in the news.
@t provincial politicians, ethnic vote