Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Government

Royal Bank Dept: Speaking to reporters in Calgary, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said his government will bring in a series of reforms in very short order to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to ensure there are no more abuses, according to CTV. I think it is important for Canadians and all businesses to understand that the purpose of this program is to provide temporary, temporary help in cases where there are absolute and acute labour shortage. It does not have broader purposes than that, he said and Royal Bank's top executive moved to salvage the bank's reputation Thursday, issuing a public apology over a week-long outsourcing controversy that has also rebounded on the federal Conservative government. While not commenting on the specific RBC issue, Harper said he has been concerned about media stories of abuses of the program, as well as the ballooning numbers of foreign workers that have been brought into the country. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.