Royal Bank: Public Apology

Prime Minister Stephen Harper Dept: 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, according to Winnipeg Free Press. 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 brought into the country and Jeff McIntosh / The Canadian Press Archives RBC chief executive Gord Nixon has written an open letter saying the bank is reviewing its supplier arrangements and policies. 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. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.