Foreign Worker: Human Resources Minister Diane Finley

Human Resources Minister Diane Finley: The accusations arose during several feisty exchanges in question period between the government and the NDP over the temporary foreign worker program following a story about a memo for Human Resources Minister Diane Finley on the controversial program, according to CBC. The briefing note prepared by Finley's deputy minister last May was obtained by 's Power Politics under the Access to Information Law and The government has been acting on problems with the temporary foreign worker program for more than a year, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday in response to opposition accusations the government was hiding information and denying that it wasn't working properly. News reported on Monday that Finley was warned last year that employers were hiring temporary foreign workers in the same jobs and same locations as Canadians who were filing employment insurance claims. One example cited in the memo showed the number of temporary foreign workers who were allowed to work as food counter attendants and the number of people who claimed employment insurance who cited experience in that sector in the same province. Power Politics exclusive: Temporary foreign workers hired in areas with EI claimants (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.