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Foreign Worker and Liberal Immigration Critic John McCallum

Liberal immigration critic John McCallum: Liberal immigration critic John McCallum says the program needs immediate reforms after Employment Minister Jason Kenney suspended its use by the fast-food industry amid allegations the program is being abused. Go Public: Foreign worker reports death threats, coercion Advice to Sask. firm 'intimidating' to foreign workers, prof says , according to CBC. The government slammed on the brakes after a "political crisis broke out," he said. The federal Liberals are proposing changes to Canada troubled Temporary Foreign Worker Program, including regular probes by the auditor general. "The result of the program has been fewer jobs for Canadian workers, the suppression of Canadian wages and in some cases the exploitation of vulnerable foreign workers," McCallum says. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.