Howard Elliott and Employment Minister Jason Kenney

Employment Minister Jason Kenney: It will be split into two and a wide range of measures will be put into place to reduce its use for low-wage positions. And loopholes that allow abuse of the program by employers will be closed. On the surface, it sounds good, if ridiculously overdue. , according to Hamilton Spectator. How are Canadians supposed to trust the latest changes will solve the problem if there is no scrutiny? How could no inspections have been done even though widespread abuse was reported? If you remain skeptical about the you are in good company. Howard Elliott If you believe federal Employment Minister Jason Kenney and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander, the sweeping changes announced Friday to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program will fix what wrong with the troubled initiative. But consider this: Hours before the changes were announced, The Canadian Press reported on the inspection regime around the program, which has been under the microscope for over a year. How many inspections have taken place to ensure it not being abused? Zero. None. Not one single inspection has taken place, even though an earlier round of changes and improvements were announced last December. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.