Shannon Stubbs: Argument Stubbs and Question Period

shannon stubbs: Shannon Stubbs, the Conservative MP for the area, says the town has been blindsided by the move and she wants McCallum to reconsider, according to Brandon Sun. The centre, which opened in 1994, has been a major employer in Vegreville, processing temporary and permanent residency applications, work permits, visitor records and study permits, while also backing up other centres across the country. Vegreville Mayor Myron Hayduk says the move, scheduled to take place in 2018, will be devastating to his community of 6,000 about 100 kilometres east of Edmonton, as well as surrounding towns. McCallum says there is a strong business case for the decision — an argument Stubbs angrily dismissed Friday during question period in the House of Commons."That the jobs of 280 people gone, 250 spousal jobs impacted, three local businesses owned by worker families — a quarter of the students in the town schools are kids of workers," Stubbs thundered."No consulting, no consideration of costs or spin-off consequences. He said everyone working in Vegreville will be given the opportunity to work in Edmonton — a solution Stubbs warned could make matters even worse in the town, where the real estate market is already depressed. Will the minister stop this out-of-touch, deliberate attack "McCallum insisted there are good reasons for the decision."It is a responsibility of the government to spend taxpayers' money wisely, to improve the efficiency of immigration, to reduce processing times and that is what this move will do," he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.