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Proposals on foreign workers another blow to Canada’s middle class

With our economy stalling, it’s exactly the wrong time to attack workers’ incomes. If the House Human Resourced Committee had any integrity, it would withdraw its report and give the entire issue of foreign workers the consideration it deserves.

Opinion
BY JOSEPH MALONEY
October 17, 2016

Opinion | BY JOSEPH MALONEY | October 17, 2016

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