Reading Time: 2 minutes Conservative leader Pierre Poillievre says Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program should be scrapped and a standalone agriculture program should be created.
Conservatives would scrap temporary foreign worker program says Poilievre
Under the Conservative plan, a new program would be set up specifically for agriculture
Conservatives would scrap temporary foreign worker program says Poilievre
Party’s plan includes a phase-out period and new, standalone agriculture worker program
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program should be scrapped and a standalone agriculture program should be created.
Federal leaders vie for farmer support at CFA
Ottawa seems to be sitting up and taking notice of agriculture
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ottawa —The meeting hall was buzzing March 6 as those at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture’s annual meeting awaited the arrival of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The last-minute addition to the agenda had been quietly rumoured for several days but only confirmed on the opening morning of the event. A longtime member of the Parliamentary […] Read more
Barlow remains ag critic in Conservatives’ new shadow cabinet
Poilievre also names two associate critics for ag file
The federal Conservatives’ point person on agriculture will remain at that post under the party’s new leader. John Barlow, MP for the southwestern Alberta riding of Foothills, was named Wednesday as the Conservatives’ “shadow minister” for agriculture, agri-food and food security. Pierre Poilievre, who was named Sept. 10 as the official opposition party’s new leader, […] Read more
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