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Adam Chambers

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Simcoe North
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 67%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $121,028.17

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  • Feb/8/24 3:47:17 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, my colleague spoke very well in French. I hope that, at some point, I will be able to deliver a speech as the member did, in our nation's second language. I want to ask the member about the temporary foreign worker program. There was an op-ed written in 2014, entitled “How to fix the broken temporary worker program”. It stated: It cuts to the heart of who we are as a country. I believe it is wrong for Canada to follow the path of countries who exploit large numbers of guest workers, who have no realistic prospect of citizenship. It is bad for our economy in that it depresses wages for all Canadians, but it’s even worse for our country. It puts pressure on our commitment to diversity, and creates more opportunities for division and rancour. That was written by the Prime Minister when he was leader of the official opposition. Since that time, the government has tripled the size of the temporary foreign worker program. I wonder if the member—
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  • Apr/24/23 2:37:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is the largest public sector union strike in 40 years. Revenue Canada workers are off the job, and vital services have been halted. The tax-filing deadline is this week, and Canadians cannot even get their phone calls answered. What will the government do to ensure continuity of service so that Canadians can get their most basic questions answered?
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