A previous version of this article misrepresented an article from the Cold Lake Sun, implying that no reference was made to a party quoted in the article. I hereby apologize to Ms. Seraphim and both of my readers for this oversight.This sort of lack of professionalism on my part lends itself to why I am a just a silly, unsolicited freelance opinion writer, and she is an esteemed editor of an important regional newspaper.
If it weren't for the temporary foreign worker program, Alberta's economy would collapse. Overnight. Seriously. Without our hospitality sector having access to a steady supply of foreign-national five star chefs with cruise ship experience... to lift baskets of chips out of the deep fryer for 38.5 hours a week at $10.26 / hour, lucrative jobs in the oil patch would quickly dry-up, and all other labour sectors would thereafter follow suit.
Don't take it from me. It's what key industry players are saying. TFWs are vital to regional economies that suffer from acute labour shortage.
Never mind primary industry, as everyone in Canada knows, we wouldn't have so much as a military if we didn't sustain our Tim Horton's restaurants with keen workers from the Philippines. Our national economy hinges on unfettered access to take-away coffee, freeze-dried donuts, and some gritty, spicy substance labeled on the menu as "Chili."
Call me a snob, but I'd be reluctant to pour what Tim Horton's calls "soup" over my dog's expensive kibble cruchies! Honestly, if it weren't for the Internet, someone like myself wouldn't notice for months - or maybe even years - if the whole chain of outlets vaporized one fateful night! I'd be driving by the former location at some point in the future, and asking my passenger, "Hey! Where'd the Timmy's go?"
Let's be real. It's all part of a calculated maneuver to see small-fry proprietors compromised into a dependence on global finance. It's a web of dependencies. A chaos-theory economy if you will. If you're lucky enough to own a single location of a multi-national franchise, you might as well don the front-line uniform yourself and grab a mop bucket. You're at the mercy of trans-national corporate policy now. You asked for it, and they gave it to you in spades. Keep on slingin' those double-doubles!
If it weren't for the temporary foreign worker program, Alberta's economy would collapse. Overnight. Seriously. Without our hospitality sector having access to a steady supply of foreign-national five star chefs with cruise ship experience... to lift baskets of chips out of the deep fryer for 38.5 hours a week at $10.26 / hour, lucrative jobs in the oil patch would quickly dry-up, and all other labour sectors would thereafter follow suit.
Don't take it from me. It's what key industry players are saying. TFWs are vital to regional economies that suffer from acute labour shortage.
"You're never going to get a coffee at Tim Horton's if we don't have this program," says Richard Wurst, general manager of Bonnyville's Neighbourhood Inn. - Cold Lake Sun
Never mind primary industry, as everyone in Canada knows, we wouldn't have so much as a military if we didn't sustain our Tim Horton's restaurants with keen workers from the Philippines. Our national economy hinges on unfettered access to take-away coffee, freeze-dried donuts, and some gritty, spicy substance labeled on the menu as "Chili."
Call me a snob, but I'd be reluctant to pour what Tim Horton's calls "soup" over my dog's expensive kibble cruchies! Honestly, if it weren't for the Internet, someone like myself wouldn't notice for months - or maybe even years - if the whole chain of outlets vaporized one fateful night! I'd be driving by the former location at some point in the future, and asking my passenger, "Hey! Where'd the Timmy's go?"
Let's be real. It's all part of a calculated maneuver to see small-fry proprietors compromised into a dependence on global finance. It's a web of dependencies. A chaos-theory economy if you will. If you're lucky enough to own a single location of a multi-national franchise, you might as well don the front-line uniform yourself and grab a mop bucket. You're at the mercy of trans-national corporate policy now. You asked for it, and they gave it to you in spades. Keep on slingin' those double-doubles!
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