Foreign workers continue to 'take the jobs' from Canadians

OTTAWA — As concerns over the implications of mass migration continue to percolate, the leader of the federal Conservative party is urging the government to adhere to their vow to reduce immigration to manageable numbers.

Speaking to reporters at a Wednesday morning news conference in Prince Edward Island, Pierre Poilievre pointed to the government’s broken promises to rein in immigration with Canada expected to welcome a record number of temporary foreign workers to a job market already choked with inexpensive foreign labour that is elbowing out Canadians looking for work.

“As our young people have a quarter-century high in their unemployment, Mark Carney — this year — is expected to bring in a record number of temporary foreign workers to take the jobs of Canadian youth, driving down o