VICTORIA — Former B.C. cabinet minister Katrina Chen says she is "furious" about calls by Premier David Eby to cancel or reform the temporary foreign worker program.

Chen said on social media platform X that Eby's comments last week were an example of how the government "points fingers at immigrants through flawed policies" after underfunding services.

"This fuels bias and discrimination," she said.

In a more-extensive post on Facebook, Chen had added that Eby's comments were "dangerous and unacceptable," but the post can no longer be seen.

She did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Chen was minister of state for children until 2022 and served as co-chair of Eby's NDP leadership campaign.

"What we need is reform -- immigrants like me aren't government's scapegoats," sh

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