The list of groups displeased with Premier David Eby's comments about the temporary foreign worker program continues to grow.

And now an association representing restaurants that rely on these workers to fill vacancies is taking issue with the premier latest social media posts on the subject.

"To argue that somehow this is bringing in cheap labour is simply not true," said Mark von Schellwitz, the vice-president for western Canada at Restaurants Canada. "I think we have to separate the politics from the reality."

Other individuals and groups who have spoken out against the premier's stance include the B.C. Green Party and former NDP MLA Katrina Chen. Both called for reforming the program rather than blaming migrants for the province's labour market ills.

"What we need is reform — immig

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