QUÉBEC - Despite years of calling for Ottawa to cut the number of non-permanent residents in the province, Quebec now says the federal government is "playing a dangerous game" in its move to slash temporary immigration.

Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge said Thursday the federal government's efforts to cut temporary foreign workers have left businesses in many regions of Quebec in a "deplorable" situation.

"Ottawa is creating an emergency," he told reporters in Quebec City. "I don't understand what they're thinking."

His comments mark a change in tone for a government that has repeatedly demanded action from Ottawa to reduce temporary immigration to Quebec. Premier François Legault has said non-permanent residents are putting a strain on housing, health care, education and the

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