DALTON HOOKER -- Why is it nobody wants jobs like these anymore? Why should I and other hard-working taxpayers’ foot the bill because you are too picky?
Back in the day, working on the ranch at Big Lake Which is it – There are NO jobs, or Just No “GOOD” Jobs? Two days ago, the Federal Liberal government announced 9 billion dollars in financial aid for post-secondary students and recent grads. Why? Because there are NO summer jobs available for them. So, applicants will get $1250.00 a month from May to August. Some will qualify for up to $1750.00 per month. To keep things fair, those who are already working but earn less than these amounts can apply for top-up. Kind of makes you wonder why any student would actually seek work this summer, doesn’t it?? And yet, farms in Canada cannot find local labour to harvest their crops. Instead, we import up to 60,000 temporary migrant workers from other countries like Mexico each year. Thanks to coronavirus (COVID-19), when these workers come into the country, each has to complete a 14-day quarantine. The federal government is giving Canadian farm...