David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
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Methinks if Higgy's handlers have two clues between their ears they will have him drop the writ ASAP while he is still kinda sorta popular with swing voters He who hesitates loses N'esy Pas?
https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2020/05/supply-of-local-food-on-verge-of.html
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/higgs-very-disappointed-nb-1.5580078
Temporary foreign workers to be allowed back into N.B. again starting May 29
Workers will have to quarantine for 14 days
CBC News · Posted: May 22, 2020 10:27 AM AT
“We are still prioritizing the safety of New Brunswickers, but as we restart our economy we also have to find ways to meet the needs of the agriculture and seafood sectors,” said Higgs. (Office of the Premier)
Temporary foreign workers will be allowed back into the province starting on May 29, Premier Blaine Higgs announced Friday.
The workers were banned from the province April 28, stirring up a storm of criticism from farmers and fish-plant operators that rely on the workers.
Higgs said after consultations with public health authorities, he was convinced that it was safe to drop his opposition to allowing the workers in the province as long as safety measures are respected, including quarantining for 14 days.
"We are still prioritizing the safety of New Brunswickers, but as we restart our economy we also have to find ways to meet the needs of the agriculture and seafood sectors," said Higgs.
"Our plan was to always allow temporary foreign workers to enter the province once it was safe to do so."
Higgs 'very' disappointed
Higgs said earlier in the day that he was "very" disappointed more New Brunswickers didn't apply for jobs in the farming and seafood processing sectors."We have 70,000 people who are unemployed in the province right now — 30,000 students — and we got about 200, 250 that are actually signed up for jobs and 100 or so that are interviewing," Higgs told Information Morning on Friday.
"No, New Brunswickers weren't interested in the process."
Higgs has tried to keep New Brunswick borders closed as much as possible during the state of emergency over the coronavirus, and for weeks stood firm against allowing temporary foreign workers in to work on farms and in fish processing.
"They are in touch with the other processing plants to have the employees shift immediately into other areas where they're needed," said Higgs.
Farmers and seafood processing plant operators have said they rely on temporary foreign workers to make their businesses work and were skeptical from the start that New Brunswick residents could take their place.
"It's clear that the response that we've received to fulfil the many jobs that are available in the province was not as anticipated," said HIggs.
"In that light I said that I would ensure we would fill the jobs required both for the processing plants and the farming and agriculture side."
Farmers, seafood plants struggling
At news conference yesterday, three provincial farming groups warned that 2,000 acres on 18 farms could go unplanted, with the loss of millions of dollars, if foreign workers are not allowed in.Meanwhile, one lobster processing plant has hired more students, including some as young as middle school aged.
They expect this means they will only be able to process about half as many lobsters as they usually do.
'A broken system'
Higgs appeared to put some of the blame on the employment insurance system.
"We have a broken system in our insurance program, where 10 weeks is the limit and everybody is happy if they get 10 weeks," said Higgs.
Information Morning - Fredericton
Covid task force
The
all-party Covid task force reconvenes to consider New Brunswick's next
phase of recovery. Premier Blaine Higgs, Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers,
Green Party leader David Coon, and People's Alliance Party leader Kris
Austin. 22:25
With files from Information Morning Fredericton
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David Amos
Methinks its fairly obvious that the Green Meanies and their supporters are gonna get the flip flop from Higgy that they have been demanding N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @David Amos: YUP The headline just changed affirming the flip flop everybody was expecting for awhile
David Amos
Methinks Higgy and the Feds no doubt understand why I just left a voicemail with a tip for the Port to Port Immigration Services N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Methinks Higgy and the Feds no doubt understand why I just left a voicemail with a tip for the Port to Port Immigration Services N'esy Pas?
David Amos:
Methinks that even though I spoke to Tim Livingstone 3 weeks ago and sent him and Higgy emails and many others to prove what I was saying is true I doubt that he or Higgy or his local MP will ever admit it now that he has got what he wanted N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @David Amos: Need I say I knew the score between farmers and I long before Ashworth spoke on the radio this morning?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos:
If you know so much about such a wide variety of topics why are you
where you are and the people you call and give "tips" where they are?
TOTAL opposite ends of the success spectrum n'esy pas???
David Amos
Reply to @Ray Oliver: Howcome you are Brandon Manitoba or Mr Jones today?
David Amos
Reply to @Ray Oliver:
BTW I really liked Marilyn Clark Unlike you she was very open and
honest with me remembered our common concerns with "Old Harry" from 10
years ago
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: Oh just cause I know how much it bothers you.
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos:
Cool name drop on the port to port call you had. Quite the rolodex of
high rollers you've amassed. I speak for all of us on here I believe
when I say we are not worthy!!
David Amos
Reply to @Ray Oliver: Who is "We"? I bet you mean you and your other 3 IDS EH?
Methinks everybody knows you are just another no-name Conservative minion working for Higgy et al who does not have the sand to use his real name in cyberspace as he harasses real people with serious concerns about the government's integrity N'esy Pas?
Methinks everybody knows you are just another no-name Conservative minion working for Higgy et al who does not have the sand to use his real name in cyberspace as he harasses real people with serious concerns about the government's integrity N'esy Pas?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: Same account. Name change cause I know how it grinds ya. This is my name. I work for no one. And you dont have serious concerns you come on here to talk about you and your great battles with all levels of government. How truly righteous you are in all you do to keep the "man" in check.
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos:
But at the end of the day it's about references to running politically,
your blog, sueing anyone of power for attention, who you call when you
feel your worldly advice is needed. I think you're a riot actually.
Should be studied in depth
Jesse Pinkman
So you create a big movement where you are asking New Brunswickers to step up for New Brunswick and then abandon it after 3 weeks?? And then you wonder why nobody buys into these things? That's it, I'm done. I really felt like I was contributing to New Brunswick, but if our efforts are abandoned after 3 weeks then what's the point? Just lost my vote and I was literally gushing about Higgs when I woke up 4 hours ago.
David Amos
Reply to @Jesse
Pinkman: Methinks you are not alone in your disgust but many children of
the sixties such as I always believed that its never wise to believe
any politician and always question their purported authority and try to
hold them accountable every chance you get N'esy Pas?
Jesse Pinkman
Reply to @David Amos: I'm sorry I ever said anything supportive of Higgs. I am so furious right now. Every breath I spent defining Irving boy was wasted.
Archie Levesque
Reply to @Jesse Pinkman: So because the unemployed wont step up and take a job you are now mad at Higgs? Makes sense. He tried to employ NBers but you cant force people to work.
James Smith
Reply to @Jesse Pinkman: LOL you still have any trust or faith in government? How drole.
Jesse
Pinkman
Reply to @Archie
Levesque: He gave it 3 weeks. How many people even knew about the jobs
website? Did the government run tv ads? Did the employers advertise
these jobs? I saw them on television every night whining about how they
needed TFWs, but they never called on NBers to apply or told them how?
Paint it however you like and turn it around on me, but Higgs lost my vote with this and I defended him on everything, even the healthcare u turn.
Paint it however you like and turn it around on me, but Higgs lost my vote with this and I defended him on everything, even the healthcare u turn.
SarahRose Werner
"Temporary foreign workers will be allowed back into the province starting on May 29, Premier Blaine Higgs announced Friday." - I admire Higgs' willingness to admit that he was wrong and change course.
Jesse Pinkman
Reply to @SarahRose
Werner: Are you going to vote for him? Because I was and I'm a loyal PC
voter but if he backtracks on this after only giving 3 weeks then I
certainly won't. So good for you that you admire him, but unless you're
going to vote for him, it's down 1 vote for him between you and I.
SarahRose
Werner
Reply to @Jesse
Pinkman: I admire him for this one thing. I don't admire his political
philosophy in general, so no, I'm not going to vote for him. But I can
recognize admirable qualities in people whom I otherwise disagree with.
I don't live in a black-and-white world.
Jesse Pinkman
Reply to @SarahRose Werner: In politics they don't want your admiration, they want your vote.
Tony Mcalbey
Reply to @SarahRose
Werner: He actually blamed nbers for not taking the jobs. He counted on
us and we told him no, just like he’s told us family can’t visit from
other provinces.
Tony
Mcalbey
Reply to @Jesse Pinkman: Higgy is losing voters than gaining
David Amos
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Reply to @Tony
Mcalbey: Methinks if Higgy's handlers have two clues between their ears
(I doubt that they do) they will have him drop the writ ASAP while he is
still kinda sorta popular with swing voters He who hesitates loses
N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @David Amos: BINGO
Methinks its interesting that Madame Small made the first and last comment and that we have the same issues with our kids and Higgy N'esy Pas?
janice small
Hmmmmm the TFW'S can come in and my daughter can't come cross the from Amherst to come visit !! Really ....
janice small
Did Higgs get a haircut or is he combing his hair a different way, maybe its the camera shot..lol....
debi
mcdonald
Reply to @janice
small: Who cares. More important things on the go. A great question is
why are these jobs not being filled ? Or at the very least some? Easy
money for some, too hard to give up ?
Tony
Mcalbey
Reply to @debi
mcdonald: Most people don’t work for bad bosses, Higgs is being way to
bossy from borders closures to shaming of NBers for not taking the jobs.
Ask your neighbors who are unemployed and able to do those jobs. They
will say why put my body through the hard labour for same amount of free
cash Ottawa is sending. People are fed up being in NB jail, why help
the bossy premier out, I’m not. Let the TFW’s come in and help their
families and other countries prosper at the expense of us. Higgs set
himself up for this and he’s seeing the results he didn’t want.
David Amos
Reply to @debi
mcdonald: Methinks Higgy et al will care about haircuts in short order
if a writ is dropped but I certainly won't for obvious reasons N'esy
Pas?
Go Figure why the barbers are now allowed to open
N.B. COVID-19 roundup: You can all get your hair cut and see more friends now
Dr. Jennifer Russell announces no new cases of the respiratory virus
Elizabeth Fraser · CBC News · Posted: May 22, 2020 9:51 AM AT
Go Figure why the barbers are now allowed to open
N.B. COVID-19 roundup: You can all get your hair cut and see more friends now
Dr. Jennifer Russell announces no new cases of the respiratory virus
Elizabeth Fraser · CBC News · Posted: May 22, 2020 9:51 AM AT
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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
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Methinks the farmers should ask themselves why their spokespersons ignored me for years N'esy Pas?
https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2020/05/supply-of-local-food-on-verge-of.html
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/food-supply-collapse-workers-1.5578534
Supply of local food on 'verge of collapse' without foreign workers, say N.B. farming groups
2,000 acres to go unplanted, with losses of $7 million
· CBC News · Posted: May 21, 2020 12:24 PM AT
Temporary foreign workers have been barred from the province because of COVID-19. (Mike Heenan/CBC)
New Brunswick farming groups say the province's local food supply is on "the verge of collapse" because of the government's refusal to admit temporary foreign workers.
At a joint press conference, the National Farmers Union in New Brunswick, Agricultural Alliance of New Brunswick, and Really Local Harvest said a survey of 18 farms suggests that 2,000 acres will go unplanted this season on those properties.
They claim this would result in the loss of $7 million for those 18 farms. The news conference was held the day after Premier Blaine Higgs indicated he might relent somewhat on the ban.
"In order to ensure local food choices at affordable food prices temporary foreign workers must be allowed to come to our province and work seasonally in primary agricultural production," said Lisa Ashworth, president of the Agricultural Alliance.
Temporary foreign workers banned
In April, the provincial government banned temporary foreign workers from entering the province as part of their strategy to curb the spread of COVID-19.This caused concern in the agriculture, aquaculture and fish processing industries, which said they rely on temporary foreign workers to keep their businesses running.
The province said unemployed New Brunwickers and students could do the work instead, but farmers say those workers won't have the training and work ethic of the temporary foreign workers.
Kent Coates, the president of Really Local Harvest, said he found it more difficult to find local workers as his farm grew, so he turned to temporary foreign workers in 2018.
Lisa Ashworth, president of the Agricultural Alliance of New Brunswick, says the temporary workers are needed to ensure affordable local food prices. (Submitted by the Agricultural Alliance of New Brunswick)
He said the three men he hired from Mexico changed his life.
"They gave me hope that growing food in New Brunswick is possible," said Coates.
Coates said he hoped to bring in workers next Monday to begin their two-week quarantine.
He said he's already lost some.
"One of my trained workers came to Canada today, he's working on a farm in a different province," said Coates.
Softening his position?
On Wednesday, Higgs suggested he would be open to loosening restrictions on some foreign workers after the number of New Brunswickers coming forward to fill those jobs was underwhelming."I said I wouldn't let them go without employees and I meant that. I won't," Higgs said during Wednesday's briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kent Coates says one of his regular workers has already come into Canada, to work on a different farm in a different province. (Submitted/Really Local Harvest)
"If we don't fill the roster in the next few days … then there will be the decisions made to ensure we meet the needs."
Coates said he doesn't expect there to be any food shortages in the province as major grocers will still bring food in. But local products will be harder to find.
He said he won't be growing some labour-intensive, low-yield produce such as green and yellow beans.
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David Amos
Methinks the farmers should ask themselves why their spokespersons ignored me for years N'esy Pas?
Bob Lewis
Reply to @David Amos: Let's start a list of reasons.. and Go
David Amos
Reply to @Bob Lewis: Methinks your hero Higgy and the farmer I just called know why I don't care anymore N'esy Pas?
Bob Lewis
Reply to @David Amos: Did you really call using a phone or was it telepathy ??
David Amos
Reply to @Bob Lewis:
Methinks everybody knows your hero Higgy never votes for me whenever I
run in Fundy Royal. However you can pick up the phone and ask his buddy
Rob Moore what I said to all the Green Meanies who attended the last
debate i had with that lawyer on October 17th, 2019 after my former
friend the farmer Werner Bock made a quite scene and voiced his disgust
about the severe lack of support for farmers and stomped out of the room
N'esy Pas?
Brandon Manitoba
Reply to @David Amos: You mean the guy who thinks his cattle were killed by laser beams? Yeah, I'm sure him "scene" held alot of validity. LOL
Carlson MacKenzie
Reply to @Bob Lewis: Don't feed the tra wl er.
David Amos
Reply to @Ray Oliver: Methinks other folks must find it comical just as much as I do when they see your name change from Brandon Manitoba when they refresh the page N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @Carlson MacKenzie: Methinks you are what you call me N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Methinks after hearing a the partner of a certain MLA I should have no doubt that the SANB and the Green Meanies are behind this news item N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @David Amos:
Methinks as the folks who are listening to leaders yap on the radio
right now I bet many would agree that the dude under the green banner
who can't be named is in charge of Higgy's circus right now but I doubt
that is gonna last if Higgy wants a writ to be dropped N'esy Pas?
Leandre Joseph Gautreau
It's common sense. Who wants to work for 11 dollars per hour 12 hours per day 6 and 7 days per week. Rain or shine. Roughly 120 dollars per day. Pay income tax on that. Pay your fuel to go to work. Most local workers would prefer to work on construction site. Work for building supply stores. Even Mcdonald and Tim's is better than that. The 12 hour shift is probably the killer. Something has to be done. We cannot always depend of foreign workers. We have to improve our own economy and have better working conditions.
David Amos
Reply to @Leandre Joseph Gautreau: Well put
Bruce Sanders
2,000 acres of 363,000 available acres? That's round-off error. That is simply neither serious, nor justification.
SarahRose Werner
Reply to @Bruce
Sanders: Where are you getting the figure of 363,000 available acres?
Also note that the figure of 2,000 acres refers to the 18 farms that
were surveyed, not to all farms in New Brunswick. "A survey of 18 farms
suggests that 2,000 acres on those properties will go unplanted this
season."
David Amos
Reply to @Bruce
Sanders: Methinks the decline of fishing, farming and forestry picked up
steam bigtime under Alan Graham's mandates N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @Bruce
Sanders: Methinks Canada changed its way of doing business bigtime in
2002 while I was suing legions of Yankee lawyers south of the 49th. It
should be a small wonder why I ran for public office 7 times since then
N'esy Pas?
Wikipedia tells us
"The Temporary foreign worker program or TFWP is a program of the Government of Canada to allow employers in Canada to hire foreign nationals.[1] When the program started in 1973, most of the workers brought in were high-skill workers such as specialist doctors.[2] In 2002 a "low-skilled workers" category was added; this category now makes up most of the temporary foreign workforce.[2][3] In 2006, the program was expanded and fast-tracking introduced for some locations"
Wikipedia tells us
"The Temporary foreign worker program or TFWP is a program of the Government of Canada to allow employers in Canada to hire foreign nationals.[1] When the program started in 1973, most of the workers brought in were high-skill workers such as specialist doctors.[2] In 2002 a "low-skilled workers" category was added; this category now makes up most of the temporary foreign workforce.[2][3] In 2006, the program was expanded and fast-tracking introduced for some locations"
Ben Haroldson
the psuuck hole deepens.
David Amos
Reply to @Ben Haroldson: Yup
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