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Alberta welcomed migrant workers. Now, it wants to restrict their rights
Source: The Guardian · Published
‘Scapegoating non-permanent residents is not going to lower the cost of living,’ Vanesa Ortiz says When Vanesa Ortiz came to Calgary from Mexico, she found herself in a city gripped by winter. Outside the airport, it was -15C (5F). “I would come to understand that this was not an extreme cold,” she said. “But in the moment it was terrifying. Continue reading...
Key points
- ‘Scapegoating non-permanent residents is not going to lower the cost of living,’ Vanesa Ortiz says When Vanesa Ortiz came to Calgary from Mexico, she found herself in a city gripped by winter.
- Outside the airport, it was -15C (5F).
- “I would come to understand that this was not an extreme cold,” she said.
- “But in the moment it was terrifying.
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