A Conservative government under Pierre Poilievre would recognize the skills of foreign healthcare workers within 60 days, in order to unclog the healthcare system.
This is what the Conservative leader said on Monday afternoon during a press briefing on the occasion of a mini-tour of Quebec, where he met earlier in the day with families whose member is affected by an autism spectrum disorder and representatives of the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec.
These statements echo a previous commitment made by Mr. Poilievre, who wanted to facilitate and accelerate the recognition of the skills of immigrant workers.
“Only 43% of immigrant doctors and 37% of immigrant nurses are allowed to practice their profession,” said Poilievre. For these candidates, training costs don’t even enter the equation. It would be enough to certify their skills on the basis of what they are able to accomplish, all in 60 days, rather than relying on their country of origin. »
The MP for Carlton, Ontario, would like the recognition of prior learning program to be accessible to candidates even before they arrive in Canada, in order to shorten the process as much as possible. His government would also undertake to support 34,000 loans for just as many immigrants established in the country so that they can resume their studies to meet Canadian standards.
In addition to hiring more doctors and nurses, the Conservative leader is proposing, to relieve the health care system, to reduce waiting lists and speed up Canadian approval of cutting-edge treatments proven in d other industrialized countries.
Less inflation and paperwork
Mr. Poilievre took advantage of his brief speech to recall three promises that his party undertakes to respect if it is brought to power.
He first proposed a “$1 for $1 law”, where his government would cut off any newly invested sums from another program in order to avoid putting Canadians further indebted, for which he criticized his vis-à-vis -vis liberal.
“Canadians are suffering, we are facing one of the highest inflation rates in 40 years,” said Mr. Poilievre, who pleads for better control of spending.
“The increasing costs of the Trudeau government, with its $500 million inflationary deficit, has resulted in an increase in the cost of living,” he added.
The Conservative leader also promised to “make work pay” rather than punishing it, in particular by reducing taxes and various government programs, all in order to put more money back in the pockets of workers.
Finally, the Leader of the Official Opposition in Ottawa has pledged to reduce bureaucracy and the “red tape” imposed on businesses in order to make them more productive, particularly in the mining and hydroelectric sectors, to plan for the ecological transition.
Mr. Poilievre will be in Trois-Rivières and Quebec City later this week to “hear the common sense of Quebeckers” in order to prepare the Conservative program for the return to Parliament later this month. -this.
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