"Canada wants cheaper groceries, stronger food production and resilient supply chains.

THIS IS ONLY POSSIBLE WITH THE LABOUR OF NEARLY 100,000 MIGRANT WORKERS WHO PLANT, HARVEST, AND PROCESS THAT FOOD.

For sixty years, migrants have kept rural, urban, and coastal economies running, paying taxes while being denied the social services, rights, dignity, and permanent status they deserve."

Sadly the Canadian Gov't did not keep its promise to reform the system of indentured, exploitive labour from migrant workers by granting STATUS FOR ALL.

From the Migrant Rights Network

"Sixty years ago - on March 31, 1966 - the federal government created a new immigration stream. It would eventually be called the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program, or SAWP.

With it, Canada legalized a new form of indentureship: the employer-restricted work permit.

Workers could come. But only allowed to work for one employer. Only for one season at a time.

SAWP started with workers from Jamaica. It grew to include other Caribbean countries, then Mexico. And in 1973, Canada took that same logic and expanded it to other sectors including care - creating the Non-Immigration Employment Authorization Program, which became the Temporary Foreign Worker Program that exists to this day.

But from the very beginning, workers fought back.

There have been wildcat strikes in Leamington, Ontario. Migrant farmworkers have raised their voices in Jamaica and Mexico after being deported. Injured workers have refused to be silenced."

SAWP was just the beginning.

Canada learned from it. It figured out how to keep workers restricted and rights-less - without tying them to a single employer. Today we have a sprawling system of so-called 'open' work permits, study permits, and humanitarian permits. All designed to separate migrants from their families. All making it harder to assert rights. All feeding a revolving door - where workers are extracted from, then expelled.

Now, migrants are being scapegoated for the affordability crisis. Blamed for high housing costs. Blamed for scarce jobs.

Status for All isn't just a migrant issue. It's the foundation of a just and resilient food system."

#CanPoli #MigrantWorkers #StatusForAll

It's the #solstice and that means it's also #demoFest release day! Over 70 new demos, produced during the last 2-3 months, will be released at 11h EST.

Listen to the LIVE radio premier on #CKUT #communityRadio
http://ckut.ca (worldwide) or 90.3 FM in #Montreal from 11h-13h (EST).

edit: the live broadcast has ended but it is archived w/ track listing here!
https://ckut.ca/playlists/shows/27430

You can also stream and download tracks from the demo fest website, built with #faircamp : https://2025.demo-fest.org

The music leans #punk and #hardcore, but there is so much good stuff, truly something for everyone. Go download a batch of new music to help carry you through the coldest, darkest months of winter!

Demo Fest is a fundraiser for Solidarity Across Borders. Anyone can stream the new music for free, but you'll be encouraged to make a PWYC donation to SAB in exchange for high-quality downloads. There will also be a few audio segments with more info about SAB during the radio show! #StatusForAll #fuckBorders #fuckBillC12 #solidarityacrossborders

 Please boost! 
#NewMusicDay

Thanks to @TheBreach for this. The turn against immigrants is vile and makes matters worse. We need to push like hell for massive infrastructure projects, including public and co-op housing, and to do that we need people. It's not immigration vs infrastructure, it's immigration or collapse. The Liberals have, as usual, picked collapse.
https://breachmedia.ca/6-ways-justin-trudeau-is-misleading-canadians-about-immigration/

#CanPoli #Racism #Immigration #StatusForAll

Please send this to your people: https://migrantrights.ca/take-action/rightsnotcuts

This is devastating.

#CanPoli #OnPoli #Migration #MigrantRights #StatusForAll #StatusForAll #Immigration #Racism #Xenophobia