'WHAT A DISASTER': Liberals blasted over job fair lineup in Hamilton
Resurfaced video from a spring job fair in Hamilton packed with hundreds of people seeking work has social media users laying blame on the federal Liberals.
The footage, originally posted on X on April 24 by Harmanjot Panesar, shows what appears to be mostly international students waiting in a huge line for their turn to show that they should be hired over others who believe the same thing.
Some online users noted the country's youth unemployment rates while others took shots at the Liberal government's unchanged stance on immigration.
'And yet, while youth unemployment reaches nearly 15%, the Liberals are STILL not getting immigration under control,' Canada Proud wrote on X while resharing the video.
X user Ryan Gerritsen agreed, adding, 'What a disaster they've purposely created.'
Another commented, 'Not every day you see one longer than the food bank line.'
While a third commented, 'Your teenage kids are NOT getting summer jobs.'
The most recent numbers from Statistics Canada show that the unemployment rate rose to 6.9% in April, following an increase of 0.1 percentage points the month before.
That rate matched the level of November 2024, which was the highest since January 2017 (excluding 2020 and 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic).
The number of unemployed people, either looking for work or who have been temporarily laid off, increased by 39,000 (2.6%) in April and was up by 189,000 (13.9%) on a year-over-year basis, according to StatsCan.
Things are dire in Ontario, which has an unemployment rate of 7.8%, second only to Newfoundland.
Jobless rate rises as tariffs take 'bite' out of Canada's labour market in April
Unemployment reaches non-pandemic high of 6.6%: StatsCan
Lineup for CNE jobs shows it continues to be tough for GTA job hunters
Two years ago, Ontario had among the lowest unemployment rates at 4.9%, Sun political columnist Brian Lilley previously pointed out.
For young people in the province, aged 15-24, the unemployment rate stands at a staggering 15.8%.
'Helping Canadians being employed is clearly not a Liberal priority!!' one person ranted on X.
Another asked, 'But they want to bring in 3 million more, this year??'
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