A reminder about how the BC Liberals view jobs for British Columbians as a priority:

HD Mining proposed "to bring more than 200 miners from China to work in northern B.C. During her trip to China, Clark announced that the B.C. Jobs Plan was working because the company was investing in the province. Nothing, it turns out, could be farther from the truth."

"  The facts are well known. The company claimed they could not find one single British Columbian to work at the mine. Not only that, the company claimed it would be four years before a single Canadian would be hired -- and 14 years before Canadians would fully run the mine."

"Yet more than 70 of the temporary work permits were granted for "low skill" workers. More than 300 Canadians applied, some with years of experience, and not one was hired. In China, HD Mining has a three-month training program for miners.  "

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