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Alberta welcomed migrant workers. Now, it wants to restrict their rights

‘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...