Ottawa, June 16, 2009 — On behalf of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Josée Verner, Labour Minister Rona Ambrose, and MP Joy Smith will hold a news conference regarding the reintroduction of amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to protect vulnerable foreign workers, many of whom are trafficked into Canada against their will and forced to work as exotic dancers, sweatshop workers and agricultural workers.
Date: June 17, 2009
Time: 9:00 AM
Place:
Charles Lynch Room (130-S)
Centre Block, Parliament Hill
Ottawa, ON
For more information (media only):
Alykhan Velshi
Minister’s Office
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Alykhan.Velshi@cic.gc.ca
Media Relations
Communications Branch
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
CIC-Media-Relations@cic.gc.ca
