Canadian Politics Today

1. ?  We are importing workers because we have a labour shortage seems like the obvious answer.
2. UBI is long term - shouldn't really bring in the day-to-day economic ebbs and flows...
3. You make it sound like they should be easier for employers - is that your intention ?

Yes we have a labour shortage, why do we want to make it worse with a UBI?
If we can't get locals to do the work we should make it easier. I know a lot of farmers who employ TFW's and they only do out of desperation because not enough Canadians will do the physical work regardless of what you pay them. On top of that, they aren't reliable, you never know from day to day if they will show up or even return from lunch.