P.E.I. to reduce number of immigrant nominees for permanent

P.E.I. to reduce number of immigrant nominees for permanent residency

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Foreign workers are protesting Prince Edward Island’s plan to reduce the number of immigrants it nominates for permanent residency, a change the province says is necessary to reduce pressures on housing and health care. Guest host Rebecca Zandbergen speaks to one of the protestors and Dan Kutcher, mayor of Summerside, P.E.I.

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