Ah, the speedy hand of government, responding to one crisis (labour shortage) well over a year after it is over, and only to make the new crisis (unemployment) worse. Not nearly as funny as the TV advert I saw from the Government of BC a couple of weeks ago, trying to draw workers from Alberta to BC, when BC's unemployment rate had risen by nearly a full percent in the previous month alone.
http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald...4-b48b71951cfb