The untold truth: Canada's labour crisis & the return of indentured work

Canada is changing — and not in ways many  of us expected. In this video, I open up about a personal story that reveals what’s really happening in our economy, our workplaces, and in our communities.

For years, young Canadians could rely on entry-level jobs at places like Tim Hortons or other fast food chains as a first step toward independence. Today, many of those jobs are gone — replaced by migrant labour brought in under promises of opportunity. But this isn’t the first time we’ve seen this story.

As someone with Caribbean heritage, I recognize the echoes of the past: indentured servitude, labour brought in to fill so-called “gaps,” and communities divided by policies that benefit corporations more than people. The narrative that “Canadians won’t do these jobs” isn’t just false — it’s dangerous.

This video is not about hate. It’s about truth, history, and the need to push back against economic systems that divide us and profit from our struggles. It’s about asking: who really wins, and who really loses, when migration is used to patch a broken labour system?

If you’ve felt the pinch of Canada’s changing economy — as a worker, a parent, or someone just trying to make it — this conversation is for you.

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