Smith calls Alberta slaughterhouse accused of exploiting foreign workers 'positive example' for other businesses

'I've been to Brooks six or seven times this year ... and the number one issue there is people can't find work,' said researcher

OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has raised some eyebrows among labour advocates after singing the praises of a rural Alberta slaughterhouse accused of exploiting foreign workers.

“I think we need to be careful in putting forward what’s known to be a very difficult and dangerous place for foreign workers as a quote-unquote ‘immigrant success story’,” said Bronwyn Bragg, a geographer at the University of Lethbridge who researches migration and precarious work.

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Smith said Tuesday that the success of the local beef processing facility in her home riding, owned by Brazilian multinational JBS, shows why local employers should have more co