Lou Minatti calls our attention to Mayor White’s offer to our friends in the Calgary oilpatch:
During a speech at the Global Petroleum Show yesterday, Houston Mayor Bill White said Alberta should look to his city to cope with severe labour shortages.
According to Alberta Human Resources and Employment, 400,000 jobs will be created across the province during the next decade, but there are only about 300,000 new workers expected to enter the workforce.
Coincidentally, White said about 100,000 people living in Houston were left homeless by hurricane Katrina and many of them are looking for work.
“There is a labour pool in Houston,” said White.
“I’m not saying they’re all model employees … but I tell you what, there are a lot of people just looking to get back on their feet again.”
I expect our friends in Calgary politely to decline Mayor White’s offer.
