Employment numbers ‘devastating,’ indicate ‘very profound’ economic crisis brewing, says NDP MP Julian

Employment numbers in Canada have dropped for the first time since April 2020, when record government spending began propping up the job market. Observers say they're not surprised by the decrease, and expect there is worse to come.

NDP MP Peter Julian, his party's finance critic, pictured speaking with reporters in January 2019 in West Block. 'When you see the employment numbers and then see the devastating financial and economic impacts that existed prior to COVID, you can see that there is an economic crisis that is brewing and that is very profound,' he said.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

January 25, 2021

Employment in Canada fell for the first time since April 2020, according to Statistics Canada’s most recent Labour Force Survey, which showed that the number of employed people dropped by 63,000 in Decembe...

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