The Harper Conservatives are signalling they are preparing to get tough with unemployed Canadians who refuse jobs they consider below them or too far away.
　　　The rule changes will define "suitable employment" and "reasonable" effort at finding work.
　　　While the changes have not yet been made official, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says as far as he's concerned, people should be prepared to take any available job, saying the only bad job is not having one at all.
　　　"There is no bad job, the only bad job is not having a job," he told reporters. "I drove a taxi, I refereed hockey. You do what you have to do to make a living."
　　　The economy has created 750,000 jobs since the recession, but the unemployment rate -- which is at 7.3 per cent -- remains more than a full point higher than before the 2008-2009 recession.
　　　Some business groups have complained they're experiencing labour shortages in parts of the country, particularly in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
　　　Flaherty believes the big issue of the future will be one of not enough workers available, not unemployment.
　　　He says the economy's challenge in the future will be finding ways to encourage more handicapped Canadians, seniors, aboriginal people and the young to work.
　　　"We are going to have significant labour shortages in this country," explains Flaherty.
　　　"That means we are going to have to encourage more persons with disabilities to work, more seniors to work, more aboriginal people to work, including young people. We need to get rid of disincentives in the employment insurance system to people joining the work force."
　　　The minister's statement came in a news conference in which he pressed the case for early passage of a massive omnibus budget bill. 解析：

　　　The Harper Conservatives are signalling they are preparing to get tough with unemployed Canadians who refuse jobs they consider below them or too far away.
　　　The rule changes will define "suitable employment" and "reasonable" effort at finding work.
　　　While the changes have not yet been made official, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says as far as he's concerned, people should be prepared to take any available job, saying the only bad job is not having one at all.
　　　"There is no bad job, the only bad job is not having a job," he told reporters. "I drove a taxi, I refereed hockey. You do what you have to do to make a living."
　　　The economy has created 750,000 jobs since the recession, but the unemployment rate -- which is at 7.3 per cent -- remains more than a full point higher than before the 2008-2009 recession.
　　　Some business groups have complained they're experiencing labour shortages in parts of the country, particularly in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
　　　Flaherty believes the big issue of the future will be one of not enough workers available, not unemployment.
　　　He says the economy's challenge in the future will be finding ways to encourage more handicapped Canadians, seniors, aboriginal people and the young to work.
　　　"We are going to have significant labour shortages in this country," (劳动力短缺) explains Flaherty.
　　　"That means we are going to have to encourage more persons with disabilities to work, more seniors to work, more aboriginal people to work, including young people. (土著人) We need to get rid of disincentives (不利因素) in the employment insurance system to people joining the work force."
　　　The minister's statement came in a news conference in which he pressed the case for early passage of a massive omnibus budget bill.