This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Claims · 26 wordsthese are challenging times. The global market and trade landscape has shifted rapidly, over the last year especially. This includes, of course, the imposition of tariffs. Procedure · 13 wordsI want to speak today about the opposition day motion, item (c) specifically, ProcedureClaims · 24 wordswhich states, “express concern that this new trade environment will have irreparable effects on our manufacturing sector and the jobs that depend on it”.1 Positioning · 32 wordsMy colleagues have spoken at length about the economic impact of the tremendous work that the government is doing to try to transform the economy, protect our sovereignty and bolster economic growth, PositioningProcedure · 9 wordsbut today I want to speak specifically about labour.Procedure Claims · 57 wordsTariffs have had a broad impact on Canada’s labour market. It has been rightly stated that they have hit the steel, automotive and softwood lumber sectors the hardest. They are creating stress for workers, employers and communities right across the country. My city of Mississauga and the surrounding GTA, especially Steeltown, Hamilton, have been rocked by tariffs, Positioning · 18 wordsbut the people of Steeltown are fighters. They are strong, and the Canadian government is fighting alongside them.Positioning Claims · 41 wordsIn the midst of this, the member from Joliette—Manawan wants us to step back and condemn the imposition of American tariffs. He wants us to express our concern about the effects they will have on our jobs and our manufacturing sector. Procedure · 5 wordsI get it. I understand, ProcedurePositioning · 48 wordsbut I can assure the member opposite that we are well beyond polite expressions of outrage. Instead, we are meeting today’s challenges with disciplined focus on building a stronger, more resilient economy.Vague promise That is enough with the belly aching. It is time to take action, and we are.Positioning Claims · 10 wordsWe are doing so co-operatively with stakeholders, industry and labour. Reasoning · 11 wordsThat is how we will mitigate the impact of the tariffs.Vague promise Claims · 16 wordsA year ago, the Prime Minister was elected with a vision to build Canada strong together.2 Positioning · 65 wordsSince that time, we have been relentlessly focused on protecting our sovereignty and our capacity to grow. We are not backing down from tariffs.Vague promise We are standing up for workers to make sure they have the support they need to succeed.Vague promise As we build Canadian and as we buy Canadian, we are giving every worker the tools they need to succeed in a changing economy.PositioningVague promise Reasoning · 17 wordsThat is what investing in people means. It is about building the foundation for long-term economic strength. Claims · 33 wordsThe Prime Minister has said numerous times that as we cope with economic uncertainty, our most powerful recourse and our most powerful tool is to control what is within our power to control. Positioning · 33 wordsIn other words, we should take the bull by the horns. How do we do this? How do we mitigate the impact of these uncertain times to build a stronger, more inclusive economy?Positioning Claims · 22 wordsWe invest in Canada. We invest in infrastructure, the defence industrial strategy and major projects, and we invest in Canadians, in people. Procedure · 7 wordsFirst are the skilled trades and apprenticeships.Procedure Claims · 23 wordsThe government knows how vital tradespeople are. They build our homes, keep our cities running and take care of infrastructure we rely on.Partly on point Reasoning · 11 wordsA strong skilled trades workforce builds Canada. It builds us strong. Claims · 67 wordsCanada needs more skilled trades to build the nation-building projects, the affordable homes, the new defence industries and stronger infrastructure. To meet this, team Canada Strong will recruit, train and hire up to 100,000 new Red Seal trade workers in the next five years.3 It is an ambitious agenda, one that will generate good-paying jobs now and into the future. Step one of that plan is recruitment. Promise · 46 wordsTeam Canada strong will provide young people with a clear path to learn and enter the trades, and to link up with employers. Young people will start in registered apprenticeships, earning income, gaining experience and contributing immediately to those major projects. The second phase is training. Claims · 24 wordsWe are boosting modernizing the apprenticeship training to expedite the Red Seal certification with $331 million in funding over five years, starting in 2026-27.4 Promise · 22 wordsWe will also expand union training and innovation programs to enable union-run training centres to upgrade facilities and invest in modern equipment. Claims · 61 wordsThe final stage is hiring. Once certified in a Red Seal trade, tradespersons can receive up to $5,000 as a completion bonus.5 Income supports will also be available for those who are between the periods of training and work. Training for the trades can take a long time, and sometimes income stability is a concern during the completion of those years, Promise · 17 wordsso we are going to make sure that apprentices get the financial support they need, starting now. Claims · 59 wordsWe recently announced $75 million over three years, starting in 2026-27, to double the union training and innovation program, 6which supports union-based apprenticeship training. This is part of our current investment of nearly $1 billion a year to support the Red Seal program through tax credits and EI benefits and the project funding of unions, other tradespeople and stakeholders.7 Procedure · 23 wordsNext, I want to talk about why the Government of Canada is creating workforce alliances to help Canadian workers weather the tariff storm.Procedure Promise · 19 wordsOur government is committed to protecting and supporting workers in this period of uncertainty by creating one labour market. Claims · 10 wordsExisting workforce development approaches are fragmented and not well coordinated. Reasoning · 7 wordsThere is a need for greater cohesion. Claims · 97 wordsAs part of a broader tariff package announced by the Prime Minister on September 5, 8and echoed in our budget of 2025, we are investing in modern measures to protect, build and transform Canada’s workforce in these strategic industries. New investments include workforce alliances to tackle urgent labour market challenges in six priority areas: 9housing and construction, transportation and supply chains, advanced manufacturing, the care economy, mining and minerals, and energy and electricity. Our workforce alliances are unified by one core mission, which is to create lasting job opportunities for Canada’s workers where they are needed most. Reasoning · 13 wordsCanada’s workforce is the strongest when employers, unions and training partners work together. Promise · 15 wordsTogether, they will keep Canada’s workforce strategy grounded in the real needs of the country. Reasoning · 5 wordsAll this investment is essential. Claims · 9 wordsCanadian industry is the backbone of our country’s economy. Positioning · 3 wordsEvery sector matters.Positioning Claims · 9 wordsThat starts with steel, Canadian aluminum and Canadian lumber. Reasoning · 17 wordsSupporting these industries is about reinforcing our made-in-Canada industrial capacity, protecting good jobs and strengthening our communities. Claims · 5 wordsBig things are getting built. Reasoning · 15 wordsWhat is going to strengthen our economy for generations to come is having them built. Claims · 63 wordsWe set up the Major Projects Office.10 Fifteen projects have been referred, 11which will support 60,000 jobs across the country, from the Crawford nickel mine in Timmins, the Darlington nuclear plant in Ontario and the terminal container project in Montreal to the Grays Bay road and port project in Nunavut and the LNG project in B.C. That is just to name a few.1213 Procedure · 10 wordsThe work we are doing is focused on one thing: ProcedureClaims · 37 wordsbuilding a strong economy that supports great-paying jobs. This is the backbone of the build Canada strong agenda. Canada’s labour market is indeed experiencing unprecedented pressures from tariffs, skill shortages, supply chain disruptions and broader economic shifts. Positioning · 11 wordsOur focus is on building the strongest economy in the G7, PositioningClaims · 36 wordsand we are holding our own despite the headwinds. Our economy is growing twice as fast as Germany’s and three times as fast as Italy’s.14 It does not feel that way sometimes in communities like Steeltown, Promise · 19 wordsbut we are going to get there.Vague promise We are going to make sure that no one is left behind.Vague promise Reasoning · 19 wordsWithout skilled workers, we cannot meet the moment. Canada’s independence and prosperity depend on the workers who build them. Claims · 40 wordsThat is why, in March of this year, we announced $228 million for Ontario under the workforce tariff response.15 It is to support the people who are affected in the hardest-hit sectors to help adjust, especially to the new opportunities. Positioning · 28 wordsIt has never been more important for a government to invest in people. It is all about investing. It is all about people. It is all about Canadians.Positioning Reasoning · 8 wordsWorkforce development is the cornerstone of economic strength. Claims · 17 wordsTo meet the challenge of this moment, we are equipping workers with greater tools to strengthen Canada. Procedure · 7 wordsTo this end, in 2025, we introduced—Procedure
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