Translate Politics Parliament in plain language.

Labour

Official text

2 statements

Don Davies

NDP
“I want the government to require union labour agreements on all public building projects. Union workers are safer, do higher quality work, and are 17 percent more productive.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, workers and their families need good, safe, rewarding jobs across Canada. In the construction sector, these jobs come from unionized companies powered by skilled labour. The government can support them by requiring labour agreements on all taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects. This is smart economics. Productivity from unionized labour is 17% higher than for open-shop contractors. Will the Liberals mandate project labour agreements for all infrastructure deals to generate the high-quality results that unionized building trades deliver?

View on ourcommons.ca

John Zerucelli

Liberal
“Our government supports union workers. We are building projects across the country using Canadian materials and union labour, including in British Columbia. We also spent 420 million dollars on union training centres. I want the member to join us.”
Official Hansard

Mr. Speaker, I know that the BC Building Trades is in Ottawa this week, and I welcome it here. We are building right across this country. We are building with Canadian steel, Canadian lumber and Canadian unionized workers. Nowhere do we see this building more than in British Columbia with LNG one and LNG two. We are going to stand up for our unionized workers. I was proud to announce $420 million under the union training and innovation program, which will support union training centres. We are building this country. I hope the member joins us.

View on ourcommons.ca

Discussion

No comments yet

See the full discussion

Comment rules

More from sitting 160

All 37 items ·
  1. Private Members' Business Income Tax Act 7 statements
  2. Government Orders Business of Supply 51 statements
  3. Oral Questions Taxation 12 statements
  4. Oral Questions Intergovernmental Relations 6 statements
  5. Oral Questions Taxation 12 statements
  6. Oral Questions The Economy 2 statements
  7. Oral Questions Justice 10 statements
  8. Oral Questions Employment Insurance 2 statements
  9. Oral Questions Health 4 statements
  10. Oral Questions International Trade 14 statements
  11. Oral Questions Health 2 statements
  12. Oral Questions Public Services and Procurement 7 statements
  13. Oral Questions Health 2 statements
  14. Oral Questions Labour 2 statements
  15. Oral Questions Veterans Affairs 2 statements
  16. Government Orders Business of Supply 93 statements
  17. Adjournment Proceedings Adjournment Proceedings 4 statements
  18. Adjournment Proceedings Adjournment Proceedings 4 statements
  19. Adjournment Proceedings Adjournment Proceedings 4 statements
  20. Oral Questions The Environment 4 statements