John Zerucelli

Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind the Conservatives, while they talk down Canada and talk down our workers, that this country is building. Let me give some examples. Maybe the member has forgotten about LNG Canada phase two, with $33 billion in private investment and 4,000 new construction jobs. The Nouveau Monde Graphite project means 1,000 new jobs. At the Darlington nuclear station, there [more]

Mr. Speaker, the member talks about workforce participation. What this government is doing is building. We are building projects right across the country, with Canadian steel, Canadian lumber and Canadian unionized workers. Let us remind the Conservatives of some of the projects that are going on in this country. There is BHP's Jansen potash project, six new icebreakers in Quebec City and LNG [more]

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from Carleton for supporting the skilled trades. Canada is embarking on one of the largest nation-building efforts in our history, but we cannot build big without skilled workers. That is why last week we announced $430 million for the union training and innovation program to expand apprenticeship training and modernize the union training centres that [more]

Mr. Speaker, in fact, Canada this year has created 160,000 jobs and has created a huge workforce. I am actually quite pleased to take the opportunity to announce that last week we made a major announcement of $430 million over five years for union-led training, new expanded training centres, new ways to recruit and train apprentices, and new modern equipment. That is how you build the skilled [more]

Mr. Speaker, I have a news flash for the hon. member. Who builds houses? The building trades build houses. Who is supporting the building trades? It is the current government, with $6 billion in skilled trades to build right across this country. We are building bridges, roads and hospitals right across this country. We are going to stand up for our workers every single day. When will the [more]