That means great careers like the careers all of you have here. That’s why the budget we tabled last week included a major investment tax credit for clean technology manufacturing—including for extracting, processing, and recycling the critical minerals like the ones that Newfoundland and Labrador has in such fortunate abundance. These tax credits build on the $3.8 billion Critical Minerals Strategy we launched in last year’s budget.
First, I would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the ancestral, unceded homelands of the Mi’kmaq and Beothuk.
I am so happy to be here in beautiful St. John’s.
And I’m really glad to have spent some time today with these incredible Ironworkers, and with the very talented Plumbers and Pipefitters of UA Local 740.
Last year, Canada delivered the strongest economic growth in the G7 and, as we found out on Friday, in the first quarter of this year our economy grew much more robustly than expected.
Whether it’s on tackling money laundering, on building our clean economy and creating great jobs here in BC, or providing early learning and child care for $10 a day, I’m looking forward to continuing to work together to build an economy that is more secure, more sustainable, and more affordable for the great people here in Surrey, all across BC, and all across Canada.
Community health centres like this one are essential to keeping Canadians healthy. Health workers like the ones I had the privilege to hear from today are on the front lines of our public health care system.
And I am so glad to be here today with so many incredible members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers—from here in Oshawa and across Ontario.
First, I want to acknowledge that we’re gathered on the traditional lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Huron-Wendat and the Wyandot Nations.
Last month our government unveiled a historic plan to strengthen public health care across Canada. All told, our plan will deliver $198.6 billion in additional federal funding for health care over the next ten years.
