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I would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to be here today to talk about how we can support Ukraine in its brave and hard fight to win this war, and in the absolutely essential work of rebuilding Ukraine after Ukraine’s victory.
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When we were in Edmonton just a few weeks ago, one of the things we spoke about was the role that union workers are playing and will play in helping to build a thriving worker-driven economy as Canada navigates the road to net-zero. That was one of the pillars of the Fall Economic Statement I tabled last Thursday: a growing economy that will create good jobs for workers across the country—an economy that will have workers, union workers, leading the way.
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As you just heard from the Prime Minister, the key message of the Fall Economic Statement that we tabled yesterday is making sure that we’re there for Canadians. We’re working to deliver hundreds of dollars in new support to low-income renters.
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I would first like to acknowledge that we are meeting on the traditional unceded territory of the Kanien'kehá:ka nation, which has long served as a place of gathering and exchange between nations.
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Good afternoon.First, I want to acknowledge that the land we are gathered on is part of the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. I am delighted to be here in Milton today with the incredible people of DSV, and with my friend and colleague, Adam van Koeverden. He is such a great voice for the people of Milton in Ottawa.
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For the past several months, I have been travelling across Canada—to more than two dozen cities and towns—to meet with Canadian workers and Canadian businesses. I visited an auto parts manufacturer in Etobicoke, a potash mine outside Saskatoon, and the women and men in Sherbrooke who make the boots our Armed Forces wear around the world. I visited the Port of Saint John in New Brunswick, and a family farm in Olds, Alberta.
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Now, unions know—the Boilermakers know, the AFL knows—that good economic policy means policy that is good, first and foremost, for workers. Policy that maintains and creates good jobs for people here in Alberta and across the country and puts them to work building an economy that works for everyone.
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The remarkable work being done by companies like this one can help to power the world and create the good jobs of today and tomorrow—for workers here in Quebec and across Canada.
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Our auto workers are some of the most talented, and innovative, and resilient in the world. Project Arrow, the first fully made-in-Canada electric vehicle behind me, there is a little sneak peek right there, is a perfect example of that.
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Madame Speaker, it is my pleasure to appear before you and all Senators to discuss Bill C-30 – the Cost of Living Relief Act – which would deliver targeted tax relief to the Canadians who need it most by doubling the Goods and Services Tax Credit for six months.
