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.
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I have spoken at this event before. I see many familiar faces in the crowd. Some of us crossed paths during my previous roles as a legal and regulatory advisor to independent and competitive carriers, and through my board work with the CCTS and with ARIN. Though I’m wearing a different hat these days, I am still deeply immersed in issues such as lowering barriers to entry, reducing regulatory burden, and closing broadband gaps that I know are of interest to your members.
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.