Colin Reynolds

Mr. Speaker, Canada faces a 29-year low in workforce participation. The job-finding rate has dropped again, now down to 30.6% under the Liberal government. Canadians are losing jobs and they are losing hope. fisheries minister While Canada has a job crisis, the government has chosen to give public subsidies to a company that fired Canadian workers to hire foreign workers. Why did theapprove a [more]

Mr. Speaker, the high cost of living has forced more families to depend on food banks. According to Food Banks Canada, there's been a 9% increase in people turning to food banks in the past year, with a record of over two million visits in one month, because of food inflation and rising fuel. In Manitoba alone, food bank usage has increased by 9.5% since 2025. With over 60,000 people relying on [more]

Madam Speaker, I am wondering, given the seriousness of this issue, do you feel that the Liberal government is acting fast enough and doing enough to address the troubles that our young people are having today?

Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, I would like to seek unanimous consent to split the time in the first Conservative slot.

What kind of feedback have you had from them? Is there appetite to participate? Is this bill going to be the thing that gets them to the table to standardize that?

Thank you for your generosity, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to the witnesses for coming today. The national Red Seal standard program has been in place for decades. I personally have been a Red Seal electrician for over 20 years. Being a Red Seal, I have the ability to move interprovincially without a problem. After this bill is implemented, what will be different from what we have today or different from the last [more]

In your round-table discussions, have you involved the CCDA and the provincial authorities that govern the apprenticeship programs?