Finance committee  Our board is made up of 13 contractors from across the country who are all elected by our provincial associations.

Finance committee  We have a funding arrangement for the eight provincial associations. Some are larger than others. There's a much larger open shop construction industry in Alberta and British Columbia and smaller ones in other parts of the country. Of course, Quebec is an open shop as well.

Finance committee  Thank you for that question. I understand what you're getting at, and I'm happy to discuss Bill C-377 here if you wish, or the budget bill. In terms of Bill C-377, there's a key distinction between any voluntary member organization and a labour organization. It's not a conditio

Finance committee  Currently, we do not. As we've always said both publicly and to our members, if the federal government chooses to pass a piece of legislation that would require that we do, we would comply.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your invitation to appear here today to discuss Bill C-38, as it contains measures that we support and that are very important to our members. My name is Terrance Oakey and I'm the president of Merit Canada. Merit Canada is the national voice of eigh