Thank you very much for the question, MP Lewis. Thanks very much for your advocacy and the sponsorship of the private member's bill.
As I mentioned in my remarks, we've been advocating for a tax deduction at Canada's Building Trades Unions for a long time. Previously, there have been three private member's bills sponsored by the NDP and the recommendation that came from this finance committee was for a tax deduction, which I believe received the majority of support from the finance committee.
Our position is that our workers need tax relief now and the quickest way to get that, I believe, is through what is contained in the budget. However, our job at Canada's Building Trades Unions is to support what policy and legislative initiatives benefit our members, so we're supportive of legislation that delivers the greatest benefit. In fairness, we're not asking for anything that's unfair compared to other taxpayers, but we support initiatives and legislation that benefit Canadian construction workers, including the 600,000 members of Canada's Building Trades Unions.