Thank you very much, MP Sawatzky.
It's nice to see all of you this morning.
Yes, indeed, that is the critical linchpin as we build Canada stronger. We know our challenges for keeping the workforce and the challenges in finding workers, specifically for skilled labour and trades. It's critical for us. We know the impact of the suicide rate on our society.
We're developing programs right now that really support people in the trades. We're working with unions, with companies and with organizations. For us, it's about making sure that we get our services to the people on the front lines and deliver it to them in a way that resonates.
We're looking for funding right now for a peer-to-peer network. That network is going to be built by tradespeople for tradespeople. It's not tied to a health insurance program, to government or even to an organization. It's people that are in the trades supporting each other as they go through life, not only on the job but after the job.
I'm loving the conversation this morning about making sure there's a medical system that supports people, specifically those in the trades and young people. As it's been articulated this morning, the biggest challenge is getting them into the system. That's where we really feel this idea of a peer network tied to people in the trades that works with them after they're off the job, whether it's at seven o'clock at night or two o'clock in the morning as they're looking to get up in three hours so they can do it all over again....
That's the joy of what we're trying to build. We're asking for the country to come together to make sure we understand people on the front lines.