Mr. Christopher Smillie at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On November 17th, 2009. See this statement in context.

November 17th, 2009 / 3:55 p.m.

Policy Analyst, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, Canadian Office

Christopher Smillie

I am aware that the municipalities went through a process where they identified projects that they could grab from the hopper and use for infrastructure moneys.

In terms of the process, I can't really comment too much on the process because our folks were further down the line. We don't get the work until the job is fully bid.

I can't really comment on the security of these job sites. At the end of the day our folks are the skilled-trade folks who go to work and build these things. We're not involved in the decision-making process for which projects will proceed or not.

The municipalities are in a hard spot.

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