Rodger Cuzner at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On May 14th, 2012. See this statement in context.

May 14th, 2012 / 5:10 p.m.

Liberal

Rodger Cuzner Liberal Cape Breton—Canso, NS

There's a great story about the guy who came in and got interviewed for the coal mines.

We had an opportunity to go down to the Miners' Museum coal mine when we were in Cape Breton. The young guy who came in and went through the interview was a big, strapping lad. After he left the room, the boys were talking, and they said, “I'm hearing that he's bad for the drinking and fighting.” The foreman said, “That'll be two less things we'll have to teach him.”

But we did have an opportunity to go underground in a coal mine in Glace Bay.

First of all, for the most part, is the industry 100% unionized, is it 75% unionized? What's the breakdown now with unionized and non-union?

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