Brad Butt at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On May 16th, 2012. See this statement in context.

May 16th, 2012 / 3:55 p.m.

Conservative

Brad Butt Conservative Mississauga—Streetsville, ON

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, witnesses, for being here.

I'm hoping I can share my time between the two organizations, but I am going to start with Mr. Smillie.

I understand that back in September your organization hosted a forum in Ottawa on the looming skilled worker shortage in Canada, entitled “Oilsands—Labour Dead end or Skilled Trades Super Highway?” Can you share some of the conclusions that emerged from that forum with regard to skill shortages and the experiences you had with the participants there?

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