Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank the Minister for his commitment to mental health.
I'm concerned about the construction industry. I'm sure you know that in British Columbia, the average age of death for men has actually declined over the years. We're talking about opioid overdoses. We know that it over-indexes in the construction industry.
With aggressive housing targets, and what we know will be federally funded infrastructure coming forward, I'm wondering if there is an opportunity.... As part of your mandate letter you talk about amendments to the Labour Code as they relate to mental health, workplace stress and injury.
Could we consider or is there an opportunity to consider tradespeople to work on federally funded housing and federally funded infrastructure projects?