Looking at where we are today, free flowing trade with the United States is no longer a given. The Prime Minister has stated his objective of doubling Canada's non-U.S. exports over the next decade.
While speeding up our ability to build trade-enabling infrastructure projects is critical, so is convincing our international trading partners that we can, quite literally, deliver the goods.
Trade is built on trust; if Canadian companies cannot get their goods to market, we risk losing those markets while compromising efforts to diversify our trading relationships.
The government should amend the Canada Labour Code to provide new dispute resolution tools for all federally regulated trade infrastructure, as well as establishing the authority for the federal cabinet to act when collective bargaining fails.
Thank you again for having me here today and for your efforts to build a prosperous nation for all Canadians.
I look forward to answering your questions.