That's a fundamental question of Confederation, I think, MP Reynolds. It's moral suasion.
As I said, the timing is right. There's more provincial-federal co-operation right now in a variety of areas because of the threat to our economic sovereignty, so there's an opportunity to look at some of these issues.
From my perspective, as the regulation of the trade is provincial, I think it's going to be very difficult for the federal government to try to get into that space, but the safety harmonization piece, for example, is low-hanging fruit. Maybe there are things that can be done in the Red Seal designation. As Martin alluded to, not all trades are recognized as Red Seal. A drywall installer, for example, is not a Red Seal trade. A cement mason is not a Red Seal trade. There are things that can be done at the edges that won't take a lot of arm-twisting to get done to help us move in the right direction.
I think safety harmonization is something that everyone can get behind, because through that harmonization effort, if we're able to raise the standard and improve the safety of all workers in Canada, how can you argue against that?
