First of all, it's great to see you again as well, Kyle.
Yes, I think it should be reinstated. I've been in this position for nine years in Alberta and 12 years in Saskatchewan, and I remember back in the day when our union affiliates used to be contacted—I wouldn't say on a weekly basis, but almost on a monthly basis—and asked questions on what the labour supply looked like and whether there was a need for temporary foreign workers in certain fields. Sometimes it would be needed. Other times, it wouldn't be needed. There are contractors that would rather bring in temporary foreign workers than utilize Canadians, and sometimes—I'm not saying always—they can be abused and mistreated or will not be paid the correct rates.
When we're being consulted, we can actually talk with the government and say, “There's an employer out there doing this”, or say that we need more ironworkers, pipefitters or electricians. We could also say that we don't need them, because we might have 2,000 electricians sitting on the board.
We have connections right across Canada with the building trades. We are connected throughout the country. If we have people working in Alberta, we can look to Saskatchewan, British Columbia or Nova Scotia. Over the last decade, we've brought in tens of thousands of people from across the country to help us on projects so that the Canadian economy is moving forward.