The answer is yes.
The challenge that we are faced with as representatives of workers in all the sectors.... Let me be clear. We approach this particular issue with the idea that we're going to need all of the energy that Canada can produce. If we are going to electrify the fleets and all those, we're going to need all that energy.
The concern we have, and what is being expressed in the union halls in the meetings that I undertake when I travel the country, is the simple fact that there is a lot of uncertainty. You've said it. It is paycheques. I want to pay my mortgage. I want to pay my bills. As a third-generation operating engineer and a crane operator by trade—although 30 years' removed now, I'd be nothing more than a hazard—and the proud father of two fourth-generation operating engineers who all worked in construction, I want to know that my grandchildren, who potentially will be fifth-generation operating engineers, will have jobs.
I think it is really important that the committee move from the discussion stage and start getting onto the planning stage because, as we pointed out in our submission, when you have a clear blueprint, people understand, and that eliminates the risk and uncertainties that come along with it.