We represent workers on the front line, and they tell us every day that the transition is already happening. We hear it in the stories from our members, but we also see it in the labour force numbers. At the peak in Alberta, we used to have about 180,000 people working directly in oil and gas. We're down to about 140,000 now. Because companies like Suncor are producing more with fewer people as a result of automation, that number is going to continue to decline. The transition is upon us, so that's the question that I will pose on behalf of the Alberta workers we represent—
On September 20th, 2023. See this statement in context.