Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll be splitting my time with Parliamentary Secretary Jones in this round.
One question goes over to Mr. Schumann. Steve, your union represents workers across the country. They would be employed in the renewable energy sector—in this case, offshore wind.
We have put forward a number of measures here with our government, including in budget 2022, budget 2023 and the fall economic statement, with the tax credits and the ITCs. These will require us to make sure that we pay prevailing union wages and provide apprenticeship training opportunities to be met in order to receive the maximum credit rate for the clean technology, clean hydrogen, clean electricity and CCUS investment tax credits.
In your eyes, along with Bill C-49 and what we've laid out in ITCs, how important is it to you—and, more importantly, to your members and for future apprenticeships—for Bill C-49 to pass and to have the ITCs come into effect?