Let's start with the second part in terms of buy Canadian. It has to come through procurement. I think there's a similarity between buy Canadian requirements through procurement....
I referenced the TMX pipeline, for example. Much of that pipeline did not come from Canada. Now, there were some issues with respect to the diameter of the pipe and it only being sourced from overseas, but these are the kinds of things that we need to do a better job of in Canada when we're building major infrastructure projects.
There's good news from Bay du Nord, but all the topsides are going to be built overseas. The fact that we had a floating dock out of that is good, but we need to really look at our procurement practices for these major infrastructure projects to maximize that economic benefit throughout the supply chain.
In terms of workers' benefits, our position is that, whenever there's a tax incentive or Canadian taxpayer dollars going into a project, those projects must have a requirement for a prevailing wage, as in Bill C-59. Bill C-59 is working really well. My office has received hundreds of inquiries over the past couple of years asking for the collective agreements.
The point is that, if the Canadian taxpayer is going to provide large, well-capitalized industries with up to 30% tax credits.... On a billion-dollar project, it's $300 million. You had better make sure it's tied to the best wages that are available in the marketplace. That's the prevailing wage. That's the union wage. It doesn't necessarily mean you have to hire 100% union, but if you're going to hire a non-union person, then you pay them the best wages that are available in that market. That's the way in which we can lift people into the middle class. We can provide apprenticeship opportunities and continue this life cycle of leveraging our investments to improve Canadian workers' lives and their families' lives.