I'm just going to respond. Secondly, this is about accountability. It's about allowing the federal government to catch up to provinces and municipalities that are already doing this. It's also about making sure that we enshrine this in federal law so that, as we move forward on federal projects, we maximize the local economic impact by identifying these community benefits and making sure that we deliver on them.
On November 1st, 2016. See this statement in context.