I think it's a very simple answer. Advance projects such that they are shovel-ready. As soon as they are shovel-ready that is how you are going to generate the jobs and employment that the infrastructure can support.
I think you're absolutely right, as we move forward and I think as I've said, if we're talking about a COVID-19 fund that's outside the CIB mandate, I think perhaps that can be delivered and result in those funds moving into the economy or moving to municipalities or provinces much quicker than the 10 or so major projects that we're talking about here with respect to the CIB. As I've spoken to earlier this afternoon, these projects, if advanced to the procurement and the delivery phase, will absolutely have a material impact on jobs and the economy and the productivity of our economy moving forward.
As we are today, you have the Canadian Building Trades Union as recently as today in The Globe and Mail indicating that their construction jobs are currently down about 10% compared to before COVID. That varies depending on what jurisdiction you're in. I think if you're in Alberta or Newfoundland you're obviously seeing the trades and construction work more adversely impacted as a result of the oil and gas downturn. It's maybe less so in some other jurisdictions, but, as of today, the building trades themselves are saying they are about 10% off pre-COVID employment.