Mr. Speaker, the government is failing Canadian workers. Worse, it is actually endangering workers' safety.
A report released yesterday showed that while the provinces have cut the number of disabling workplace injuries by 25%, the number of serious injuries in federal workplaces like Canada Post and the trucking industry has increased. It is no coincidence that those rates rose at the same time the government cut the number of workplace inspectors.
Will the minister commit to hiring more workplace inspectors to protect Canadian workers?