Human Resources committee  Yes, that was a recent announcement. Let me just begin by saying that I apologize that the microphone didn't work for the translation. I submitted my submission and comments. I hope you had a chance to review them. We're no different from Unifor. We're in the same situation.

Human Resources committee  First of all, let me be straight. The fact of the matter is that we fight for our steelworkers across the country no matter where they are. We were at the forefront to make sure that the tariffs were removed. You've never heard us say that we're opposed to pipelines. We want pipe

Human Resources committee  Sure. I'm fine with Mr. Lemieux taking it.

Human Resources committee  Good afternoon, everyone. I'm Ken Neumann, the national director of the Steelworkers. With me is Dominic Lemieux, our Quebec director. We will take five minutes each. I want to thank the committee for the invitation to speak with you today. We have spoken to the finance committ

Finance committee  Thanks, Peter. First of all, what I said earlier with regard to manufacturing is that we have a [Inaudible--Editor] time to reset. If you look at the history of the governments of the day, we don't have a long-term strategy when it comes to manufacturing. I'll just share some s

Finance committee  Okay, sorry about that. I'll try to slow down. I get excited when I get talking about some of these things. When it comes to personal protective equipment, we have first-hand knowledge. We have some front-line workers who work at airports, and who are expected—without going into

Finance committee  Thank you very much, Peter, for that question and for your comments about the steelworkers. As I said in my testimony, we represent workers from a very broad base. There should be no worker who should be left behind. The fact is that we're in a global pandemic. This is not just

Finance committee  —fallen through the cracks in this situation. In Alberta, we have a steel facility that's just at the cusp of this transition of COVID-19. It's called Alpha Steel. There's been a transition, with a new company coming in to buy.... The fact is that because it was being hived off,

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to thank the committee for the invitation to speak with you today on behalf of our 225,000 members across Canada. No one is untouched by this global pandemic, and the steelworker members are no different. Our union’s members work in every sector of

International Trade committee  Maybe Mark can answer some of it. The fact is that statistics show that with more vehicles being built in Mexico, they're not getting their aluminum from.... I don't know where they're sourcing their materials. I think a lot of it is from offshore. They've now surpassed Canada b

International Trade committee  Perhaps Mark will answer some of that. Let me just deal with the China situation and the big project that's taking place in British Columbia. You may have read some of our press releases. We're very disappointed with regard to the fact that it's a huge project that will create

International Trade committee  Look, I don't want to be the fly in the ointment. The fact of the matter is that everybody is looking forward to getting ratification done, and my point is very simple. It's like closing the barn door after the horses have left. You have Canada and Mexico, who have already ratifi

International Trade committee  I can tell you that it's always been an issue. The fact of the matter is.... I think you may be referring to some recent events when people in Saskatchewan were complaining about the pipeline. With the United Steelworkers, our position is very clear. Any pipe that's going to be l

International Trade committee  To what Hassan said, the fact is that this was the line in the sand. The American labour movement and the U.S. Congress basically said that that was one reason they weren't prepared to move the CUSMA ahead, and they basically got the amendments they thought were appropriate. Our

International Trade committee  I'm sorry, but I missed part of your question because I didn't get the translation. I think I get the gist of it. I'll let Mark answer some of it. Look, on the aluminum sector, as I've said, I've had the opportunity to be in Quebec several times. I've been to Alma and the Rio Ti