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Transport committee If I can add to that, just to give you an example, a boat can take 10 days to cross the ocean to come to Canada. Legislation will permit 72 hours to announce there's either a strike or a lockout. How can we be considered a reliable supplier when a boat is coming through the ocean
November 2nd, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Gattuso
Transport committee Our report says clearly that for experienced drivers to want to remain in the labour market, they would need to be given a tax incentive. There is a labour shortage at present, and these experienced workers would be useful until enough drivers have been trained.
November 2nd, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Gattuso
Transport committee Don't forget that if you're talking about drivers, you need to train them. It's a process. Driving is not recognized right now as a profession, and in terms of adding something, you saw in our report that we're pushing for a program and for the federal government and the province
November 2nd, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Gattuso
Transport committee You're right, Louise. Many stakeholders did talk about automation. One area in which it's well developed right now is in automatic warehouses. People are having a hard time getting lift-truck drivers, so they're investing a lot of money in those warehouses. Again, I doubt we'
November 2nd, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Gattuso
Transport committee First, we met with industry actors in several provinces. We did not meet with each of the provinces, since only some of them had made submissions. However, we talked about a national problem, which will mean we are able to look outside for workers. If we want to stay in business
November 2nd, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Gattuso
Transport committee To add to Louise's comments, it is key. Many departments touch the supply chain, and they play a role in it. If you talk about the borders, as an example, and the CFIA, it's key for them that we also put KPIs in their performance, because the supply chain office brings together a
November 2nd, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Gattuso
Transport committee We have identified trucking. Fifty per cent of our trade depends on trucking, so if we're missing 25,000 drivers, and trucking is key, then.... You have 23% that is maritime labour in the port, and you have 12% that is rail. If you take just rail and trucking, you have 62% of our
November 2nd, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Gattuso
Transport committee I'm here, Louise. I'll take over this question. First, going back to government, you saw governments in the last few days taking a position on immigration. That's one thing we were pushing in our report when we were talking about labour. We heard from the stakeholders that we ne
November 2nd, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Gattuso
Transport committee A reliable and efficient supply chain is critical to the economic well-being of our country. I repeat: it must be reliable and efficient. The transport sector is responsible for facilitating trade, which comprised 61% of Canada’s GDP in 2021, a year in which the supply chain suf
November 2nd, 2022Committee meeting
Jean Gattuso