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“Many contractors tell us they are unable to bid on The strong working relationship between the union

additional work because they do not have the labour and the office of the premier was emphasized.

capacity to take it on. This new centre gives us the “We have gotten along very well with the strong
room we need to better serve our members and feed leadership of our premier, and when he worked in

these contractors with the qualified workforce they city hall, he worked very closely with our unions
need,” Gedney told the Toronto Star. to ensure members were fully supported and that

the legislative work done at city hall would benefit

Premier Ford addressed the crowd, saying “It’s members in his riding,” said Mancinelli.
very simple economics; start cutting red tape, cut

regulations, lower takes for SMEs, and put money “One of the reasons we get up in the morning is
back into people’s pocket—they are going to to fight the fight to get skilled workers into our

reinvest it in other people, and in new equipment.” industry, make sure apprentices are well-trained and

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