With promise of three million Canadians receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in Q1 2021 - does that mean we're on a pathway back to normalcy?
With questions around the Feds level of efficacy procuring enough vaccines, Ottawa also has a fiscal update on the horizon for Monday which we can only hope includes a plan to address the gap in infrastructure funding that continues to hang a dark cloud over the 2021 construction season. The CBTU has been busy advocating on behalf of Building Trades members to clear the glut in the funding pipeline and has asked Local Councils and Affiliates to push their elected officials to do the same. The heavy lifting has been made a bit easier this week with the welcome addition of CBTU's two newest team members; Rita Rahmati, Government Relations Specialist and Kevin Lawlor, Senior Policy Analyst.
Last week, I hosted a panel at the P3 2020 Conference, thank you to Canadian Executive Board member Lionel Railton, Director of the Kansas City Building Trades, Alise Martiny, and Kristin Jenkins with Crosslinx Transit Solutions - all SME's on Community Benefit Agreements. Contact the CBTU if you're interested in viewing the full panel.
Yesterday, with over 60 participants, CBTU's Director of Workforce Development, Lindsay Amundsen and Saskatchewan Building Trades Manager of Diversity and Inclusion, Lyle Daniels, delivered an information session on CBTU's newly-launched Virtual Indigenous Training. Visit the CBTU's website to learn more and fill out the enrolment form to take advantage of this training.
Last week I also had the opportunity to address the delegates to the BC Building Trades Strategic Planning Session and congratulate Brynn Bourke on being appointed as Interim Executive Director. If you would like your Council to receive a report on current CBTU activities, you can send a request and we will do our best to accommodate.
Stay safe,
Sean
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