Liberals and NDP accuse Conservatives of mounting 'attack' on energy workers Bills on sustainable jobs and the Atlantic [View all]

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Liberals and NDP accuse Conservatives of mounting 'attack' on energy workers
Bills on sustainable jobs and the Atlantic offshore are stuck in the House

David Thurton · CBC News ·

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/low-carbon-economy-transition-climate-change-1.7016490

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"Do they think it's better to stick our heads in the sand than plan for a future that's clearly going to be different from our past? Do they really think that that's in the best interest of Canadians and, especially, working Canadians?" McGowan asked.

Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan said Conservatives are trying to tap into the frustration of fossil fuel workers who may feel left out of a changing economy.

O'Regan said the government's two pieces of legislation are an attempt to ensure workers don't get left behind. They do not call for the phasing out of Canada's fossil fuel sector. The sustainable jobs act (Bill C-50) specifically creates an independent body with members from Indigenous organizations, industry and labour to advise the government on how to support workers and their communities in a net-zero economy.

"[Poilievre is] counting on them being marginalized and banking on that fear. That's what this is about. Keep workers out of this process, make them feel that they are on the margins, and then you just farm that rage," O'Regan said.

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