Jesus Was a Tradesperson

By Murray Strong Compulsory Certification is the answer Compulsory Certification is the answer. $260,000,000.00 more to set up training in the Skills Development Fund (SDF). Nice mone. I believe the total invested in this group is $1,400,000,000.00 since 2021. My opinion is we need more action and less talk. The SDF offers funding to organizations for innovative projects that address challenges to hiring, training or retaining workers including apprentices to drive Ontario’s economic growth. My question to Premier Ford is where is the other $260,000,000.00 from the employers? I have heard all the hard luck stories about the cost to train a Canadian citizen. Everyone in Canada knows we need 3.5 million new homes and another 500,000 new citizen’s arriving and looking for somewhere to live. The government believes it can entice foreign skilled trades to come to Canada and work for less money. BC is trying this crazy idea. A company wants to bring in cheap labor . A foreign citizen wants to get into Canada to live. The company tells government this new employee is a superstar. New employee owes his life to the employer. New employee works for half the normal wage rate. Canadian citizens walk away from the trades because the wages are driven down. Employer gets rich. Sweet deal. Alberta is years ahead of Ontario in skilled training. They know the importance to treating skilled trades with respect. Construction Ontario Training and Resource Centre states carpenters are the back bone of construction projects as the housing market continue to boom, skilled carpenters adept at both traditional and modern construction methods are in high demand . Number two behind electricians. The public should know Ontario has 140 skilled trades but only 23 are important . The rest are just common workers. Trailer trash. Jesus wants justice for carpenters. Add to the 23 like Alberta has done. Maybe God will forgive your insult to his family. Thank you. Denny Crane