“We’re here this morning to call out Pierre Poilievre’s attempt to attack the future of Canadian workers and Canadian energy workers in particular,” NDP MP Charlie Angus told reporters. “Pierre Poilievre is using energy workers and Canadian workers across this country as pawns in his agenda.”NDP Member of Parliament Charlie Angus speaks during a news conference, Monday, October 18, 2021 in Ottawa.
If you tuned in to watch the last few meetings of the House committee on natural resources, you’ve witnessed the onslaught of bickering and points of order that have slowed the committee’s progress to a halt. While all parties have engaged in the mudslinging to a certain degree, the end result is that the committee has yet to begin its study on the government’s proposed sustainable jobs legislation, despite the bill passing second reading over a week ago.
On Thursday, Charlie Angus, the NDP’s representative on the natural resources committee, held a press conference with several Canadian labour leaders to call on Conservatives to support the proposed law and give workers a seat at the table. “We’re here this morning to call out Pierre Poilievre’s attempt to attack the future of Canadian workers and Canadian energy workers in particular,” Angus told reporters. “Pierre Poilievre is using energy workers and Canadian workers across this country as pawns in his agenda.”