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Sean Strickland

Sean Strickland is executive director of Canada’s Building Trades Unions, an alliance of 14 international unions in the construction, maintenance and fabrication industries that collectively represent over half a million skilled trades workers in Canada.

Budget should bolster commitment to workers in changing economy

  • If the government is going to provide billions of dollars in tax incentives to the private sector to meet a net-zero carbon-based energy economy,
Opinion | BY SEAN STRICKLAND | March 20, 2023
The investment tax credits Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland proposed in her fall economic statement will need to be strengthened to remain competitive with the tax credits contained in the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, writes Sean Strickland. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Budget should bolster commitment to workers in changing economy

Opinion | BY SEAN STRICKLAND | March 20, 2023
  • If the government is going to provide billions of dollars in tax incentives to the private sector to meet a net-zero carbon-based energy economy,

Budget should bolster commitment to workers in changing economy

Opinion | BY SEAN STRICKLAND | March 20, 2023
  • If the government is going to provide billions of dollars in tax incentives to the private sector to meet a net-zero carbon-based energy economy,
The investment tax credits Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland proposed in her fall economic statement will need to be strengthened to remain competitive with the tax credits contained in the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, writes Sean Strickland. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

This Earth Day, it’s time to construct climate action

  • Today is Earth Day. Unfortunately, in recent years, it passes with little notice or fanfare. And that’s too bad because all of us have
Opinion | BY SEAN STRICKLAND | April 22, 2022
Governments see the construction industry as key to meeting climate goals. In the recent budget, Justin Trudeau—pictured here visiting an affordable housing construction site in Ottawa last year—proved this through investments in the industry. The Hill Times Photograph by Sam Garcia

This Earth Day, it’s time to construct climate action

Opinion | BY SEAN STRICKLAND | April 22, 2022
  • Today is Earth Day. Unfortunately, in recent years, it passes with little notice or fanfare. And that’s too bad because all of us have

This Earth Day, it’s time to construct climate action

Opinion | BY SEAN STRICKLAND | April 22, 2022
  • Today is Earth Day. Unfortunately, in recent years, it passes with little notice or fanfare. And that’s too bad because all of us have
Governments see the construction industry as key to meeting climate goals. In the recent budget, Justin Trudeau—pictured here visiting an affordable housing construction site in Ottawa last year—proved this through investments in the industry. The Hill Times Photograph by Sam Garcia

This election, skilled trades construction workers need mobility support

  • Imagine a shortage of construction jobs in one province, while the province next door is begging for skilled tradespeople. Or, imagine a scenario in
Opinion | BY SEAN STRICKLAND | August 18, 2021
Construction workers repair the sidewalk outside of West Block on Parliament Hill on July 15, 2020. Skilled tradespeople often travel across Canada to job sites, paying their own way. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

This election, skilled trades construction workers need mobility support

Opinion | BY SEAN STRICKLAND | August 18, 2021
  • Imagine a shortage of construction jobs in one province, while the province next door is begging for skilled tradespeople. Or, imagine a scenario in

This election, skilled trades construction workers need mobility support

Opinion | BY SEAN STRICKLAND | August 18, 2021
  • Imagine a shortage of construction jobs in one province, while the province next door is begging for skilled tradespeople. Or, imagine a scenario in
Construction workers repair the sidewalk outside of West Block on Parliament Hill on July 15, 2020. Skilled tradespeople often travel across Canada to job sites, paying their own way. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs tax fairness for skilled trades workers: a balanced post-COVID economic recovery depends on it

  • Recently, the Government of Canada announced it was doubling the federal Gas Tax Fund transfer through tabling Bill C-25, and rebranding it as the Canada
Opinion | BY SEAN STRICKLAND | April 12, 2021
Parliamentarians should support a private member’s bill by NDP MP Scott Duval, whose measures would incorporate a Skilled Trades Workforce Mobility program into our tax system, writes Sean Strickland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs tax fairness for skilled trades workers: a balanced post-COVID economic recovery depends on it

Opinion | BY SEAN STRICKLAND | April 12, 2021
  • Recently, the Government of Canada announced it was doubling the federal Gas Tax Fund transfer through tabling Bill C-25, and rebranding it as the Canada

Canada needs tax fairness for skilled trades workers: a balanced post-COVID economic recovery depends on it

Opinion | BY SEAN STRICKLAND | April 12, 2021
  • Recently, the Government of Canada announced it was doubling the federal Gas Tax Fund transfer through tabling Bill C-25, and rebranding it as the Canada
Parliamentarians should support a private member’s bill by NDP MP Scott Duval, whose measures would incorporate a Skilled Trades Workforce Mobility program into our tax system, writes Sean Strickland. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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