Press Release Coalition for Fair Construction Practices - Notes

Oct 23, 2010

-Excerpt- Mr. Chairman, my name is Michael Atkinson and I am the President of the Canadian Construction Association. I am here today not only on behalf of CCA, but also as a member of the Coalition for Fair Construction Practices. Joining me this morning are three other members of our Coalition: Mr. Gary Sturgeon, Technical Services Engineer for the Canadian Concrete Masonry Producers Association who will also speaking before you today, Mr. Ed Whalen, President of the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, and Ms. Marina deSouza, Managing Director of the Canadian Concrete Masonry Producers Association. Since our concerns are very similar, Mr. Sturgeon and I have agreed to combine our statements.

Our Coalition consists of over twenty members representing the steel, cement, concrete, concrete product, brick and masonry industrial sectors. Collectively, we represent hundreds of thousands of jobs and workers from every community in this country - 1.2 million in the construction industry alone. Combined, we account for billions of dollars in domestic sales, exports and construction services in Canada every year. Again, Construction, alone, accounts for just under 7 percent of Canada’s GDP.... Download the attached file for the entire presentation notes.