Canadian Building Trades Summit

JOURNAL: ISSUE 2 - 2015

BAC Canadian Director Craig Strudwick, left, with Justin Trudeau, MP, Leader of the Liberty Party of Canada, who told conferees, “Unions matter – they are one of the few organizations that fight for the middle class.”

Canada’s Building Trades Unions hosted its annual Conference May 4-6, 2015 in Gatineau, QC focusing on policy and regulatory issues affecting the country’s organized skilled construction industry and its capacity to meet the needs of major purchasers of construction services, especially in the utilities and energy sectors.

Joining more than 400 leaders, BAC attendees included International Union Canadian Director Craig Strudwick, BAC Business Managers Alan Ramsay of Local 1 AB, James Moore of Local 1 NS, Clarence Gallant of Local 1 PE, Matt Weigl of Local 1 SK, Oliver Swan of Local 7 CN, John Leonard of Local 1 NL, Jeannot Levasseur of Local 4 PQ, and Gerald Reinders and Denny Vautour of Local 8 NB.