BC Pipeline Politics
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Mike McDonald, co-host of the leading B.C. political podcast, Hotel Pacifico, chats with Dan Baxter, PCA’s Regional Director, B.C., about pipeline politics in Western Canada.
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Constructive Thinking
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Nation Building, with Caveats
Continue readingPaul de JongBackground In June of 2025, the Building Canada Act C-5 received Royal Assent. The Act enables the government to streamline federal approval processes to get major projects built...
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Labour Supply, Union Markets and Competition in Canada’s Construction Sector
Continue readingPCA President & CEO, Paul de Jong, speaks with Hugh Secord, Chief Strategist with Oakbridges Labour Relations Strategies. Their discussion includes the issues of labour supply in Canada, the ...
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Let’s Talk Numbers: The Workforce Math Nobody Wants to Do
Continue readingIf you follow construction politics in Canada, you’ve heard it: the Canadian Building Trades Unions (CBTU) say they represent 600,000 workers.And it’s not just “someone said it somewhere.” CBTU leader...
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A Conversation with Wayne Prins: Executive Director at CLAC
Continue readingPaul de Jong, President & CEO at PCA, chats with Wayne Prins, Executive Director of the CLAC union. The discussion covers the history of the union, policy priorities, workforce development innovat...
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Shop Class as Soulcraft
Continue readingIn his book Shop Class as Soulcraft, Matthew Crawford, a philosopher turned motorcycle mechanic, argued that that our society’s focus on “knowledge work” has degraded the manual trades. ...
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Building Canada - Labour Mobility Challenges in a Shifting Global Landscape
Continue readingPCA’s President & CEO, Paul de Jong, speaks with Marco Navarro-Génie of the Haultain Research Institute. Their conversation covers the opportunities and challenges presented by Prime Minister Carn...
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Construction Procurement Policies Compound Toronto and B.C.’s Fiscal Challenges
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