{"id":10434,"date":"2025-03-14T16:54:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T16:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buildingtrades.ca\/?p=10434"},"modified":"2025-03-14T16:54:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T16:54:44","slug":"cbtu-welcome-prime-minister-mark-carney-and-his-cabinet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/cbtu-welcome-prime-minister-mark-carney-and-his-cabinet\/","title":{"rendered":"CBTU Welcome Prime Minister Mark Carney and His Cabinet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>CBTU congratulates Prime Minister Mark Carney and his new cabinet on the occasion of their swearing in today at Rideau Hall.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on behalf of Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions, Sean Strickland, Executive Director had the following comments: &#8220;Our membership, more than half a million strong across the country is looking forward to working with Prime Minister Carney and his team to protect unionized construction jobs and the entire Canadian economy against the economic threat posed by Trump\u2019s tariffs. 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