Unifor

What they're asking for

In the registry's own words. Descriptions are only filed for meetings since mid-2024.

1. Advocating to protect Canadian jobs including through the adoption of "Buy Canadian" and "Sell Here, Build Here" polices; worker-centered industrial strategies and the promotion of good union jobs.

   May 21, 2026 · Charles Sousa · Liberal · Employment and Training; Industry; International Trade; Labour; Economic Development

2. Auto Sector National Strategy - with respect to encouraging investment in the auto assembly and parts industry, including by fiscal and taxation incentives, foreign trade deficits, investment in research and development.

   March 26, 2026 · Mélanie Joly · Liberal · Employment and Training; Industry; International Trade; Labour; Economic Development

3. Forestry - with respect to forestry trade policies, regulation to encourage sustainable harvesting and funding of the Forestry Industry Transformation program, and with respect to funding of Mountain Pine Beetle management programs.

   March 5, 2026 · Tim Hodgson · Liberal · Forestry; Industry; Labour

4. National Telecommunications Plan - with respect to the regulation and affordability of telecommunication services.

   February 23, 2026 · Dominique O'Rourke · Liberal · Telecommunications

5. International trade policy and trade negotiations.

   February 9, 2026 · Steven MacKinnon · Liberal · International Trade

6. Federal Infrastructure Investment Plan - with respect to national procurement, local hiring requirements, private sector involvement, public transportation and public housing

   July 11, 2025 · Gregor Robertson · Liberal · Industry; Infrastructure

7. Advocating for the continued public ownership of Canada's airports, and opposing the privatization of airports.

   June 27, 2025 · Mark Carney · Liberal · International Trade; Transportation

8. Public Transportation Investment - with respect to domestic public procurement and local hiring requirements and developing a national transit policy and establishment of a national public transit fund.

   June 12, 2025 · John Zerucelli · Liberal · Industry; Labour; Transportation; Economic Development

9. Replacement workers in labour disputes - About legislation proposed to prohibit the use of replacement workers in labour disputes, including Bill C-58 in the current Parliament.

   June 10, 2025 · Mélanie Joly · Liberal · International Trade; Labour

10. Proposal to amend the Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act (FEMA) it improve its efficacy with respect to preventing corporations, operating in Canada, from offshoring jobs in response to foreign trade policies.

    May 16, 2025 · Mark Carney · Liberal · Internal Trade; International Trade

Full meeting log

129 MP-directed communications since January 2024, from the Registry of Lobbyists.