Ontario's election is now just two days away. The party leaders have released their platforms, the tariff battle wages on, and the last few campaign stops are underway. But have the leaders addressed the specific needs of the construction industry?
The Daily Commercial News is featuring part two of our election wish list coverage today, which includes requests from several industry stakeholders, this time with an emphasis on changing how contracts are carried out; continued critical infrastructure investment; and expediting projects so builders can continue to build up this province.
*Some submissions were edited for editorial brevity.
For the OGCA a key request is to reduce the red tape that surrounds public project construction and remove overly burdensome contract conditions in public sector and broader public sector project procurement
The association has many thoughts on how this could be done, along with other suggestions to help better the construction industry landscape.
The RCCAO is pointing out that in Ontario critical infrastructure development has not kept pace with the growing demands of the province. While recent investments have begun to close that gap, there are still improvements to be made. Here are the association's requests.
OSWCA is taking look at policy issues that are getting in the way of actually building, because every delay that pushes investments in infrastructure out further comes with a cost and a greater burden for the next generation to deal with, the association states. They are asking the following.