RUSHTON: The workers who built Canada's energy comeback
Oil and gas workers and the thousands of people who work alongside them have much to celebrate this Labour Day.
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Oil and gas workers and the thousands of people who work alongside them have much to celebrate this Labour Day.
The best way to honour Canadian workers is not only to thank them once a year. It is to build an economy that rewards their skills with family supporting wages.
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