It is disconcerting that the…

It is disconcerting that the government wishes to: “Reduce where operating engineers are required to supervise.”

Or, In layman’s terms – eliminate OE jobs in Ontario. This is rather ironic, this being part of a “jobs creation” initiative.

Operating Engineers are an essential component of the Ontario safety structure. To arbitrarily lay off operating engineers so that businesses can increase their profits will place an inordinate burden on society when boilers in Ontario start blowing up.

There are boilers blowing up regularly around the world, one as close as St. Louis, Missouri on 3 April 2017 (4 fatalities). Eliminating OE jobs moves Ontario closer to joining that club.

Is that where the government wants Ontario to be?