PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Jared Golden: “Canadian workers get health care from the government, and…”

Featuring: Jared Golden, Democratic | U.S. House, Maine's 2nd Congressional District

Watch on YouTube

The Global Tariff with Rep. Jared Golden

Published | Video Starts at 26:43

So whether that is, you know, competing sawmills or manufacturing facilities that are processing seafood or for us as well, blueberries, like those businesses that once were in Maine went to Canada. Why would they go there? Well, you know, their Canadian workers get health care from the government, and have very low workers compensation costs. So this is almost the opposite of like finding cheaper labor. Instead, it's a government that's, that's providing, you know, services to their people such that the business doesn't have to deal with that. (26:43–26:52)

CLAIM

Asserts that Canadian workers benefit from government-provided health care and low workers' compensation costs.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.


Jared Golden

Discover more from

Jared Golden

Report A Transcription Error

Please report any error in the automated transcription.

About PolitiQuote

PolitiQuote is a civic library index to statements made by politicians in publicly available video records. The index is created automatically from transcripts, with no editorial oversight or analysis. Highlighted quotes are selected by AI. Words may be added in parentheses to offer context for the quote. There may be errors in the transcription and display, so listen to the video to ensure accuracy.

PolitiQuote is a service of Gigafact Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing facts and information transparency, community by community.

Visit gigafact.org to learn more.