# Premier Calls Skilled Trades Workers Home | Montreal News Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/montreal-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589889/premier-calls-skilled-trades-workers-home-montreal-news Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/montreal-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589889/premier-calls-skilled-trades-workers-home-montreal-news.md Podcast: [Montreal News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/montreal-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589889) Published: 2026-09-08T21:20:55+00:00 Episode link: https://sources.thednn.ai/e6a2bb270f8a2ad3 Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/54fc4417-d830-4515-962e-7ac9a6e8b307.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/montreal-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589889/episodes/premier-calls-skilled-trades-workers-home-montreal-news Duration seconds: 114 ## Resource Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham is rallying skilled trades workers to return home, spotlighting massive hydroelectric projects at Churchill Falls and Gull Island—designed to keep 85% of work hours local and create thousands of unionized, well-paying jobs. With a $29 billion Gull Island project alone set to generate 5,000 roles, the province is banking on its own talent pool, frustrated by past brain drain. Supported by federal backing and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s nation-building push, the deal with Quebec aims to unlock over 23,000 jobs across both provinces before Quebec’s October election. Trades N.L. sees this as a lifeline—offering steady work, economic revival, and a strong reason for displaced workers to come back and stay. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/e6a2bb270f8a2ad3 ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/montreal-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589889/episodes/premier-calls-skilled-trades-workers-home-montreal-news/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/montreal-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7589889/premier-calls-skilled-trades-workers-home-montreal-news.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.