"Every time there was a big transformation, whether it was the Industrial Revolution and the steam engine, there was this worry that there were going to be no more jobs. ... But I think at the same time, looking at a delay that might have happened 100 years ago or 200 years ago is different from understanding that the pace of change is so rapid that if we start, and we tool up our workforce to be more flexible, more open, more skilled in seeing where the opportunities are, we’re going to be better positioned than anyone else in the world. I’m not saying there’s not going to be disruption. [But] we’re doing well because we are back investing in the kinds of things that are making a difference in people’s lives."
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Trudeau on Canada's readiness for automation of the labour force, Bloomberg Businessweek interview, April 26, 2017
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Justin Pierre James Trudeau (born 25 December 1971) is a Canadian politician who served as the 23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025 and was the leader of the Liberal Party from 2013 to his resignation. Trudeau was the second-youngest Canadian prime minister after Joe Clark and the first to be related to a previous holder of the post, as the eldest son of Pierre Trudeau.
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