Article content A prospective client sent an email to Newsam Construction Inc. on Tuesday morning, wanting to build a set of steps at a home in Montreal. It could have been a $20,000 job, with some masonry work, but the general contractor wouldn’t do it. “I’m constantly turning down projects,” said Brian Newsam, who co-owns the company. “There’s not a day that I don’t say no to a job.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. 'It's not going to change': The long and short of Canada's job vacancy problem Back to video