I think Mr. Yussuff has given you some of the background in terms of how historically employers, unions, and others, were consulted in legislative reform. That includes under majority governments, both majority Liberal and majority Conservative governments.
The recognition seemed to be at that time that this is complex business, and it's not business for parliamentarians. It's not business for bureaucrats. It's business for labour relations professionals. The labour relations professionals can't stop the will of Parliament, but they can certainly assist in terms of legislative reform, which may be coming from different directions, and make sure that all the unintended consequences are discussed.
What we've seen recently with the intervention in collective bargaining, and an apparent removal of the right to strike in spite of that being enshrined in the Canada Labour Code, is unprecedented in my 40 years in the business.
Private members' bills to amend significant parts of the Canada Labour Code, politicizing it, creating a situation where another election, another political party, may be forced to have the pendulum swing back another way, is fundamentally against the principles of sound, stable labour relations systems, which the federal sector has had for decades.