Status of Women committee  The employer of the staff of the Canada Industrial Relations Board is Treasury Board, yes.

Status of Women committee  Correct. As an employer in the public service, we are subject to the same rules as Ms. Cyr has described for any government department.

Status of Women committee  Let me be more clear. The board has to interpret and enforce the provisions of part I of the code. One of the provisions of part I is what we call the duty of fair representation. It imposes on unions the obligation to fairly represent every employee in the bargaining unit that the board has certified them for.

Status of Women committee  —and those are the kinds of complaints that we would hear.

Status of Women committee  It was over a 12-year period. I looked at the board's jurisprudence. I was able to identify 30 cases, where sexual harassment was a basis for the complaint and—

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much. I'd first like to thank the committee for allowing me to appear by video conference. It's much appreciated. I am the chair of the Canada Industrial Relations Board, which is responsible for the administration, interpretation, and enforcement of part I of the Canada Labour Code.

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Madame Morin. Again, thank you to the committee for allowing me to appear by video conference, but I regret the difficulties that have occasioned for the committee. To reiterate, I'm the chair of the Canada Industrial Relations Board, which is the body responsible for the interpretation and enforcement of part I of the Canada Labour Code.