Human Resources committee  This is Bill Tufts from the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce. Honourable member, I would respectfully disagree with your assessment. Our statistics show that during the period of the Sims task force, indeed there was a period of major labour upheaval. There were 17 occasions on whi

Human Resources committee  Could you repeat the question, please?

Human Resources committee  Our statistics are at a federal level. We're showing that there have been no legislated work stoppages since 1999. Some of the statistics we're talking about are within the specific regimes of the provinces of B.C. and Quebec. There might be different reasons for the differentiat

Human Resources committee  Our statistics show that it's almost 4% of Ontario's total GDP and 30% of the greater Hamilton region's GDP, which indirectly or directly impacts on a daily basis 220,000 jobs. That's the extent of what we're talking about here, and that's just the port. That doesn't include tran

Human Resources committee  We don't understand what the problem is. We don't understand what needs to be fixed. Our statistics show there have been zero labour stoppages or zero labour disputes that had to be legislated back to work, compared to the period of time before the Sims task force prior to 1999,

Human Resources committee  Yes, Len Falco from the Hamilton chamber.

Human Resources committee  Yes. This is Bill Tufts from the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce. The last time the Canadian Labour Code was investigated on a thorough basis by a task force was during the Sims task force. The 20 years prior to the Sims task force saw a large period of labour upheaval. In fact, i

Human Resources committee  Good afternoon. It is well understood that federally regulated industries, such as transportation, telecommunications, and financial services, provide services essential to Canadians and Canadian business, as they constitute the framework of a well-functioning Canadian society a

Human Resources committee  Thank you. Further, in some cases the federal employer is often the only entity that provides the services, with no alternative replacement available. This may lead to the second impact. Parliament passes back-to-work legislation shortly after the commencement of the work stoppa