Transport committee  No, we don't. In fact, what we are asking is quite simple. We would like a fair playing field and that the rules and the conditions of the tenders be the same for everyone.

Transport committee  That's all. That's what we've asked for.

Transport committee  Not at all.

Transport committee  I'm sorry, I didn't quite hear that.

Transport committee  Yes, I would see it that way. We're talking about who is responsible for policy that governs how infrastructure contracts are tendered. Is that what you're asking?

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  That's correct.

Transport committee  I would like to. That is the concern we're raising. In our companies the employees have chosen not to be unionized. The conditions that are imposed in Manitoba on these projects are that non-union workers, workers who have chosen freely not to be unionized, are being forced into

Transport committee  I believe that owners have a free-market decision. If it's a government that's tendering a project and using tax dollars, then the decision they make has to be available and equitable for everyone, and not necessarily the same thing held to private owners....

Transport committee  They have a charter right to decide on their own free will. They're not using tax dollars. They're not accountable to the public in the same way.

Transport committee  The Manitoba Merit Contractors Association supports good business practice. We're involved in benefit plans, pension plans, and training. We're there to support open-shop contracting.

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  I would just echo what Mr. Perrin had to say. Thanks.

Transport committee  What his market share would be prior to the agreement...?

Transport committee  It was much smaller than it was during the period of the.... Clyde, maybe you...?