Transport committee  Taking away our privacy rights doesn't cost them any money. Quite often when I look at rail regulation, it involves a lot of smoke and mirrors, a lot of stuff, but we don't really want to spend any money. One of our concerns here that Mr. Hackl has laid out quite eloquently rela

Transport committee  I think Madame Fox of the TSB addressed that. The TSB, in its review, is to find out what and how, but what goes forward as to criminal and civil liability is something that happens after the TSB does a review. She was quite clear about that: privacy will not get you around viola

Transport committee  Actually, to clarify that, if you read the transportation department's actual facts and questions and answers, they state quite specifically that yes, it can be used for discipline. This morning, you heard CPR state quite specifically that, yes, it will be used for discipline.

Transport committee  Third, madam Fox specifically said that they need a just culture. As I've said repeatedly before this, and brother Hackl has just stated, there isn't a just culture. We have a fantasy being developed about what an LVVR could or should be, but not what it will be.

Transport committee  That would address this somewhat, but to be clear, that is not what Transport Canada has told you in their response and facts, and it's not what the companies have stated to you. With all respect, we can't comment on what could be in a piece of legislation; all we can deal with i

Transport committee  You're asking a hypothetical question, which is difficult to answer because the privilege of the person to have their privacy protected is an individual privilege. It's not something on which I, as a Teamsters Canada representative, or brother Hackl, as the vice-president, can sa

Transport committee  Thank you. I'm Phil Benson, a lobbyist with Teamsters Canada. With me is brother Roland Hackl, the vice-president of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, who will be making our presentation today.

International Trade committee  We're talking about apples and oranges. The negotiation was the same. It was in secret. We weren't involved. The side agreements probably aren't worth much, but you have to remember we're dealing with a sophisticated OECD country. We deal with the unions in Europe. We have simil

International Trade committee  No, it just doesn't cover it, but if you're talking about trading with people, the standards are similar.

International Trade committee  I thought there was an automatic entry once you sign the agreement if enough parties sign it, so America and Japan, we're in. It might be whether you sign it or not.... As we've said, the C.D. Howe Institute has said it's negligible as to whether we sign it, as 98% of the stuff

International Trade committee  Section D would enable technicians and so our tradespeople would be defined as technicians.

International Trade committee  I reject the notion that these have to be confidential and secret. NAFTA was done publicly with full participation of trade unions, NGOs, everybody else. There was an election fought over it and Mr. Mulroney won that election. I reject the notion that somehow something can fundam

International Trade committee  And you too, sir.

International Trade committee  First, on the pension issue, it's complicated, but it really goes back to a Republican bill that passed the House.

International Trade committee  I'm not concerned at all with a protection wall flying up between us and America. The IBT, which we're proud members of as well, isn't. The concern isn't with the United States of America. We have the NAFTA with them that's been fairly decent. We have some problems with it—