The member for Trinity—Spadina.
Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act
An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of postal services
This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2013.
This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2013.
Lisa Raitt Conservative
This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.
This is from the published bill.
This enactment provides for the resumption and continuation of postal services and imposes a final offer selection process to resolve matters remaining in dispute between the parties.
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.
Olivia Chow NDP Trinity—Spadina, ON
Madam Speaker, I do not believe that anyone should talk about whether a person is absent or present in this House. I could start naming all the people who are absent, but I do not think that is allowed.
Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians ActGovernment Orders
Ajax—Pickering Ontario
Conservative
Chris Alexander ConservativeParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence
I apologize for that.
Madam Speaker, the member for Pontiac also gave us his version of an address to the 15th plenum of the communist party of some country. I have never heard an attack so absolutely outrageous and bombastic against capitalism. He called our system of market economy “savage capitalism”. It takes me back to my days in Moscow.
What we really need to know from the hon. member is if she will extend the same concern for injuries of non-unionized workers to the injuries of business people who are not receiving their mail because of the blockage her party has brought about in this Parliament. Will she express the same concern for the injuries of the Canadian Forces, fighting for our country in Afghanistan? Or is she going to simply focus on continuing to block--
Olivia Chow NDP Trinity—Spadina, ON
I am concerned about the injuries of all workers.
I want to read a note. This is from a postal worker from Peterborough:
I am not sending this e-mail to my member of Parliament...as it is clear by his behaviour in Parliament that he is against unions and it would only hit his trash bin as fast as back-to-work legislation hit the floor. My MP only adds to our burden by sending us 20-plus meaningless unaddressed ad mails per year. Please do not let this current Bill C-6 pass.
I think that the very insulting lowering of wages being offered from 1.9% to 1.5% should be withdrawn. That is what is in front of us.
The Deputy Speaker Denise Savoie
Order, please.
On a point of order, the honourable Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister.
Dean Del Mastro Conservative Peterborough, ON
Madam Speaker, the hon. member has just referred to a document. I would request that the member table that document.
The Deputy Speaker Denise Savoie
Does the member wish to ask for unanimous consent to table the document?
Olivia Chow NDP Trinity—Spadina, ON
Madam Speaker, I have this in front of me. I could send it in, but I think I require unanimous consent.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
No.
The Deputy Speaker Denise Savoie
Just to be clear, there was no unanimous consent on that, and I have asked the hon. member for Churchill to speak.
On a point of order, the hon. member for Madawaska—Restigouche.
Bernard Valcourt Conservative Madawaska—Restigouche, NB
Madam Speaker, unless I am mistaken, if a member refers to a document, as the member did, and it is asked that it be tabled, with all due respect, I do not believe that unanimous consent is required, because the person who read the document has simply to say no and no documents would be tabled.
Therefore, there is no requirement for unanimous consent when a member asks that a document referred to be tabled. I suggest, with respect, that the member has no choice but to table it.
The Deputy Speaker Denise Savoie
Indeed, except for ministers, any member who wishes to table a document must seek and obtain the unanimous consent of the House to do so.
I think we will move on from this point of order.
The hon. member for Churchill.