That is a very interesting question we have not looked at from that angle. Mr. Keyserlingk's submission sought to broaden the definition of reprisal to any measure which may affect the grievant, i.e., the person who filed the complaint. You raised the possibility of his union taking an anti-union measure or acting inappropriately by refusing to represent the grievant and process his grievance. That goes far beyond what we had envisaged. We were thinking more about a measure taken by the employer, or the complainant's colleagues, which would end up affecting him in his job and which is not included in the definition given for disciplinary measures.
On May 11th, 2006. See this statement in context.