Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Minister Hajdu, going back, your government is prepared to use section 107 to end a strike or a lockout, basically forcing people into arbitration. What I don't understand is why you're not prepared, in this legislation, to effectively force the parties into the same room to make sure that they're actually talking to each other.
Why not give the special mediator the power, during that 21-day period, to say, “The parties have to come in and meet every day from nine to five. I don't care if you sit there and stare at each other and don't do anything, but you're going to be here”? In these situations, it's pressure that puts parties where they're going to negotiate.
Why haven't you given the special mediator any real powers, other than this report that may cause shame for one party or another?
