Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Welcome to the witnesses, and thank you for being with us.
I just want to point out that, fundamentally, section 107 of the Canada Labour Code does not explicitly grant the power to order workers back to work or to impose binding arbitration. That is a government interpretation that is currently being challenged before the courts. Bill C‑39 embeds that power in the labour code. That's the problem, so I'd like to hear what Mr. Perry and Mr. Chartrand have to say.
As I understand it, giving the minister the power to end labour disputes does not signal to employers that they have an incentive to bargain rather than let the dispute drag on in order to get a beneficial agreement. What do you think?