Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate it.
It's good to see the witnesses today.
I have an observation, a comment and then a question.
The observation is this. We're well into this study. With respect to the use of section 107—the existence of section 107—we've heard from labour groups that are opposed to it and the existence of the guardrails that are being proposed with the legislation. We've also heard from industry, which has talked about pre-emptively utilizing section 107 to stop a strike.
I want to take a moment to maybe do a reset here. I want to be clear that the government has worked hard on this legislation to find a balance, quite frankly, that supports the national interest and workers. I'll be even more clear. We believe in the fundamental principles of the right to strike, which is being proposed in this legislation. I just wanted to highlight that as we move into this study.
We appreciate your opening remarks, each one of you. In particular, I'm going to start with Mr. Blackham.
I'm not sure if it was you, Mr. Blackham, but somebody mentioned COVID and conjured up some memories of how important all of you were during COVID, but in particular trucking and transportation, and how we found this new awareness of the importance of the supply chain. In this bill, we're proposing streamlining essential infrastructure.
I'm wondering, from your perspective, if you have a priority list in your mind and in the mind of your organization of what that means in terms of streamlining essential infrastructure from a trucking perspective. Can you articulate that now to us?