I think labour disputes have been at an all-time low across the country, no matter what jurisdiction you're measuring across the country, so these changes are.... From our perspective, it's bizarre in the least to understand what the government is trying to fix regarding these proposed changes.
I think we've had a very stable climate in the federal jurisdiction for quite some time. The government recently negotiated an agreement with the public sector unions in negotiations, and I think collective bargaining is supposed to be a rigorous process. I have yet to understand why the government would make a unilateral change with a labour regime system that seems to have confidence and support from both sides of the table.
We have never been against changes, but obviously they need to be done in a process where it's informed and the parties are actually sitting down talking about what the implications might be. The government's long-term interest should be in stable labour relations, both with its unions and with its employees.
And this, from my understanding, is bizarre. It's like the government wants to be the player on a soccer field at the same time that they want to be the umpire. You can't be both. You have to make a decision about what role you want to play and figure out how you can enhance that role by building the relationship. This, I think, is fundamentally altering that balance that currently exists in the federal jurisdiction.