Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Welcome everyone.
Looking at the BIA legislation, we've heard some really good commentary on the changes to the Labour Code. This is the first time in a generation, or maybe two generations actually, that a government has made substantive and, what I would call, well-needed changes to the Labour Code.
However, as Mr. Hynes commented, we need to be careful, because we need to ensure competitiveness of our industries, whether they are federally regulated rail carriers or telecoms or banks. We also need to be fiscally prudent, because the folks working for the federal government are paid by an individual called the taxpayer. We need to be prudent about that.
I believe we struck a good balance on those measures. You can haggle about some of the details or measures, but I think, all in all, we have struck a really good balance, and we need to be proud of that.
I want to turn to the Teamsters.
There is an issue that I have spoken to you about—Unifor, as well—on contract flipping, contract retendering, which is basically outlawed in the U.K. and in several jurisdictions.
What else is needed in this legislation to make sure we are not be in a situation where workers' rights are basically stripped away?