I saw that comment. It made me smile, because in the Canadian Health Coalition, we have a huge amount of support from the union movement, and that includes all the big unions. I could list them off, but to save space, I won't.
It's not just that the unions themselves are in favour. We have many union members who come to our annual lobby of MPs to talk to MPs about the importance of a prescription drug plan. I'm not saying there are no union members out there who might have 100% coverage who wonder what might happen under a public plan. There may be.
What I tend to say to them is “It's fine for you to have coverage, but does your whole family have coverage? Do your grown children have coverage? Do your grandkids have coverage?” I think it's entirely wrong to suggest that unions are not interested in a national public plan. That is what they are struggling for.