Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Let me remind you, once again, that I am the Minister of Labour. As a result, my responsibility extends to the whole of Canada. Quebec has anti-scab legislation. British Columbia also has such legislation. The other provinces do not want it. We should not be forcing them to pass this kind of bill because they don't want to work that way.
I also would remind you that even Ontario, which passed this kind of legislation in 1993 turned around and struck it from the books in 1995. And even though there have been many opportunities to bring it back in, Ontario still doesn't want one.
We have to consider that dimension—namely that only two provinces in ten have this kind of legislation on their books.