Thank you.
Before telling us that we want to create a climate of fear, you have to face reality. I repeat: all of this is of national importance. You must see that. The economy must continue to function, and the legislation that is in place...
Do you believe that when the previous government analyzed this legislation in 1999, that it was done quickly and haphazardly? It was studied and reviewed at length. That is why we decided to allow for the use of replacement workers. On the other hand, after a strike, employees return to their positions, and the union representational capacity cannot undermine that. There is a kind of balance.
Had we said to employers that they could use replacement workers and that, once these people came to work, the ones left outside could stay there, then one could say that there was no balance and that we had favoured the employer to the detriment of the union and the employees.
However, that is not what parliamentarians decided: they had the good idea to go for a balance so that things would work, and they have worked since 1999. I will repeat again, there has been 19 complaints: 14 were withdrawn, 2 were rejected and 2 are still being studied by the Canada Industrial Relations Board.