Before I came to the House of Commons, something I did was to represent workers who were abused by union leaders. So I'd like to pose some questions to the CFIB.
How does the CFIB feel about mandatory secret ballots on strike votes? There are some strike votes conducted in this country that aren't secret ballots.
How does the CFIB feel about union leaders being personally held accountable for wildcat strikes? In other words, if they go ahead and organize a strike illegally, should the fines be paid from their personal net worth, not from union funds, and jail time be assessed against them and not be bargained away?
Also, how does the CFIB feel about having police press charges for picket-line violence, rather than leaving it as a civil action? In other words, this would disallow snowballing, a practice whereby the charges are bargained away in the settlement of disputes.
As well, even the Quebec government itself found it could not operate within the confines of its own replacement worker law during the strike by SAQ several years ago. I wonder if you could comment on that and how this legislation has affected British Columbia.