We won't debate the words “anecdotal evidence”. So let's talk about a concrete example, for argument sake. Let's talk about Telus, for argument sake.
I'd like to finish my answer, if I may.Thank you.
Mr. Chair, several lengthy rounds of bargaining took place at Telus—I won't go into that now—but when the final offers were made by the company, the union leadership told me they had decided not to present the offer to the unionized workers.
Because of the current legislation, unionized employees were able to avail themselves of their democratic right to dissent. This was especially the case in Quebec and Ontario where virtually every employee went to work despite the union leadership's instructions to not do so. This is a point which hasn't been raised until now.
Replacement workers were not called in. The existing workers wanted to keep coming to work. However, should the current bill pass, and should a similar situation re-occur, these workers would not be entitled to dissent and, as a result, would not have the right to go to work.