I would like to respond to Mr. Martin and talk about the sense of responsibility that workers feel in the case of emergency services.
I would remind you that when the last strike took place, in 1991, despite the fact that the employer was using scabs—I use that word because I think that it is more suitable—it was not able to provide the public with good service, particularly when it came to delivering old age pension cheques and welfare cheques. We asked Canada Post to deliver the cheques to these people but the corporation refused. Since it was not able to provide the service, Canada Post finally agreed and it was the letter carriers and clerks who finally went in to work during the strike to sort the mail and help those who were expecting cheques.
That is what I wanted to tell you with respect to the sense of responsibility that workers feel.