First, I'm surprised. Mr. Facette told us about a relatively recent strike at the Quebec City airport—perhaps two or three years ago—that lasted several months. The employer didn't use replacement workers or scabs.
I prefer the word “scabs”. That might upset Mr. Kelly-Gagnon, but I'm not the one who drafted the bill. I would have used the word “scabs” in the bill. So they didn't use “scabs” and they didn't close the airport down.
I'm surprised by the statements of Mr. Kelly-Gagnon, from the Conseil du patronat, with whom we have worked on a variety of matters over the years, including the anti-scab legislation and essential services in Quebec.
It's true that the Conseil du patronat fought the legislation at first; it went all the way up to the Supreme Court. I remember very clearly meeting his predecessor, around 1983. He had abandoned the proceedings, saying that the anti-scab legislation had virtually eliminated violence in labour disputes. That is what his predecessor said.
I suppose you can go and ask him yourself. That's why the Conseil du patronat gave up the fight over the anti-scab legislation.