In terms of the Aliant strike, I've been touch with the union representing the employees in Atlantic Canada during the labour dispute. I believe the legislation would have reduced the length of that labour dispute. I know it was very difficult.
I don't know if the committee is aware that combined with their use of replacement workers came the hired firm to protect those replacement workers, and predominantly that was AFI. I know from our discussions with the Atlantic Canada employees that a lot of them suffered severely, to the extent that I believe the Premier of Nova Scotia had to be involved in an attempt to get that thing resolved.
The employees in Atlantic Canada were severely hurt by that labour dispute. It's our belief that had there been anti-scab legislation in place, there wouldn't have been the damage that was done to the employees, to the company, and to the community.