Yes. This is Bill Tufts from the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce.
The last time the Canadian Labour Code was investigated on a thorough basis by a task force was during the Sims task force. The 20 years prior to the Sims task force saw a large period of labour upheaval. In fact, in the 20-year period prior to the Sims task force, there were in total 17 federal work stoppages.
The Sims task force sat at that time and came up with a series of recommendations that were incorporated into the legislation. Since 1999, there has been no need to pass any emergency back-to-work legislation.
It is our opinion that the system is working very well, that there appears to be no problem that needs to be adjusted or rectified. We are happy with the status quo and feel that changes to this act might bring us back to a period of time when there would be some major or serious federal work stoppages or labour upheaval.
Thank you.