Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to our witnesses. Specifically I want to thank our ministers and your staff for your dedication during these challenging economic times, unprecedented for all of us around the room. I believe we all hear from our constituents that we need to work together during these difficult economic times to do what's best for our country, and I applaud you both, ministers, for your efforts and also your staff. Compliments to my Service Canada staff members in the riding, Kelowna—Lake Country, which I represent. I have the chance to work very closely with them, and my staff do as well, and they've been very responsive and receptive. I know the situations are not 100%, but they work overtime, weekends, and are very accessible, so I'd like to pass along to them, as well, my compliments on their continued efforts. They're going through this challenging time as well. They're on the front line.
One other area of interest—there are so many different areas of concern—is good labour relations. I've had the chance to be in management in a unionized sales force. I've been in a unionized sales force for five years. I was on strike. It's not a good time for anybody. I've had my own business. I've had the chance to see all sides of the fence. Madam Ambrose, one area I know you're looking at within your portfolio is trying to strengthen union-management and employer-employee relationships, not only to better working conditions, but because you know safe, stable working conditions also help improve productivity. So I wonder, Minister Ambrose, if you could specifically elaborate a little bit more on what you and your staff are doing to help promote stronger, more constructive union-management relationships in regard to federally regulated workplaces and how much you anticipate to be spending to achieve this objective.