Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Certainly when we talk back and forth with you, we exchange messages because we want to have to make recommendations. Ms. Cadman asked what could be done. Means were already put in place. I know that Ms. Cadman was not here at the time.
When the Conservatives came to power, an agreement worth $5 billion over five years had been signed in Kelowna with Canada's First Nations for Aboriginal communities. The first thing the Conservative Party did was cancel that agreement. I know that Ms. Cadman is not responsible for that, but it's her party. That is a message we have to get across immediately, because in a few days we will have to talk about means.
Mr. Dryden had also laid groundwork for daycare. One of the first things the Conservative government did was destroy that groundwork. Mr. Dryden's approach addressed some of Ms. Wilson's concerns because it also included a component to support women who chose to stay home. I am not saying that to make matters worse, but to get an accurate reading of what constitutes real political will to turn things around in terms of poverty.
I would now like to address you, Mr. McDonald. You pointed out that there was a unionization problem here. I believe I understand that labour relations that fall under two levels of government—like elsewhere.
Are you talking about federally regulated or provincially regulated employers? What is the nature of the unionization problem? I agree with you when you say that in order to improve working conditions, we often have to bring in unions.
I will be asking a question later about electricity.