Thank you, sir. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
There would be major repercussions. An MP stated earlier that it was difficult to justify or comment on such a bill, which in my opinion, makes no sense. That is a perfect example.
Imagine a member asking for decertification. The board would proceed to a vote, obviously. The employer would know quite well that all it has to do to get rid of its union would be to give its workers a day off, and offer them a day of retreat or massages at a spa. Since they would not be at work on the day of the vote, they would automatically be deemed to have voted against their union's certification. It makes no sense whatsoever. In our opinion, this is utterly absurd. This cannot be compared to any other principle, no matter what the context, whether we are talking about government elections or any other area.
It is difficult for me to provide you with many other examples; this one was perfect. Let us take the case of a unit with 100 workers. Let us say that 54 of them show up to vote and vote against decertification, which is to say they wish to remain unionized. The 46 others do not show up to vote, because they are on holiday, sick, on leave or absent from work. Some of them may decide not to vote, because they are new in the workplace, they do not yet understand the importance of a good balance in labour relations and they are being influenced here and there. In such a case, these people will be deemed to have rejected the union, which is to say that they no longer wish to be unionized.