I've been chair of the board for six years and prior to that I was the director general of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. I have my undergraduate degree in industrial relations from McGill University, which I obtained in 1971. So I've spent more than 40 years in the field of labour relations and my experience has been that the tripartite system of consultation is truly the best system for achieving balanced labour legislation.
On February 13th, 2014. See this statement in context.