Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
A little earlier, I said that this bill was perfectible and that we could make improvements. Obviously, the time frame for its implementation is something that has been highlighted by the unions as problematic, since it might not come into force until after the next election. I hope the committee will do a good job of trying to consider the demands of the labour movement and reduce this implementation delay.
Minister, you just said that when there are replacement workers, it's not fair. I couldn't agree with you more. The president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada spoke about striking workers at the Department of National Defence's Staff of Non-Public Funds, and reported that members of the Canadian Armed Forces are being used as replacement workers for these workers who are in a labour dispute.
If it's not fair to have your job stolen while you're on strike, what can you do to prevent this from happening to this unit that is negotiating as we speak?