I get the impression that it's the employers, rather, who are recommending this 18-month period. Sitting down around a table shouldn't be that complicated.
It was also pointed out that subclause 94(5) of the bill proposes to add to the Canada Labour Code what is literally a recipe for telling employers how to go about hiring scabs, as I pointed out in the House during the debate at second reading of the bill. This paragraph tells employers that they must hire subcontractors or employees of subcontractors before filing bargaining documents. It was therefore suggested that this clause be removed, as it would contravene the very spirit of the law.
What should we do with a legal provision that is against the spirit of the law?