Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank Ms. Bruske and Mr. Greer for being here to discuss this important bill.
Before becoming a member of Parliament, I was a union leader. As we all know, Quebec has had anti‑scab legislation since 1977. It's now 2024, and time for Canada to follow suit. The Bloc Québécois has already tabled 11 bills on the issue.
I particularly want to applaud the workers and union members who have been fighting for decades for equity of treatment. In Quebec, people who work for a provincially regulated organization have access to this type of legislation. However, people who work for a federally regulated organization fall under a different system.
There's a clear example of this situation in Quebec. The dockworkers at the port of Quebec have been locked out for 18 months. There are replacement workers and no one seems to care. The workers are quite concerned. This undermines morale and labour relations, and poses health and safety issues.
When Mr. Bolduc appeared before the committee for the FTQ—one of your major affiliates, Ms. Bruske—he basically repeated what you and I have been saying. There's a difference between introducing a bill and passing it.
In your opinion, how can we speed up the process to get this bill passed?
Would you suggest any amendments to certain clauses of the bill? For example, you talked about the implementation period after royal assent. Can you elaborate on this?