Ms. Annick Desjardins (Executive Assistant, National President's Office, Canadian Union of Public Employees) at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

Our recommendation is to broaden the scope of the protection against scabs—against replacement workers. Dependent contractors are considered employees under the code, so that is not an issue here. The problem we have with the definition in the prohibition is that it allows for employers to continue working with their contractors during a strike. That's the problem we have.