Thank you, Chair.
In the Canada Labour Code, the definition of “employee” already captures a “dependent contractor”, who is a contractor who relies solely on one employer or contract. They occupy the same labour market space as employees, so they are eligible for unionization. Those folks are potentially part of the bargaining unit and paying dues. They're a member of local X and they pay the dues, so they occupy the same space.
I would turn to our officials, through you, Chair, to perhaps explain what I was saying about how the Canada Labour Code already captures dependent contractors and what dependent contractors are, as opposed to other folks.