Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Marchand and Ms. Bégin, I also thank you for attending the committee.
First of all, the disparity in treatment between unionized and non-unionized workers is well established. We know that unionization is a decisive advantage. You illustrated this many times in your introductory speech.
Two of my colleagues talked about the significant drop in the unionization rate. According to the information I have, this varies between the private and public sectors, but generally speaking, it is relatively stable. Can you tell me what the situation is, so that there's no longer any doubt as to what's going on, and to be useful to the committee? Obviously, it depends on the time scale used, since we can base ourselves on a period of five, ten, twenty or thirty years.