I appreciate that question.
I'll deal first with the Best Theratronics issue in the second part of your question. Indeed, that is an employer under federal jurisdiction because it produces nuclear devices and medical devices with a very high-skilled, important workforce. Whether or not those numbers are small or large, the situation we have is indeed very aggravating, and I understand the members.
I met with both Unifor and PSAC, which also has members with that particular employer. We've made repeated attempts to communicate with the owner of that business, who has proven elusive not only to the union representatives, but also to us. It is a very aggravating situation when the federal labour minister calls upon an employer to discuss a labour stoppage and there is no response.
I can tell you today, and this has been true for many days and weeks now, that I've asked the department for options to deal with this situation. Not presenting oneself at the bargaining table and responding to good-faith offers from employee representatives is not okay. It cannot stand. You can be certain, Mr. Seeback, that I'll be addressing it.
With respect to section 107 more generally, I would maintain that it was the most pro-labour decision possible in both the case of rail and the case of the ports. The Canadian economy was bleeding hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars a day and was faced with more staggering losses. I had interventions from—