The lockout at the Port of Québec shows why legislation banning replacement workers is needed. With all-party support, we can do that.
We support the parties in the negotiations; we're there to help.
As we speak, workers in the port of Quebec are on the front lines of this issue. They have been replaced. As Lana Payne said yesterday in a statement that was in the media today, there's nothing more demeaning for a worker than to be on strike or locked out while knowing that your work has been replaced.
They have been on the picket line for over a year. Their every day is ongoing proof of why we need to pass legislation in order to ban replacement workers. I think with the support of all parties in this House, we could prevent this from happening again.