I understand.
We need time; the experts need time.
Our federal mediation and conciliation organizations are some of the best. I would argue that one of the best in the world is the FMCS, the federal mediation and conciliation service.
We also have the Canada industrial review board. These are the people who ultimately help parties negotiate an agreement or help them achieve one. We have a 96% success rate in this country. It is astounding. These are the best.
I've had the pleasure of meeting so many good public servants. This team is so effective. They've said to us that they need 18 months, for exactly the reason that we've just said. This is one of the most transformational changes to happen to labour relations in Canada in our history. It is precisely when people say that and then say “Well, can you rush it?” One answers the other. The reason we can't rush it is that it is so big. When the people who are at the table and are achieving the deals consistently, 96% of the time, say to me, “We need 18 months”, I listen to them. We are taking our time to make sure that we get this right.
Madame Chabot is absolutely right: There is a time when you pass it and there is the time that it goes into effect, but we need not only to make sure the people are properly trained for what would be a different negotiating environment: We're going to need more people. We're going to need more people to make sure that the supply chains in this country are protected and that workers' rights are protected. That takes good people, smart people, who are trained very well.