Yes. As I mentioned in my opening comments, I believe it's important to be bargaining in good faith. Yes, section 107 grants the minister sweeping and discretionary powers to allegedly “maintain or secure industrial peace”, including directing the Canadian Industrial Relations Board “to do such things as the Minister deems necessary.” When invoked, pre-emptively or early in a work stoppage, it suddenly changes the rules of the game. It interrupts the economic leverage workers lawfully exercise to move an employer towards a negotiated settlement, thereby undercutting the bargaining dynamic that good-faith negotiations rely on.
