My question is for Mr. Lazar or Mr. Beatty.
Mr. Lazar, I heard your description of the forest industry. In Quebec, my province, there are a lot of forest product companies that come under the federal Labour Code. Transportation, railways, air transport, telephone services and even, in some cases, water transportation such as barges and ships are regulated under the Canadian Labour Code.
You have kept saying this morning that our dollar is too strong, that it rose too fast and that this has caused all sorts or problems.
What do you think of the fact, Mr. Lazar, that the Liberal Party tabled a bill called Bill C-415, An Act amending the Canadian Labour Code (Replacement workers)? If the high dollar causes you a problem, imagine what would happen if you had a strike on your hands and were unable to do anything about it.
I would like to hear your opinion. People talk about partisanship. But you are here representing employers, and these employers obviously have employees. Are we not erecting barriers for businesses? I cannot put this question to Mr. Nantais since his company is entirely unionized. But you may still have some room to move, an opening. But his industry is completely unionized.
So I would like to know your opinion and that of Mr. Beatty on this subject.