I could spend some time talking about provisions to protect the interests of Canadian workers and to make sure that these provisions in the agreement weren't used to distort the Canadian labour market. However, and correct me if I'm wrong, I'm told that the government now is facing essentially a yes or no proposition. There is no room for renegotiation. The parties that got together behind closed doors over several years have done their work, so this government has to ratify it or not.
From our perspective, on balance, because of the tremendously negative impact this agreement would have on the interests of working people and the structure of our labour market, you just need to say “no”.
I would like to say, go back to the table and renegotiate, but that's not in the cards. Given the choice between thumbs-up and thumbs-down, it's clear to us that it should be thumbs-down in order to protect the interests of working people.