Thank you, Mr. Murray. I have very limited time and I have questions for other witnesses. Thank you.
Mr. Ballantyne, I know that “essential services” basically means we have to consider the safety and health of the public.
Should we not consider the livelihoods and how many people are directly affected by a strike in very critical infrastructure? As well as the losses.... I can understand the corporate losses, like those that Ms. Martin mentioned with the red meat, with its very limited life cycle, going to waste.
I can understand that, but should the livelihoods of tens of thousands of workers being directly affected be part of the consideration when we define essential services?