Thank you, Madam Chair.
It's a pleasure to join you on this important study. Good morning to my colleagues and to the witnesses who are with us this morning.
Before asking my questions, I'd like to set the record straight. Earlier, my colleague Mr. Seeback mentioned that his party wasn't against the right to strike. However, if someone isn't against the right to strike, they don't ask that Parliament be recalled to pass a bill to end a strike. However, that's what the leader of the Conservative Party did last July during the Port of Vancouver dispute. In their defence, I remind the committee that the premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan did the same thing. I want to put things in context for the people watching us. So we can dispense with the pleasantries.
I will now ask my questions. Mr. Murray, you talked about the importance of getting to the root of the problem. If we want to avoid disputes, we need to bring the stakeholders to the table. In your presentation, you talked about the use of special legislation, something you experienced at the Port of Montreal, for example. That didn't happen at the Port of Vancouver but, as you point out, Canada has a dismal record when it comes to passing special legislation to force workers to return to work. You experienced it in April 2021.
Can you tell us about the consequences of passing special legislation on workers' rights during the dispute at the Port of Vancouver last summer?