Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Bolduc, first I'd like to express my full support and that of the entire NDP caucus for the members of the Syndicat des débardeurs du port de Montreal, local 375. Those people, who are on strike, were betrayed by the Trudeau government today. We can clearly see that the government isn't a friend of workers since it resorts to special legislation whenever management so requests.
My colleague Alexandre Boulerice, our leader, Jagmeet Singh, and many of my colleagues have stood in the House to denounce this special act. We will continue to stand in support of the workers of the Port of Montreal.
Furthermore, talking about Liberal failures, I would note that the pandemic has shown that the government wasn't serious about defending both official languages. As the Public Service Alliance clearly stated, while French was already an afterthought before the pandemic, it became even more so when the pandemic hit in full force.
With regard to the hiring and retention of staff in the public service and elsewhere, can you tell us what you think of the requirement that candidates for certain positions be bilingual at the time of hiring? Do you have an alternative you could propose?