Thank you very much.
I think what needs to be clarified here is that the roles covered by the bargaining unit at the OAG are very similar to roles right across the public service. While they do have some occupations that are unique, those unique occupations are not in the bargaining unit.
After we signed 99% of the public service to the same terms and conditions of employment, the risk of breaching that mandate would be that it would create financial pressure across the public service.
As I said earlier, we've unfortunately had a number of decisions of late in which third parties, like arbitrators and public interest commissioners, don't recognize the distinction of separate agencies. They view separate agencies and the core public administration as having one employer, the Government of Canada.