I'll talk very quickly, as well as briefly, about the remedial restrictions.
I'll leave this, generally, by saying that the PSECA severely restricts the pay equity remedies that are currently available, and it permits and perpetuates discrimination based on sex, in terms of pay equity.
Any adjustments provided by PSECA are subject to the caps on wages that have been implemented as a result of the Expenditure Restraint Act. There are no adjustments provided for under the PSECA. More importantly, the Public Service Labour Relations Board, which is now going to be hearing complaints of this nature, is forced to apply a highly deferential standard in terms of its review, according to the legislation, in its assessment of whether or not there is a pay equity issue.
The PSECA limits the remedies available through interest arbitration by incorporating, by reference, the restrictions on the content of collective agreements that we find in the Public Service Labour Relations Act.
I want to take this opportunity to close now, thank you for your attention, and reiterate the fact that in our view this legislation is wholly unconstitutional.
Thank you.