The fundamental rights issues will be resolved proactively through the bargaining process and through ongoing transparency and accountability. That is the backbone of the new act. The idea is to ensure that, through a process that was held by the Supreme Court to be a protected process, a fundamental right... We are not deluding ourselves. Since the inception of proactive systems in Quebec and Manitoba, the Supreme Court has recognized collective bargaining as a protected mechanism, a fundamental right, an extension of the freedom of association.
The idea behind this legislation is to make sure that the issues...