Yes, Mr. Chair.
NDP-12.1 and NDP-12.2 are very similar, so we'll only need to have one, hopefully, brief discussion. We've resolved part of the issue, both through 3.1 and also through the Bloc amendment we've just discussed. What is missing is a process or procedure.
If we look at NDP-12.1, proposed subsection (2) says:
An employee—or a person that the employee designates for the purpose—who alleges that a person has taken an action referred to in subsection (1)
—in other words, the areas we just talked about, disciplinary action, demotion, dismissal, and other actions adversely affecting an employee's employment—
against the employee may make a complaint in writing in respect of the action to the Canada Industrial Relations Board, established by section 9 of the Canada Labour Code, within 90 days after the day on which the employee knew, or in the Board's opinion ought to have known, that the action had been taken.
And then proposed subsection (3):
Sections 133 and 134 of the Canada Labour Code apply with respect to a complaint made under subsection (2).
So this allows for a process for the whistle-blower that protects that individual.
What I would like to offer to you, Mr. Chair, is that proposed subsections (2) and (3) of NDP-12.1 would be added as proposed subsections (5) and (6), following the G-3 motion from the government that we adopted on page 15.
So we adopted new subsections (3) and (4) a few days ago. We would take proposed subsections (2) and (3) from NDP-12.1 and make those new proposed subsections (5) and (6).