I have an opinion.
There's a fine balance that we have to draw on this. Protecting the workers who are in place, protecting their health and safety and protecting their ability to do their job is, of course, of the utmost importance. I have that feeling 100% for all workers in this country.
The other thing we have to understand when we look at this type of language is that it's every Canadian's right, in my humble opinion, to protest a company or our government if they see fit, as long as that protest falls within the laws of the land. If you restrict the individual's right to protest, you are restricting the right of Canadians to air their opinions. If it puts workers into an unsafe position, then that has to be rectified, for sure.
What the Wet'suwet'en protesters did, doing what they thought was right to protect their land.... If they do not put workers' lives in jeopardy, then who is the Canadian government to say they cannot do it? Who is the government to say that an individual cannot have the ability to protest something that is wrong?
That's what this bill does. It says, “You don't have the right to have your say anymore; we're going to take it from you as a Canadian.” We all have to understand that what is of the utmost importance is the livelihood of these workers.