Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank the witnesses for joining us today. I'll begin straight away with the topic that has brought them here and which is most important to them: the workers' right to strike and their right to freedom of association.
I sensed a desire on the part of Transport Canada officials to reassure people that the bill would have no impact on these rights. However, reading the bill's provisions shows that the minister is being granted many powers. We therefore wonder how this will be interpreted and applied in reality, because sometimes an emergency or a particular situation is used as an excuse to act, and all sorts of pretexts are found to ultimately go a little further than what was originally intended.
Mr. Murray, you mentioned stipulating in the bill that, notwithstanding what's included, workers' right to strike and freedom of association should not be compromised. Would an amendment or addition to the bill allay your concerns on that specific point?