From our perspective, if we were to leave this committee with one single recommendation on where we can make the biggest impact around labour stability for the year ahead, it's the implementation of the Industrial Inquiry Commission report. It has recommendations that we think would bring great stability to the system of labour relations.
This year, ports in Saint John and Halifax are bargaining. Vancouver is coming up later this year. Montreal is in the midst of a process of binding arbitration. The risks are very high that we may find ourselves back in a period like 2023, when we saw a work stoppage.
The geographic certification of unions along the west coast will bring greater stability to that bargaining. The implementation of a special mediator would help keep parties at the table, which is what we want. We want the parties at the table finding a deal and not essentially grinding the economy to a halt, which is what happens when we shut down major transportation infrastructure such as railways and ports.
Our message to this committee and to government writ large is to implement this report. It's a no-cost solution and it will bring a great benefit.