It is so important because it really affects the throughput of our economy. It's the fundamental thing here.
What we're talking about is that whenever you have a work stoppage in the rail world or the ports world, our trading partners need to redirect their traffic somewhere else. If Canada won't take it, somebody else will.
Recent years in particular have been basically and unfortunately a perfect illustration of that. We lost opportunities for our country because of the work stoppages in ports and railways in 2024, or you had this thing looming that affected the way the traffic was directed. It's clear. On my association's website, we're publishing data that shows that whenever there's a work stoppage, the drop in traffic is immediate. It's a direct consequence.
The short answer is that it's a question of our own economy. On the other side, I would say we believe it's about the ability to provide our employees with good working conditions and salaries without affecting their rights, while maintaining and sustaining the economy.
