Mr. Speaker, I find that question exceedingly strange from a spokesperson for a party which claims its great fealty and belief in the private sector system is so opposed to collective bargaining which is a free decision between business and labour to arrive at a proper settlement. That party should get its act straight and its position straight before it starts asking these kinds of questions.
What we are saying is that we are looking at the situation very carefully. The federal government is very concerned. However we do believe, because the parties are so close to negotiation, that if they do bargain in good faith there could be an agreement and the grain could flow.