Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the hon. member for Etobicoke-Lakeshore.
I am pleased to discuss this bill, which seeks to make the workplace fairer for all Canadians, particularly those who have traditionally been disadvantaged.
This is also an opportunity to reply to some very severe criticism made by Reform Party members in terms of this bill's probable impact on the Canadian business world.
I wish they would stay with us long enough to hear some of these responses so they do not come back uneducated. They asked a lot of questions. They want responses. I am going to reply to some of their concerns and it would be great if they were here to hear them.
This criticism has dire consequences, because it seeks to undermine the efforts made to ensure fair treatment of Canadian workers.