Mr. Speaker, my first reaction to the work stoppage at CN and VIA Rail was to meet with the parties, that is, the three companies and all the unions, yesterday at 3 p.m. in Montreal, to try to convince them to settle the dispute themselves by telling them very clearly that it would be much better for them to solve the problem themselves than to let the government legislate.
We still believe that it would be much better for both the employers and the unions to find their own solution to the problem, and I hope that they still have time to do so before we legislate.