There are two sides to every story, I say to the hon. member.
It has been established that such labour provisions could end up costing CN $77 million over the next five years. I repeat, the best job security an employee can have is to work for a company that makes a profit.
The example given by the Bloc transport critic and the example given by me just now have brought negotiations to an impasse. I appeal to the members opposite to end the petty politicking.
Almost two years of negotiations have produced no progress on any of those major issues. The Bloc wants another 60 days of mediation, which neither side in this dispute wants, only to eventually and most probably bring us full circle back to where we are at this moment in the House.
I ask the Bloc Quebecois, I ask the official opposition, to think of their constituents who must bear the economic burden of the Bloc's opposition to Bill C-77. Think of the many workers across the country who are waiting, who are praying to get back to work. There is nothing to be gained by waiting but there is much that is being lost.