Mr. Speaker, I am sure that workers are not in the mood to celebrate this day, May 1, with members of the federal government. For the past 18 months, the government has been considering the possibility of introducing antiscab legislation. Yet, nothing has been done and we have learned that this is no longer a priority for the labour minister. Meanwhile, the 116 Ogilvie Mills workers on strike for the past 11 months see scabs crossing the picket line every day.
In two months, two special back-to-work bills were rammed through Parliament, ignoring the workers' right to negotiate and encouraging employers to remain inflexible.
One cannot serve Power Corporation and CN on the one hand and care about workers' needs and concerns on the other hand. The government chose between the two and it did not choose the workers.