Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Labour, who seems eager to reply.
On November 17, 1994, during debate at second reading on Bill C-58 dealing with labour relations whithin the RCMP, the Minister of Labour declared: "the purpose amendments do not change the status of the RCMP. They only confirm the status it had prior to the
Federal Court decision". However, the Sims report says exactly the opposite: "the bill will have a major impact on the rigths of management and members or the RCMP".
The minister clearly contradicted Mr. Sims' analysis. Therefore, is he prepared to review his position and allow members of the RCMP to form a union and to undertake collective bargaining, like their provincial and municipal counterparts?