Mr. Speaker, the people of Canada have little sympathy for a strike or a lockout at any time, particularly this time of year.
What we must do is follow the law. Under Part I of the Canada Labour Code they certainly have rights. This government is letting the process work.
What I urge my colleague to do is encourage the parties to get to the table, look in the whites of the eyes of each other, come up with a deal, a deal that is better for the people of Canada.