Mr. Speaker, after seven months of collective bargaining at the post office and assurances from the minister that this is the best way to go, what do we have today? A strike at Canada Post and a shutdown of mail service right across the country.
We know the minister and the government can be counted on to defend the rights of management in the collective bargaining process. We know the NDP and the Bloc can be counted on to defend the rights of the union, but we are here to uphold the rights of the long-suffering Canadian public who is sick and tired of strikes at Canada Post.
I ask the Prime Minister, in the name of that long-suffering Canadian public, will the government legislate the post office workers back to work today?