Madam Speaker, I was listening very carefully to my colleague's remarks, particularly the remarks about an essential service.
I have a little difficulty reconciling the fact that my colleague's party was in power from 1984 to 1993, for nine years. It had the opportunity to bring in the kind of legislation that would say Canada Post is an essential service and workers cannot go on strike. But now they stand in opposition and say exactly the opposite of what they said when they were in government. I have a problem with that and I wonder if my hon. friend can reconcile the fact that he said one thing from 1984 to 1993 and a second thing now.