Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask a question of my colleague.
During his speech, he appeared to be saying that Canada Post intends to do away with 4,000 jobs. Just now, our other hon. colleague appeared not to know where I got that figure from. Well, I got it from their side. They apparently do not consult each other. My colleague confirms it, he is aware of that.
The other colleague could not answer my question, but this one looks a bit more sincere, having been a union president.
Why is it that the government has not only presented a bill to send the parties to conciliation, but has also hamstrung the mediator and lowered employees' rates of pay to less than what had been negotiated?