Mr. Speaker, I am tabling a petition signed by 53 individuals, all rural mail delivery persons, asking the government to repeal section 13(5) of the Canada Post Corporation Act, which prohibits organizing and collective bargaining.
The parliamentary secretary to the minister told us the other day that a legal opinion or a trial court decision had indicated that the government was perfectly justified in maintaining this section, which contained nothing illegal and did not contravene the charter.
I point out that it is a decision by a trial court and a legal opinion. However, the strangest thing in this is that the minister is making his own law, negotiating with these employees and denying them the right to negotiate.
Therefore, because the government is in a clear conflict of interest in this situation. I table this petition on the petitioners' behalf.