Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Quebecois is proud today to mark International Workers Day.
In 2000, 39.5% of workers in Quebec and 32.2% of workers in Canada are unionized. In Ontario, 28% of workers are unionized and in the United States fewer than 15% are.
It should be noted that it is often the people who are not unionized and who are working in difficult conditions who are most vulnerable to various forms of abuse.
In addition, workers who lose their jobs have an increasingly difficult time qualifying for employment insurance, since the reforms of the Liberal government.
Finally, the new reality of the job market means that many workers are without union or legislative protection.
The Bloc Quebecois therefore promises to continue its fight to defend the rights of workers in Quebec and in Canada.
I wish everyone a Happy International Workers Day.