Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate the hon. member of the Bloc Quebecois on his remarks and on his support for this bill.
I am sure the member is aware that with respect to the Westray inquiry the focal point of the recommendations from that inquiry was the behaviour of senior management. Yet, it is the studied view of the steelworkers who were front and centre in pushing for that inquiry in the first place, and then as witnesses in that inquiry, that the bill as it is currently worded only addresses those with direct authority over work being done in a workplace and completely fails to address what was the greatest concern of all which was that officers and directors of corporations should be held criminally responsible for the overall operation of any unsafe workplace.
I wonder if the member is aware of that studied opinion of the steelworkers who have been so instrumental in the drive for this legislation as a result of the Westray disaster and whether he shares that view, a view that he would be prepared to support in a fairly major amendment that would address these inadequacies?