Mr. Speaker, I will begin by correcting the hon. member. In fact, the government has done no such thing.
Collective agreements, over which we do not have unilateral control, indicate which employees are covered by which holidays.
We in fact provide 11 holidays to our federal employees, whereas the province of Ontario only provides 10, so there is an additional day. I hope the member is not suggesting that we take one of those holidays away from our public servants, many of whom live in his own riding.
However, no, we will not unilaterally overwhelm, change and strip away the collective bargaining agreements that are in place, and I hope the member would not suggest we do so.