Mr. Speaker, we heard the throne speech, we read it, and already the government is taking a big stick to the federal public service.
I would like to know how my colleague feels about rumours that the federal government is not negotiating in good faith with the federal public service. The throne speech suggested that the government wants to pass a bill without holding good-faith negotiations between the employees—public servants—and the employer—the federal government. Both the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada and the Public Service Alliance of Canada have talked about this. That is a pretty poor way to treat public servants.
Do the Conservatives really intend not to negotiate in good faith with public service employees?