Madam Speaker, the defeat of the motion I tabled forbidding the use of replacement workers by companies that fall under the Canada Labour Code proves that the Liberal Party turns its back shamefully on working people.
All Liberals might have been expected to support this motion, especially after their leader stated last January alongside Michel Arsenault, the president of the FTQ, that he was “against scabs”. But the Liberals could not be consistent on this issue.
If their leader really had workers’ interests at heart, he would have shown some leadership and convinced his troops to unanimously support the motion.
Both the Liberals and Conservatives will use any pretext at all to avoid serving the interests of Quebeckers.