Mr. Speaker, this is a very important initiative, of course, and I applaud the member for bringing it forward.
My riding is largely a forestry dependent community, and I know the member's riding has similar issues.
In my riding, the unemployment rate is actually tied to Vancouver's. I live on Vancouver Island. Talk about western alienation. Anybody west of the Rockies understands that Vancouver is very different from Vancouver Island.
The workers in my riding are expected to work far more hours than is realistic, because our unemployment rate is tied to the Vancouver labour market. I would like the member to comment on how the reduction in these hours would actually benefit forestry workers from coast to coast to coast.