Mr. Speaker, I have a quick and simple question for the hon. member.
This reminds me of the debate on Canada Post, when the Conservatives pitted two groups of people against one another: workers and other Canadians.
We are seeing the same thing here. One might say that the hon. member does not think Canadians who work at Air Canada have the same rights as every other Canadian across the country, in other words the right to negotiate agreements with their employers or go on strike. These fundamental rights have been recognized for years.Today we are being told that Air Canada employees do not have the same rights as other employees.
I have a very simple question: does the hon. member think that Air Canada employees have the same rights as every other Canadian, in other words the right to negotiate their collective agreement?