Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Nanaimo—Cowichan for her speech.
She focused mainly on the interference of the President of the Treasury Board in the collective agreement negotiations of crown corporations. I fully understand her concern because it is common knowledge that, regrettably, the President of the Treasury Board tends to confuse his personal interests with the public interest. Indeed, he diverts the public interest to serve certain personal interests in a small circle in his riding. This has been obvious in recent years.
One very big problem with this is that it pushes the limits of government interference in collective agreement negotiations. Now it is plausible that this moving line could affect other business activities within crown corporations.
I would like to know whether my colleague shares these concerns and whether she thinks this could go beyond the issue of collective bargaining.