Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his excellent speech.
I was not at Canada Post in 1981, but I worked there for 15 years. I remember some of the workers telling me about why they took to the streets. As a mother, I was able to take maternity leave. Now, there are rural mail carriers who have to use their own personal vehicles and their own gas to deliver the mail in rural areas further away from urban centres. There is an inequity when it comes to salaries, working conditions and, most importantly, safety.
I would like to know what my colleague thinks about the fact that the back-to-work legislation violates their rights.