Mr. Speaker, I first want to pay my respect to the hon. minister, who said some sentences in French. I deeply appreciate the fact that she did that, especially since this is a conflict concerning Montreal. However, that is the end of my applause for her because it is anything but good.
Today is anything but a good day for Parliament, for the economy or for the social and labour movements. The government is unfortunately introducing special legislation, which is the worst way to deal with a problem or conflict.
My question for the minister is the following. The Prime Minister is the member for Papineau, in Montreal. Did the Prime Minister himself pick up the phone at any time in the past few days and call both the employer and the union in an attempt to show some leadership, both as Prime Minister and as a leader, and find common ground before we ended up in the unfortunate situation we are in today?