Mr. Speaker, for years now, we have ensured that negotiations between employers and workers take place at the bargaining table. We have encouraged and enabled this process. That is the government's role, and that is what we have done.
Now we have reached a point where negotiations are no longer working. Not only is this putting the Quebec and Canadian economy at risk, but it is about to hurt thousands of Quebeckers and Canadians.
Yes, we are going to act, not by imposing a contract, but by allowing mediation and arbitration, an impartial process that will lead to a contract.