Mr. Speaker, as early as August 17, Quebec's ministers of the economy and of labour wrote to Ottawa to demand that the federal government work on a negotiated solution to the labour dispute at the Port of Montreal. They asked that federal ministers exercise their leadership to help reach a resolution.
What has the federal government done over the last eight months to show leadership before resorting to special legislation?
How many times did the minister meet with the parties?
How many times did Ottawa publicly call for a resolution?