What we are talking about, Mr. Speaker, is leadership. Had there been some leadership, things would have been moving again in Quebec. When they should have been working on that, the Minister of Labour had already thrown in the towel. The media are reporting that the minister was already planning to resort to special legislation and had presented an emergency plan to cabinet more than a month ago.
What did the minister do this past month to resolve the conflict?
What incentives did the parties have to reach an agreement if the federal government had already revealed that it would introduce special legislation?